Comparison

JSON Master vs JSONPad

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 JSON viewer and editor for the things you actually do all day: find the value, copy its path, copy the branch, and work out what a field really contains. Every document is shown two ways, as a tree and as coloured source, and both are the same file. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT - Every path is ready to paste, in whichever form you need it: dot, JSONPath, brackets, jq, Swift or JSON Pointer - The inspector explains what a value really is: Unix timestamps as dates, JWT tokens decoded, base64, ISO dates, string length, integers beyond 2^53, duplicate keys - Expand embedded JSON, the escaped string every webhook and log line contains, unwrapped in place - Syntax colour that holds even when the document does not parse, which is exactly when it helps - An untouched file is saved byte for byte as it arrived, and a broken one still opens with the line and column of the error ALSO INSIDE Format and minify, sort keys, remove empty values and duplicate keys, JSON Lines to array, JSONPath queries, document summary, structural compare, type generation for Swift, TypeScript and JSON Schema, JWT decoding, export to CSV. Designed like an amber monitor: warm near-black surfaces, phosphor text, monospaced throughout. Seven interface languages, switching without a restart. No account, no tracking, no analytics, no network access. Your documents never leave your device. Universal app for iPhone, iPad and Mac. 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

JSONPad

Features
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JSONPad makes it easy to view, edit, and explore JSON directly on your device. Paste or type JSON directly, open a local file, or load data from a URL. Features: • Clear syntax highlighting, indentation guides, and collapsible sections • Edit JSON directly with continuous syntax validation • Quickly locate errors with precise line and column information • Search using plain text or complete RFC 9535 JSONPath expressions • Navigate between matches and copy JSONPath results • Copy or save edited documents • Smooth handling of large JSON files • Light and dark mode support Your documents are processed locally on your device. URL requests go directly from your device to the selected address and never through a JSONPad server.

Screenshots

JSON Master3 screens
JSONPad3 screens

Verdict

The call

JSON Master and JSONPad 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 JSONPad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJSON MasterJSONPad
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVolodymyr SichkaColin Schmale

In-app purchases

None

JSON Master

No in-app purchases

None

JSONPad

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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