Comparison

MoE Code vs Symbol Catalog

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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MoE Code adds additional useful actions to Apple's Shortcuts app. After spending ~2 years developing ~40 distinct shortcuts (https://routinehub.co/user/mythofechelon) over ~650 versions and encountering all sorts of functionality gaps, I decided to develop and share my own native solutions. These are currently as follows, and I'm happy to take suggestions! • AI ◦ "Is Apple Intelligence Functional?" ◦ "Is Apple Intelligence-Capable?" ◦ [iOS 27+ only] "Use AI Model With Images / Files" • Clipboard ◦ "Get Clipboards" ◦ "Set Clipboards" • Data: Dictionaries ◦ "Delete Nested Dictionary Key" ◦ "Pretty Print Dictionaries" ◦ "Set Nested Dictionary Value" • Data: HTML ◦ "Convert HTML Tables To JSON" ◦ "Extract HTML Elements Using SwiftSoup" • Data: JSON ◦ "Transform JSON Using JQ" • Data: Lists ◦ "Add Value(s) To List / Merge Lists" ◦ "Convert JSON Array To Shortcuts List" ◦ "Convert String / Shortcuts List To JSON Array" ◦ "Get Value Position In List" ◦ "List Contains List?" ◦ "List Contains Value?" ◦ "Remove Value From List" ◦ "Sort Keys Of Dicts In List" ◦ "Subtract Lists" • Data: Misc ◦ "Boolean" • Data: Text ◦ "Extract Strings From Binary" ◦ "Multi Replace Text" • Device ◦ "Get Device Ground Speed" ◦ "Get Device Model" ◦ "Get Device Type" ◦ "Is App Installed?" • Files ◦ "Get File / Folder Properties" • Media ◦ [iOS 27+ only] "Change Existing Images' / Videos' Captions" ◦ "Change Existing Images' / Videos' Creation Dates" ◦ "Change Existing Images' / Videos' Locations" ◦ "Chunk Video" ◦ [iOS 27+ only] "Find Photos By Captions" ◦ "Mark Photos / Videos" (as favourited, unfavourited, or hidden) ◦ "Play System Sound" ◦ [iOS 26+ only] "Resize Images With Fill (HDR)" • Network ◦ "Get Certificate Chain" ◦ "Is Internet-Connected?" ◦ "Make HTTP Request" • Settings ◦ "Get Reminders Default List" ◦ "Open Settings Deep Link" • Shortcuts ◦ "Convert JSON To PLIST" (XML or Base64-encoded binary) ◦ "Convert PLIST Binary To JSON" ◦ "Extract Action Blocks" ◦ "Find Invalid Variable References" • UI ◦ "Show Markdown" • Widget ◦ "Delete Widget / Complication Key" ◦ "Get Widget / Complication Value" ◦ "Set Circular Widget / Complication Value" ◦ "Set Text Widget / Complication Value" ◦ "Sync And Reload App Widgets"

About

Symbol Catalog

Features
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Find the right SF Symbol fast. Browse 7,968 symbols by category or search by name and alias. Preview weights and rendering, check availability, explore localized variants, and copy the name, image, SwiftUI code, or UIKit code. The complete catalog works offline with no account or connection required.

Screenshots

MoE Code4 screens
Symbol Catalog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Symbol Catalog at every 3 days against MoE Code's weekly. MoE Code's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MoE Code ships an update weekly, Symbol Catalog every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MoE Code versus Symbol Catalog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoE CodeSymbol Catalog
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB5 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBENJAMIN ANDREW HOOPERErminio Ricciardi

In-app purchases

None

MoE Code

No in-app purchases

None

Symbol Catalog

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MoE Code free?
MoE Code is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Symbol Catalog free?
Symbol Catalog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MoE Code or Symbol Catalog have ads?
Neither MoE Code nor Symbol Catalog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MoE Code or Symbol Catalog?
MoE Code ships an update weekly, and Symbol Catalog every 3 days. Most recently, MoE Code was updated on September 20, 2026 and Symbol Catalog on September 18, 2026.

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