Comparison

MonkeyBeans vs TraceBin

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

Head to head
About

MonkeyBeans

Features
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MonkeyBeans lets you publish blog posts and links to your git-based static site directly from your iPhone. No laptop, no browser, no context switching -- just write and ship. Built for developers and writers who run Eleventy, Jekyll, Hugo, or similar static site generators on GitLab. MonkeyBeans commits your content directly to your repository using your own credentials. Your words go straight to your repo -- nothing passes through a third-party server. Write and publish posts Full Markdown support with title, tags, and draft mode. Publish with a single tap or save locally and come back later. Capture links on the go Share any URL from Safari or another app directly to MonkeyBeans. Automatically fetches the page title, strips tracking parameters, and unwinds shortened URLs before saving. Attach images Pick photos from your library. MonkeyBeans resizes them and commits the image alongside your post in a single atomic operation. Drafts that follow you Save drafts on your device with automatic iCloud sync across all your devices. Your data, your repository MonkeyBeans stores your credentials securely in the iOS Keychain and communicates only with your GitLab instance. No accounts, no subscriptions, no middleman.

About

TraceBin

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Lay a tool on a sheet of paper, take one photo, and TraceBin builds a gridfinity bin with a pocket cut to that tool's outline. Set the clearance and height, check the 3D preview, and share the STL to your slicer. Everything happens on your iPhone; the photo never leaves it, and there is no account to create. No markers to print, no credits to buy, no account, no upload. Free at launch, then one price, unlimited bins. - Works with US Letter or A4 paper as the only scale reference. No calibration card or marker sheet. - Handles dark and shiny tools: a torch for dim rooms and two ways of separating the tool from the paper. - Clearance from 0.3 to 1.5 mm, bin heights from 2u to 6u, pocket to the floor or a fixed 12 or 8 mm. - Flat insert mode makes a shadow-board slab at the exact size of your drawer. - Binary STL that opens in Bambu Studio, PrusaSlicer, OrcaSlicer, and Cura. - History keeps every bin you exported so you can share it again. - Print the built-in test coupon to dial in clearance for your printer. It is a 9 g, 20 minute print. One tool per photo. Bins follow the gridfinity spec: 42 mm grid, 7 mm height units, standard feet.

Screenshots

MonkeyBeans4 screens
TraceBin4 screens

Verdict

The call

MonkeyBeans and TraceBin are too close to call on the numbers: across 3 compared parameters β€” price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

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

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

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
MonkeyBeans versus TraceBin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonkeyBeansTraceBin
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoβ€”
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone β€” betterβ€”
Requires iOS17.617.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size50 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBill Hansley LLCJesse Ariss

In-app purchases

None

MonkeyBeans

No in-app purchases

None

TraceBin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MonkeyBeans free?
MonkeyBeans is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TraceBin free?
TraceBin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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