RegEx Knife vs GizmoPack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RegEx Knife
This tool simplifies working with regular expressions by allowing users to highlight and edit capture groups, immediately viewing the results. It also facilitates experimentation with regex substitutions, offering a straightforward approach to complex pattern matching.
- Highlight capture groups
- Edit capture groups
- See immediate results
- Experiment with substitutions
- Works on iPhone and iPad
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RegEx Knife is an easy and useful tool for working with Regular Expressions. RegEx Knife is unique in how it allows you to highlight capture groups within a Regular Expression, edit them and immediately see the results. RegEx Knife also makes it easy to experiment with regular expression substitutions. Version 2 retains the simplicity of the original RegEx Knife, with the added advantage that it works on your iPhone as well as your iPad.
GizmoPack
Enhance your device's automation capabilities with a wide array of powerful actions. Create custom shortcuts for tasks like managing data, encoding information, and interacting with files. Many features are available for free, with a one-time purchase unlocking the full suite.
- Add/Create Wallet Pass
- Encode Hex & Property List
- File Information & Manipulation
- Fuzzy Find & Data Filtering
- Generate & Parse CSV/JSON
- Query HTML/XML Documents
- Universal Variables
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Bring your shortcuts to the next level with GizmoPack! The following powerful actions are included: - Add Wallet Pass - Combine Lists - Create Wallet Pass - Encode Hex - Encode Property List - File Info - Filter Dictionaries - Fuzzy Find - Generate CSV - Generate Hash (Extended) - Overwrite File - Parse CSV - Parse Date - Query HTML/XML Document - Query CSV/JSON with SQL - Random Data - Shortcut Metadata - Snapshot Map - Trim File - Universal Variables Many useful actions are available for free, with a single in-app purchase unlocking the rest. The app contains descriptions for all the actions and example shortcuts to get you started.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RegEx Knife at none against GizmoPack's 1. RegEx Knife also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 26.0). GizmoPack's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. GizmoPack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RegEx Knife asks for nothing beyond the download.
GizmoPack holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 32 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of RegEx Knife's written reviews are positive against 75% of GizmoPack's.
RegEx Knife ships an update every 3 months, GizmoPack every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RegEx Knife | GizmoPack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (25 ratings) | 4.6 (32 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25 | 32 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mark Alldritt | Bouke van der Bijl |
Customer experience
RegEx Knife
GizmoPack
In-app purchases
RegEx Knife
No in-app purchases
GizmoPack
- GizmoPack Pro$5.99
