Comparison

Bugzilla++ vs Vays

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Bugzilla++

Features
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Enhances any Bugzilla instance: attachment previews, dark mode, Markdown editor, AI translation & summary, per-user colors, colored timestamps, and more. Works with all public & private Bugzilla installations including bugzilla.redhat.com, bugs.webkit.org, and others.

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Vays

Features
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Your AI writes Markdown all day. Now you can read it anywhere. VAYS MD is a native iPhone and iPad reader and editor for .md files — READMEs, specs, meeting notes, transcripts. Open a file and read it like a document, with real typography, not source code. No cloud in the middle. Nothing leaves your device. READ • GitHub Flavored Markdown: tables, task lists, strikethrough • Callout cards — GitHub [!NOTE] / [!TIP] / [!WARNING] and Obsidian styles • Display math typeset natively — no web view • shields.io badges drawn natively, front-matter shown as a tidy card • Footnotes become superscripts with gathered definitions • Mermaid blocks appear as clean code cards (full diagram rendering is on the roadmap) • Dark mode tuned for night reading WRITE • Source editor with Markdown highlighting • Autosave straight back to the file — no export dance • Works with the Files app: iCloud Drive, On My iPhone, and any provider PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account. No analytics. No network requests. Your documents stay in your storage, exactly where they were. BETTER TOGETHER WITH THE MAC APP VAYS MD Reader for Mac adds a folder library, Mermaid diagrams rendered offline, a visual diagram creator, QuickLook, PDF export and Claude Code integration. Same design, same privacy. PART OF THE VAYS FAMILY From the maker of Vays, the private voice-note app. Record on the go, read the transcript beautifully. Built by a solo developer. Every feedback email is read.

Screenshots

Bugzilla++3 screens
Vays4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bugzilla++ at every 5 days against Vays's fortnightly. Bugzilla++ also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bugzilla++ ships an update every 5 days, Vays fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Bugzilla++ versus Vays: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBugzilla++Vays
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRAPHAEL MALLARVIND JUNEJA OUMM

In-app purchases

None

Bugzilla++

No in-app purchases

None

Vays

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bugzilla++ free?
Bugzilla++ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vays free?
Vays is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bugzilla++ or Vays have ads?
Neither Bugzilla++ nor Vays shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bugzilla++ or Vays?
Bugzilla++ ships an update every 5 days, and Vays fortnightly. Most recently, Bugzilla++ was updated on September 23, 2026 and Vays on September 26, 2026.

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