MoE Code vs Regex Match Lab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Data conversion (PLIST, HTML, JSON)
- HTML element extraction
- String manipulation
- Device information retrieval
- Video chunking and resizing
- Network request execution
- Widget management
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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"
Regex Match Lab
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Is your regular expression matching the right text? See the result, test the exceptions and keep your work for the next change. SEE EXACTLY WHAT MATCHES Inspect matched text and capture groups alongside your pattern. CHECK MORE THAN ONE EXAMPLE Add inputs that should match and inputs that should be rejected. Run them together to catch mistakes a single example can hide. KEEP A PATTERN YOU HAVE TESTED Save the pattern, options and test cases together. Reopen them when the pattern changes, or keep a JSON backup that restores into a separate saved suite. Patterns use the native ICU regular-expression engine.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MoE Code at Free against Regex Match Lab's $1.99. Regex Match Lab's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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MoE Code is free to download; Regex Match Lab costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MoE Code ships an update every 5 days, Regex Match Lab every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MoE Code | Regex Match Lab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BENJAMIN ANDREW HOOPER | Paran |
In-app purchases
MoE Code
No in-app purchases
Regex Match Lab
No in-app purchases
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