Comparison

MoE Code vs Forge Database Manager

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

Head to head
About

MoE Code

This app enhances Apple's Shortcuts with over 30 new actions for data manipulation, device information, media processing, network requests, and widget management. It aims to fill functionality gaps and offers a wide range of tools for developers and power users.

Highlights
  • Data conversion (PLIST, HTML, JSON)
  • HTML element extraction
  • String manipulation
  • Device information retrieval
  • Video chunking and resizing
  • Network request execution
  • Widget management
Features
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65 actions to solve functionality gaps in the Shortcuts app. Where lists are mentioned: Shortcuts lists, JSON arrays, and delimited strings (e.g., CSVs) are supported for input, and the first two for output. • AI ◦ "Count Tokens For On-Device AI Model" (iOS 27+ only) ◦ "Is Apple Intelligence Functional?" ◦ "Is Apple Intelligence-Capable?" ◦ "Use On-Device AI Model (Extended)" (iOS 27+ only): Images / files, max tokens, and temperature • Clipboard (arbitrary formats, binary supported via Base64) ◦ "Get Clipboards" ◦ "Set Clipboards": routinehub.co/shortcut/22016/ • Data: HTML ◦ "Convert HTML Tables To JSON" ◦ "Extract HTML Elements Using SwiftSoup" • Data: JSON ◦ "Delete Nested Dictionary / JSON Object Key" ◦ "Pretty Print Dictionaries / JSON" ◦ "Set Nested Dictionary / JSON Object Value" ◦ "Transform List / Dictionaries / JSON Using JQ": Extract, filter, deduplicate, etc. routinehub.co/shortcut/21809/ • Data: Lists (significantly faster than using loops) ◦ "Add Value(s) To List / Merge Lists" ◦ "Convert JSON Array To Shortcuts List" ◦ "Convert String / Shortcuts List To JSON Array" ◦ "Get Items From List At Indexes (Values)" ◦ "Get Items From List At Indexes (Files)" ◦ "Get Value Position In List" ◦ "List Contains List?" ◦ "List Contains Value?" ◦ "Remove Value From List" ◦ "Sort Keys Of Dicts In List" ◦ "Subtract Lists" • Data: Text ◦ "Extract Strings From Binary" ◦ "Multi Replace Text": Lists of strings, string or regex targets, and substitutions. routinehub.co/shortcut/26330/ • Device ◦ "Get Device Ground Speed" ◦ "Get Device Model" ◦ "Get Device Type" ◦ "Is App Installed?": Actions, Microsoft Outlook, Pythonista, Scriptable, and WhatsApp • Files ◦ "Get Details of File / Folder": Unescaped file paths, top-level folder paths in the same format as Shortcuts ◦ "Save Files": List of files to list of relative paths. routinehub.co/shortcut/26330/ • Maps ◦ "Is Location In Bounding Box?" ◦ "Select Map Bounding Box Coordinates" • Media (changes are made in-place for a smoother experience) ◦ "Change Photos Items' Captions" (iOS 27+ only): routinehub.co/shortcut/26535/ routinehub.co/shortcut/21792/ ◦ "Change Photos Items' Creation Dates" ◦ "Change Photos Items' Locations": routinehub.co/shortcut/26535/ routinehub.co/shortcut/21792/ ◦ "Chunk Video" ◦ "Find Photos Items By Captions" (iOS 27+ only) ◦ "Get Details of Photos Items (Extended)" (iOS 27+ only) ◦ "Mark Photos Items As Favourited, Unfavourited, Or Hidden" ◦ "Play System Sound" ◦ "Remove Photos Items' Captions" (iOS 27+ only) ◦ "Remove Photos Items' Locations" ◦ "Resize Images With Fill (HDR)" (iOS 26+ only): routinehub.co/shortcut/21785/ • Network ◦ "Get Certificate Chain" ◦ "Is Internet-Connected?": routinehub.co/shortcut/24566/ ◦ "Make HTTP Request": Long run times supported, routinehub.co/shortcut/21809/ • Settings ◦ "Get Reminders Default List" ◦ "Open Settings Deep Link" • Shortcuts: routinehub.co/shortcut/22016/ ◦ "Convert JSON To PLIST" (XML or Base64-encoded binary) ◦ "Convert PLIST Binary To JSON" ◦ "Extract Action Blocks" ◦ "Extract Named Non-Magic Variables" ◦ "Extract Named Magic Variables" ◦ "Find Invalid If Statements" ◦ "Find Invalid Variable References" ◦ "Get MoE Code App Version" • UI ◦ "Choose From List (Rich Text)" ◦ "Render And Show Markdown" ◦ "Reorganise List" • Widget: routinehub.co/shortcut/25942/ ◦ "Delete Widget / Complication Key" ◦ "Get Widget / Complication Value" ◦ "Set Circular Widget / Complication Value" ◦ "Set Text Widget / Complication Value" ◦ "Sync And Reload App Widgets"

About

Forge Database Manager

A native macOS, iOS, and iPadOS application that consolidates access to numerous SQL, NoSQL, and file-based data stores. It offers features like inline editing, schema comparison, and AI integration for querying data in plain English.

