Regex Match Lab vs NanoIP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
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. Regex Match Lab is an offline workbench for ICU regular expressions. Check emails, logs, dates and your own text before reusing a pattern. Included features β’ Run match Β· Highlighted source Β· Match map β’ Captures Β· Range β’ Replacement preview An empty template deletes matched text. β’ Test cases: Should match / Should not match β’ Saved tests: Pattern Β· Options Β· Test cases β’ Back up saved tests / Restore from JSON Each test is added as a new copy. Your saved tests stay unchanged. β’ Copy matches / Copy replacement Β· Share results β’ Ignore case Β· ^ and $ match each line Β· . matches new lines Privacy Processing and saved tests stay on your device. No app account or server requests. Exported files and shared results go only where you choose to send them. Supported devices iPhone Β· iPad Β· Mac (Mac Catalyst) Mac: βN New test Β· βO Saved tests Β· βS Save Β· βR Run match Getting started 1. Load example β Pattern + Sample 2. Options β Run match 3. Test cases β Save β Copy matches / Copy replacement / Share results Notes Uses ICU/NSRegularExpression syntax, which differs from PCRE and JavaScript. Input limits and cooperative run limits apply; simplify the pattern if a limit is reached. JSON backups are manual files, not automatic sync. Support: https://paran.app/ Privacy policy: https://paran.app/privacy-policy/
NanoIP
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NanoIP shows the public IP address your iPhone is actually using β IPv4 and IPv6 together β and says plainly how your traffic is reaching the internet. EVERY APPLE DEVICE NanoIP runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV, with a free Apple Watch app. The appearances are one purchase that unlocks on all of them, and your exit history follows you through your own iCloud. ON THE MAP See where your exit surfaces. A soft disc over the country when that is all the on-device database knows; a point when you switch city lookup on. Both address families, and a line between them when they surface in different places. Positions come from the address, never from Location Services. HISTORY Every change of exit is kept β a new network, a VPN coming up or going down β as a timeline, a map of every place your exits have been, and a βPassportβ: countries, networks, time spent on VPN. Stored on your iPhone and, if you like, in your own iCloud private database, which nobody else can read. Delete a row or clear it all at any time. THIS DEVICE Your side of the connection, drawn as a path: device β interface β tunnel, if there is one β gateway β DNS β exit. Then every interface that has an address, with each address labelled global, private or link-local, and the path's own flags: IPv4, IPv6, expensive, Low Data Mode. No permission asked; nothing here leaves the device. LOOK UP ANY ADDRESS Type an IP address or a domain: country, network, reverse DNS, whether it answers on port 443, and its place on the map β against the same offline databases. SHARE IT One tap turns the exit into a card made for a chat: the address large, the country and network, a map of where it surfaces, the time, and the appβs name. Privacy mode masks the address and drops the map before anything leaves. TOLD WHEN IT CHANGES Turn on alerts and NanoIP notifies you when it notices a different exit β best effort, whenever iOS lets it check. APPLE WATCH Your exit on the wrist: the address, where it surfaces and the latest changes, sent from your iPhone. Four complications and a Control Center control. Free, like every widget. WIDGETS, EVERY SIZE, FREE Small, medium and large on the Home Screen. Circular, rectangular and inline on the Lock Screen. StandBy on the nightstand. A one-tap control in Control Centre. Every size is free, and stays free. RESOLVED ON THE DEVICE Country and network are looked up in a database that ships inside the app. Your address is not sent anywhere to be identified. No account, no ads, no tracking, no subscription. IPv4 AND IPv6, SIDE BY SIDE Most tools show one of them. NanoIP shows both β and when one is missing it says which is true: that this network does not carry it, or that nothing answered. Those are different facts and they deserve different words. KNOW YOUR EXIT NanoIP reads the local network path to tell whether this device is going out through a VPN or a proxy, and labels an exit that belongs to a hosting network. It describes what it sees. It never tells you that you are βsafeβ or βat riskβ. PRIVACY MODE Mask the second half of every address β everywhere, or only where a screen can be read over your shoulder. Copying still gives you the whole address. SIX APPEARANCES System is free. Dot, Passport, Boarding Pass, Terminal and Aurora are one optional purchase. Each is a different layout and typeface, not just a different colour, so they stay recognisable even where the system flattens colour away. You can try them for 24 hours before deciding. One purchase unlocks them on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV; Apple Watch has its own design. CITY LOOKUP, IF YOU WANT IT Off unless you turn it on. When on, NanoIP asks its own server for the city, time zone and network type behind your address. It is the only request that ever carries your address off the device, and it is yours to switch on. One purchase, no subscription. Questions or ideas are welcome β the address is in Settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: NanoIP at Free against Regex Match Lab's $1.99. NanoIP also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks) and device support (5 vs 2). Regex Match Lab's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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
NanoIP is free to download; Regex Match Lab costs $1.99 up front. NanoIP sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Regex Match Lab asks for nothing beyond the download.
Regex Match Lab ships an update every 2 weeks, NanoIP every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Regex Match Lab | NanoIP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free β better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch β better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 β better | 18.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paran | ζδΏ θ£ |
In-app purchases
Regex Match Lab
No in-app purchases
NanoIP
- NanoIP Pro$2.99
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