Comparison

JSON Master vs SSH Navigator

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

Head to head
About

JSON Master

Features
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JSON Master is a native JSON editor built around what you actually do with JSON every day: find the value, copy its path, understand what a field really contains — and fix the file when it doesn't parse. See the whole document as a tree and as colour-highlighted source, side by side on iPad and Mac. Both are the same file: change one, and the other follows. FIND YOUR WAY • Command palette: type a few letters and jump to any node or run any command — "custcity" finds customer.address.city • Breadcrumbs, back and forward after every jump • Search keys and values, step through matches • Full keyboard navigation on Mac and iPad UNDERSTAND A VALUE • Unix timestamps shown as readable dates • JWT tokens decoded: header, claims and expiry • base64, ISO dates and URLs recognised on sight • Warnings for integers too large for JavaScript • Collapsed branches show their first keys, so you often don't need to open them QUERY, COMPARE, GENERATE • JSONPath queries with live results — tap one to jump to it • Compare two documents by structure, not by line breaks • Generate Swift Codable, TypeScript interfaces or JSON Schema • Summary with node counts, depth and findings worth a look FIX AND EDIT • A broken file shows the exact line and column of the error • One-tap repair for almost-JSON: comments, trailing commas, single quotes, bare keys • Edit keys and values, change types, add, duplicate and delete — every edit undoable • Format, minify, sort keys, expand embedded JSON strings, convert JSON Lines • Copy paths in six notations: dot, JSONPath, brackets, jq, Swift and JSON Pointer MADE FOR LARGE FILES Files of tens of megabytes open without freezing, with progress shown while they load. YOUR WAY Four themes — Midnight, Graphite, Amber CRT and Daylight — and seven languages: English, German, French, Ukrainian, Spanish, Japanese and Portuguese. No account, no ads, no tracking. Your files stay on your device. LEGAL • Privacy Policy: https://vybgss.github.io/json-master-docs/privacy-policy.html • Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

SSH Navigator

Features
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SSH Navigator is a fast, native, and privacy-focused SSH terminal and SFTP client designed specifically for macOS and iOS. Connect to your servers, manage files, and run remote commands with speed and security. KEY FEATURES: • Interactive SSH Terminal: Full xterm-256color support, ANSI styling, UTF-8 unicode support, and smooth rendering for interactive CLI tools like htop, vim, tmux, and nano. • Fast SFTP File Browser: Browse remote directories, upload and download files, rename, create folders, and edit configuration files on remote servers with syntax highlighting. • Hardware Keychain Security: All passwords, passphrases, and private keys are encrypted locally using the Apple OS Keychain and Secure Enclave. Zero plaintext storage. • Direct & Private: Direct peer-to-peer SSH connections to your servers on port 22 or custom ports. No middleman servers, no tracking, no telemetry, and no third-party cloud relays. • Server Profile Manager: Organize your servers with custom labels, ports, usernames, and authentication preferences. • Quick Terminal Controls: On-screen quick keys for Ctrl+C interrupt, Quit (q), Clear, Tab, Esc, and arrow navigation. • Dark & Light Modes: Fully adaptive modern interface with Dark, Light, and System appearance modes. Designed for developers, DevOps engineers, and system administrators who require a fast, reliable, and secure remote management tool.

Screenshots

JSON Master4 screens
SSH Navigator3 screens

Verdict

The call

JSON Master and SSH Navigator are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — 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

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

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

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
JSON Master versus SSH Navigator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJSON MasterSSH Navigator
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVolodymyr SichkaSukhpal GiLL

In-app purchases

None

JSON Master

No in-app purchases

None

SSH Navigator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is JSON Master free?
JSON Master is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SSH Navigator free?
SSH Navigator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do JSON Master or SSH Navigator have ads?
Neither JSON Master nor SSH Navigator shows ads.

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