JWT Lens vs Vays
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
JWT Lens
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JWT Lens is a fast, private JSON Web Token decoder and verifier for developers ā a Safari extension that works entirely on your device. Tap the toolbar icon, paste a token (or grab the text you've selected on the page), and instantly see: ⢠Pretty-printed, color-coded Header and Payload ⢠Human-readable timestamps ā exp, iat and nbf shown in your local time with relative phrasing ("expires in 59 minutes") ⢠An at-a-glance expiry badge: valid, expired, or not yet valid ⢠Plain-English descriptions of standard claims (iss, sub, aud, and more) Need to check a signature? JWT Lens verifies HS256/384/512, RS256/384/512, PS256/384/512 and ES256/384/512 using a secret or PEM public key you provide ā all computed locally with the system's WebCrypto, never sent anywhere. Privacy by design: ⢠No network requests ā ever ⢠No analytics, no tracking, no accounts ⢠Nothing is stored: tokens and keys live only in the popup while you use it Whether you're debugging OAuth / OIDC flows, inspecting a bearer token, or learning how JWTs work, JWT Lens keeps it quick, clear, and completely on-device. Universal app: works in Safari on macOS, iOS and iPadOS.
Vays
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Your AI writes Markdown all day. Now you can read it anywhere. VAYS MD is a native iPhone and iPad reader and editor for .md files ā READMEs, specs, meeting notes, transcripts. Open a file and read it like a document, with real typography, not source code. No cloud in the middle. Nothing leaves your device. READ ⢠GitHub Flavored Markdown: tables, task lists, strikethrough ⢠Callout cards ā GitHub [!NOTE] / [!TIP] / [!WARNING] and Obsidian styles ⢠Display math typeset natively ā no web view ⢠shields.io badges drawn natively, front-matter shown as a tidy card ⢠Footnotes become superscripts with gathered definitions ⢠Mermaid blocks appear as clean code cards (full diagram rendering is on the roadmap) ⢠Dark mode tuned for night reading WRITE ⢠Source editor with Markdown highlighting ⢠Autosave straight back to the file ā no export dance ⢠Works with the Files app: iCloud Drive, On My iPhone, and any provider PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account. No analytics. No network requests. Your documents stay in your storage, exactly where they were. BETTER TOGETHER WITH THE MAC APP VAYS MD Reader for Mac adds a folder library, Mermaid diagrams rendered offline, a visual diagram creator, QuickLook, PDF export and Claude Code integration. Same design, same privacy. PART OF THE VAYS FAMILY From the maker of Vays, the private voice-note app. Record on the go, read the transcript beautifully. Built by a solo developer. Every feedback email is read.
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Verdict
JWT Lens and Vays are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters ā price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them ā neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | JWT Lens | Vays |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | ā | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac ā better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 ā better | 17.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masaya Kontani | ARVIND JUNEJA OUMM |
In-app purchases
JWT Lens
No in-app purchases
Vays
No in-app purchases









