Comparison

JSON Master vs Niro

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

Niro

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Niro brings the coding agents running on your Mac to your iPhone. Install Niro Bridge on your Mac, then pair Niro with your Mac. From your iPhone, you can view existing sessions, continue conversations, switch providers and models, and keep track of agent progress when you're away from your computer. Niro currently supports MiMo Desktop, OpenCode, and ZCode through Niro Bridge. Niro is free to use. Optional tips are available if you'd like to support Efrem Labs.

Screenshots

JSON Master4 screens
Niro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: JSON Master at none against Niro's 3. JSON Master also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Niro's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Niro sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. JSON Master asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JSON Master ships an update every 2 months, Niro every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
JSON Master versus Niro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJSON MasterNiro
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVolodymyr Sichka岩 李

In-app purchases

None

JSON Master

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Niro

One-time3
  • Buy me a coffee$0.99
  • Buy me a dessert$2.99
  • Buy me dinner$4.99

Questions

Is JSON Master free?
JSON Master is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Niro free?
Niro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do JSON Master or Niro have ads?
Neither JSON Master nor Niro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, JSON Master or Niro?
JSON Master ships an update every 2 months, and Niro every 2 weeks. Most recently, JSON Master was updated on October 25, 2026 and Niro on October 31, 2026.

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