Regex Tester Pattern Editor vs KeyNest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Regex Tester Pattern Editor
Test regular expressions live on your device. See matches highlight character by character as you type, with instant feedback on invalid patterns. Preview find-and-replace operations and access a built-in cheatsheet for tokens and templates.
- Live regex matching as you type
- Capture group inspection
- Find and replace preview
- Case-insensitive, multiline modes
- 19 ready-made patterns
- Built-in syntax cheatsheet
- Save and reload patterns
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Test a regular expression on your iPhone and see every match light up the moment you type it. Paste your text, write your pattern, and watch matches highlight character by character — no desktop, no compile step, no guessing. Most regex help on a phone is a static article you read. Regex Tester is a working engine: it runs your pattern with Foundation's NSRegularExpression (the same ICU syntax iOS itself uses), so what you see here is exactly what your app, script, or config will do. Invalid pattern? You get a plain-English reason instead of a cryptic engine dump. WHAT YOU GET - See every match highlighted inside your own test text, updating live as you type - Know exactly what each capture group grabbed — numbered and named, with character ranges - Preview a find-and-replace before you commit it, using $1 / $2 templates on your real text - Flip case-insensitive, multiline, dot-all and ignore-whitespace modes with one tap and watch results change - Start from 19 ready-made patterns for email, URL, IPv4, phone, hex color, ISO date, UUID, JWT and more — searchable and filtered by Validation, Extraction, Web and Format - Look up any token without leaving the app: character classes, anchors, quantifiers, groups, lookaround and replacement templates in a built-in cheatsheet - Bookmark the patterns you keep reusing with their test text and flags, and reload any of them in one tap PERFECT FOR - Developers who need to sanity-check a pattern away from their machine - Data and log wranglers pulling IDs, dates or fields out of messy text - Students and self-taught coders learning regex by seeing it behave, not by reading about it - Anyone writing validation rules for forms, imports or search filters WHY NOT JUST USE A WEBSITE? Online regex testers need a connection, and they want you to paste your text into someone else's server — a hard no when that text is a customer export, a log dump, or anything under NDA. This runs entirely on-device, works on a plane or in a basement, and keeps a keyboard-friendly phone layout instead of a desktop page squeezed onto a small screen. PRIVACY Every pattern, test string and result is processed on your device and stored on your device. No account, no ads, no tracking, no upload — there is no server to send anything to. FULL ACCESS Live matching, the pattern library and the basics of the syntax reference are free to use. Full Access unlocks capture-group inspection with ranges, the live replace-with-template preview, the complete cheatsheet (quantifiers, groups, lookaround, replacement templates and engine notes), and saved patterns. Choose the plan that fits: weekly, yearly, or a one-time lifetime unlock that never renews. Open the Test tab, paste the text that is giving you trouble, and write the pattern that fixes it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://web-levi.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://web-levi.web.app/privacy-policy Questions? tphuc.work@gmail.com
KeyNest
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Every API can mean another credential to protect. KeyNest gives them one secure home. KeyNest is an encrypted vault for API credentials you own and are authorized to use. Add a base URL and key; KeyNest automatically recognizes the endpoint format while keeping the platform out of the interface. ONE VAULT FOR EVERY KEY • Connect to an API with a custom base URL • Automatic endpoint recognition with no platform selection required • Search, filter and organize keys with notes KNOW WHAT STILL WORKS • Validate any key in one tap — expired keys and low balances surface instantly • Display balance data when the endpoint exposes it • Low-balance and invalid-key notifications BUILT FOR YOUR TOOLS • Copy a generic Python API request • Model lists fetched directly from the configured endpoint MOVE BETWEEN YOUR DEVICES • Move credentials you own between devices you control with an encrypted QR code • Password-protected transfer codes for your personal devices • Nearby transfer between your iPhones with a 4-digit pairing code • Transfers are encrypted and require your explicit confirmation PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Keys are stored encrypted in the iOS Keychain • Device transfer and backup are intended only for credentials you own and devices you control • Face ID guards unlock, reveal, copy and delete • Clipboard auto-clears 45 seconds after a copy • No account, no cloud, no tracking — anonymous feature-usage statistics only, never key data FREE & PRO The free version includes every feature with up to 3 keys. KeyNest Pro is a one-time purchase that removes the key limit forever — no subscription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is chart position: Regex Tester Pattern Editor at #199 against KeyNest's unranked. KeyNest's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Regex Tester Pattern Editor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and KeyNest sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Regex Tester Pattern Editor ships an update every 3 weeks, KeyNest fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Regex Tester Pattern Editor | KeyNest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Best chart rank | #199 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Phuc Pham | 晨阳 段 |
In-app purchases
Regex Tester Pattern Editor
- Syntax Cheatsheet Weekly$2.997 Days
- Replace Preview Yearly$14.991 Year
- Expression Validator Forever$29.99
KeyNest
- KeyNest Pro$1.99
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