Highlights
  • Supports 19 database engines
  • Manages CSV, JSON, and SQL dump files
  • Inline cell editing and data import
  • AI integration for natural language querying
  • Scheduled universal backups
  • Schema comparison and SSH tunneling
Features
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Stop paying for four tools. Forge opens SQL servers, cloud warehouses, NoSQL clusters, federated query engines, file dumps, and key/value stores in one native app — no Electron, no subscriptions. Built with SwiftUI for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. One purchase, every Apple device. NINETEEN DATABASE ENGINES • PostgreSQL family — Postgres, CockroachDB, TimescaleDB, Amazon Redshift • MySQL family — MySQL, MariaDB • SQLite, libSQL, Turso (remote libSQL over Hrana HTTPS) • Microsoft SQL Server, Azure SQL — pure Swift TDS, no driver • Oracle — pure Swift, no Instant Client • Snowflake — SQL API v2, key-pair JWT auth • Google BigQuery — service account JWT • Trino / Presto — federated queries • Apache Cassandra, ScyllaDB • DuckDB — embedded analytics over Parquet, CSV, JSON • Redis — browse keys by type as tables • ClickHouse — analytics via native HTTP • Elasticsearch — indexes as SQL tables THREE FILE FORMATS AS DATABASES • CSV — auto-detected separators, quoted fields, duplicate headers handled • JSON, NDJSON, JSON Lines — arrays and streaming • SQL Dump — open mysqldump or pg_dump files and browse without executing a statement DRY RESTORE — UNIQUE TO FORGE Inspect any SQL dump as if it were a live database. Browse a 400 MB backup in seconds. No risk, no server, no restore. AI BRIDGE — UNIQUE TO FORGE Run a local MCP server that exposes your databases as tools to Claude Desktop, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible assistant. List tables, inspect schemas, run queries — in plain English, on every supported engine. Read-only by default. Credentials never leave your Mac. LIVE DATA WITH DIFF HIGHLIGHT Toggle auto-refresh on any table to watch data change in real time. New rows light up green, changed cells light up yellow. Pauses automatically when you're editing. EDIT IN PLACE Double-click a cell to edit. Save many cells across rows in one transaction. Schema-aware INSERT and DELETE. Import CSV/JSON straight into a SQL table. Every SQL engine, Oracle included. QUERY EDITOR Syntax highlighting and context-aware autocomplete — keywords, table names, column names. SQL formatter and Find & Replace built in. Reusable queries with {{var}} placeholders. Snippet library: type `:name` and the template inserts. SMART DATA GRID Sort, filter, and export results as CSV, JSON, or SQL INSERT — on every engine. SCHEMA COMPARE Diff tables and columns between two connections. Catch drift before it bites in production. UNIVERSAL BACKUP Scheduled backups for every engine: SQL dump for SQL, JSON for Redis. Cron expressions, retention, gzip. Runs in the background. SSH TUNNEL Reach databases behind a bastion host. Password or private-key auth (ed25519, RSA, with passphrase). Pure Swift, no openssh dependency. PORTABLE & SECURE Export connections as a single encrypted bundle (ChaCha20-Poly1305 + PBKDF2-SHA256), import elsewhere with a passphrase. Drag a .sqlite/.csv/.json/.sql.gz file onto the sidebar to open it. Passwords in Apple Keychain. SSL/TLS for remote connections. No telemetry, no cloud dependency. SMALL & FAST Around 50 MB installed on iPhone, even smaller on Mac. Native Swift code, no Electron runtime, instant cold start. NATIVE APPLE Spotlight indexes your saved queries and connections — search them from anywhere on macOS or iOS. Run saved queries with Siri or the Shortcuts app. Keyboard shortcuts everywhere. Multi-window on Mac with shared engine cache. Twenty-two data sources. One app. Zero Electron.

Screenshots

MoE Code4 screens
Forge Database Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MoE Code at Free against Forge Database Manager's $19.99. MoE Code also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). On rating, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

MoE Code is free to download; Forge Database Manager costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MoE Code against 5.0 for Forge Database Manager. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MoE Code ships an update every 5 days, Forge Database Manager every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MoE Code versus Forge Database Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoE CodeForge Database Manager
PriceFree — better$19.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB58 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBENJAMIN ANDREW HOOPERMarco Tini

Customer experience

MoE Code

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Forge Database Manager

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MoE Code

No in-app purchases

None

Forge Database Manager

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MoE Code free?
MoE Code is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Forge Database Manager free?
Forge Database Manager costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MoE Code or Forge Database Manager?
MoE Code and Forge Database Manager are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do MoE Code or Forge Database Manager have ads?
Neither MoE Code nor Forge Database Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MoE Code or Forge Database Manager?
MoE Code ships an update every 5 days, and Forge Database Manager every 8 days. Most recently, MoE Code was updated on October 31, 2026 and Forge Database Manager on October 31, 2026.

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