Comparison

FTP Client vs JSON Editor

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

Head to head
About

FTP Client

Features
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FTP Client – Secure FTP, FTPS & SFTP File Manager Manage your remote servers with confidence using FTP Client, a powerful and intuitive file transfer application for iPhone and iPad. Connect securely to FTP, FTPS, and SFTP servers, browse remote files, edit documents, upload websites, and synchronize foldersβ€”all from a modern native iOS interface. Whether you're a web developer, system administrator, designer, or IT professional, FTP Client provides the tools you need to manage servers and files wherever you are. Secure Connections β€’ FTP (Passive & Active Mode) β€’ FTPS (Explicit & Implicit TLS) β€’ SFTP (SSH) β€’ Password and SSH key authentication β€’ Face ID & Touch ID protection β€’ Encrypted credential storage in Apple Keychain Powerful File Management β€’ Browse local and remote folders β€’ Upload and download files β€’ Copy, move, rename, and delete β€’ Create folders β€’ Batch file operations β€’ Drag & Drop support on iPad β€’ Multi-selection β€’ Favorite folders β€’ Quick search and sorting Fast Transfer Engine β€’ Background transfers β€’ Pause and resume downloads β€’ Automatic retry β€’ Resume interrupted transfers β€’ Multiple simultaneous transfers β€’ Transfer queue management β€’ Bandwidth control β€’ Progress tracking Built-in File Viewer Preview files without leaving the app. Supports: β€’ Images β€’ Videos β€’ Audio β€’ PDF documents β€’ Office documents β€’ Markdown β€’ HTML β€’ JSON β€’ XML β€’ CSV β€’ Text files β€’ Source code Built-in Code Editor Edit files directly on your server. Features include: β€’ Syntax highlighting β€’ Search & Replace β€’ Line numbers β€’ Auto indentation β€’ Word wrap β€’ Undo & Redo β€’ Multiple text encodings β€’ Dark Mode support Supports popular programming languages including Swift, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP, Python, SQL, C, C++, Java, Go, Rust, Kotlin, YAML, JSON, XML, and more. Folder Synchronization Keep local and remote folders in sync. β€’ One-way sync β€’ Two-way sync β€’ Mirror mode β€’ Conflict detection β€’ Scheduled synchronization β€’ Preview changes before syncing SSH Terminal Access your server through an integrated SSH terminal. β€’ Multiple sessions β€’ Command history β€’ Copy & Paste β€’ Custom themes β€’ External keyboard shortcuts ZIP Archive Support β€’ Compress files β€’ Extract ZIP archives β€’ Browse archive contents β€’ Password-protected ZIP support Productivity Features β€’ Files app integration β€’ iCloud Drive support β€’ External drive support β€’ Spotlight indexing β€’ Siri Shortcuts β€’ Home Screen widgets β€’ Recent connections β€’ Bookmarks β€’ Offline file access β€’ Import & export server profiles Designed for Professionals FTP Client is ideal for: β€’ Web developers β€’ Server administrators β€’ DevOps engineers β€’ IT professionals β€’ Website owners β€’ Designers β€’ Students β€’ Power users Work with your servers efficiently using a clean interface, secure connections, and a professional-grade transfer engine built for iPhone and iPad. Download FTP Client today and take your remote file management anywhere. We currently offer the following auto-renewing subscription option: - $34.99 per year - $7.99 per month By subscribing you get unlimited access to effects and remove advertisement. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. β€’ Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Terms of Use: https://tos.atlantismobileapps.com Privacy Policy: https://privacy.atlantismobileapps.com

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JSON Editor

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Json Editor: Smart Json turns a wall of JSON into something you can actually read on a phone. The same document, three linked views. Edit in any of them and the other two follow β€” the text is always the source of truth, so nothing drifts out of sync. EDITOR β€’ Syntax highlighting that re-tokenizes only what you typed, so it stays fast β€’ Line-number gutter, wrap and font size controls β€’ A punctuation bar above the keyboard: braces, brackets, quotes, true, false, null, indent, undo and redo β€’ Invalid JSON gets a plain-language banner naming the problem, its line and its column. Tap Go to jump the caret there, or Fix to repair comments, trailing commas, single quotes and unquoted keys automatically TREE β€’ A collapsible outline with indent guides, type badges and child counts β€’ Search across keys and values, filter by type β€’ Edit any node in place: rename, change type, reorder, duplicate, add, delete GRAPH β€’ A tidy node-link diagram, left-to-right or top-to-bottom β€’ Pinch to zoom, pan, tap a node to expand it, fit to screen β€’ Tap a node to open an editor docked right underneath it β€” the graph edits as well as it browses β€’ Expand all, expand to a depth, or expand one subtree β€’ Export the graph as PNG or SVG FIND WHAT YOU NEED β€’ One find bar in every view. Text search in the editor with match case and wrap-around; structural search in the tree and graph with scope and type filters, stepping through hits β€’ JSONPath: type an expression and watch it evaluate live, tinting its matches in the editor, the tree and the graph at once. A documented subset of RFC 9535, filter expressions included COMPARE β€’ Diff the open document against a file, the clipboard or a URL β€’ Structural, not textual β€” reformatting is not a change β€’ Changed subtrees are tinted in the graph, and array elements are paired by identity when they have one CONVERT β€’ Preview your document as YAML, CSV, TOML or XML, each with a plain statement of what that format cannot carry DOCUMENT ACTIONS β€’ Beautify, minify, sort keys, auto-fix β€’ Escape and unescape a JSON string literal β€’ Copy in, copy out, share, and a statistics breakdown β€’ Undo and redo everything, with one history per document shared by every view GETTING JSON IN β€’ Open files from iCloud Drive and Files, with proper open, save and rename β€’ Start a document from the clipboard or from a URL. URL requests are a GET with your own headers, and the last ten are remembered; header values are stored in the keychain, not in plain preferences β€’ A share extension accepts JSON from any app β€’ JSON5 files open too, normalized to JSON with a banner saying what that cost β€’ Imports are named after where they came from, like mydomain.com-users.json BUILT RIGHT β€’ Native SwiftUI for iPhone and iPad, with full keyboard support β€’ Light or dark, or pinned to whichever you prefer β€’ A hand-written parser that preserves key order and keeps number literals exactly as written β€” no precision lost on a round trip β€’ Works entirely offline. No account, no sign-in, no analytics, no data leaves your device SMART JSON PRO The app is free, and every feature computes and shows you its result for free. Pro is for keeping that result: β€’ Extract JSONPath matches to a new document, plus query history and saved queries β€’ Text diff, jump between changes, copy as a patch, choose the array identity field β€’ Save, share or open a conversion to YAML, CSV, TOML or XML --- Terms of Use: https://mygems.app/term Privacy Policy: https://mygems.app/privacy

Screenshots

FTP Client4 screens
JSON Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

FTP Client and JSON Editor are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

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

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

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
FTP Client versus JSON Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFTP ClientJSON Editor
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size8 MB8 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperNguyen Nam GiangHue Nguyen

In-app purchases

None

FTP Client

No in-app purchases

None

JSON Editor

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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