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Gexed

smol farm LLC

Category: Developer Tools
Best rank
#3Canada
Charts
21 country
Price
CA$9.99
Size
9.3 MB
Requires
iOS 17.0or later

As of 5 Nov 2026, Gexed is #3 in Paid · Developer Tools in Canada, its best of 2 chart positions across 1 country.

Current rank

#3

Canada · Paid · Developer Tools

Was
—7 days ago
Change
Not enough history yetover 7 days
Best
#3in 7 days
Longest chart run
1 dayCanada · Paid · Developer Tools
New ratings, 7 days
—Needs a week of rating history

What's new

Version 2.0 · 27 days ago

* Redesigned editor: each capture group gets its own color, carried through the pattern, the highlighted test text and the results * Flag toggles for ignore case, multiline, dot matches newlines and ignore whitespace (patterns written as /…/flags are converted once, automatically) * Match count, group count and timing as you type; matching runs in the background and stops after half a second, so heavy backtracking can't freeze the app * Replace mode with a live preview, using $1, $2… for captured groups * Tests: examples a pattern should match, match entirely, or not match, checked on every edit * Copy a pattern as Swift Regex, NSRegularExpression, JavaScript or Python * Clickable matches: select a match to find it in the text, or move the cursor to find it in the list; zero-width matches are shown * Cheat sheet in a side panel; choosing an entry inserts it at the cursor. Adds atomic groups, possessive quantifiers, named backreferences, \Q…\E, \G and replacement templates * Sidebar search, favorites, sorting, notes, duplicate, and drag and drop * Open a text file as the test text * Shortcuts actions: Find Matches, Replace Matches and Run Saved Pattern * Test in Gexed from the Services menu on Mac * Import, export and About are now available on iPhone * Regex symbol keys above the keyboard on iPhone and iPad * Clear explanations when a pattern is invalid, with the problem underlined * Fixed: menu commands acted on every open window at once * Fixed: About did nothing on Mac * Fixed: smart quotes and dashes could be typed into patterns * Fixed: pattern colors didn't update while typing on iPhone and iPad * Fixed: the sample pattern was recreated on each new device and after deleting everything * Fixed: recent edits could be lost on quit; edits now save a second after you stop typing * Fixed: results didn't refresh when a pattern changed on another device * Fixed: three library patterns didn't match their own examples * Fixed: importing a file twice duplicated its patterns * Fixed: text sizes now follow the system text size setting

Ranking events

  1. Entered the Grossing · Developer Tools chart at #30Canada
  2. Entered the Paid · Developer Tools chart at #3Canada

About

Gexed is a regular expression workbench for Mac, iPhone and iPad. Write a pattern, paste in some text, and watch it match as you type. EVERY GROUP IN ITS OWN COLOR Each capture group gets its own color, carried from its parentheses in the pattern to what it captured in the test text and its row in the results, so even long patterns with named and nested groups are easy to follow. MATCHES AS YOU TYPE • Match count, group count and timing update with every keystroke • Matching runs in the…

Ranks come from Apple's public App Store charts, checked once a day. Appulse Index isn't affiliated with Apple.

Best rank now#3Canada · Paid · Developer Tools
Peak rank, 7 days#3Canada · Paid · Developer Tools
Charts now2Across 1 country
Rating—No ratings yet
New ratings, 7 days—Needs a week of rating history
Longest chart run1 dayCanada · Paid · Developer Tools

As of 5 Nov 2026, Gexed is #3 in Paid · Developer Tools in Canada, its best of 2 chart positions across 1 country.

Store listing

How the app presents itself on the App Store. Select a screenshot to open it full size.

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App facts

What Apple publishes about this app. Ratings are from one country's App Store.

Price
CA$9.99
Released
1 Jun 2025
Last update
Version 2.0
Requires
iOS 17.0or later
Size
9.3 MB
Languages
1

Rank history

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Canada · Paid · Developer Tools: best #3, latest #3, over 7 snapshots since 30 Oct.

Canada · Paid · Developer Tools: best #3, latest #3, over 7 snapshots since 30 Oct.

Current rankings

Every chart this app is in right now, best position first.

Gexed chart positions
ChartRank24 h7 daysBestDays on chart
Canada· Paid · Developer Tools · best #3 · 1 day#3New entryNot enough history yet#31
Canada· Grossing · Developer Tools · best #30 · 1 day#30New entryNot enough history yet#301

Ranking events

Entries, big moves, #1s and new versions we've recorded, by day.

    1. Entered the Grossing · Developer Tools chart at #30Canada
    2. Entered the Paid · Developer Tools chart at #3Canada

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About

From the app's App Store listing.

Gexed is a regular expression workbench for Mac, iPhone and iPad. Write a pattern, paste in some text, and watch it match as you type.

EVERY GROUP IN ITS OWN COLOR Each capture group gets its own color, carried from its parentheses in the pattern to what it captured in the test text and its row in the results, so even long patterns with named and nested groups are easy to follow.

MATCHES AS YOU TYPE

  • Match count, group count and timing update with every keystroke
  • Matching runs in the…

What's new

Version 2.0 · 8 Oct 2026 ·

  • Redesigned editor: each capture group gets its own color, carried through the pattern, the highlighted test text and the results
  • Flag toggles for ignore case, multiline, dot matches newlines and ignore whitespace (patterns written as /…/flags are converted once, automatically)
  • Match count, group count and timing as you type; matching runs in the background and stops after half a second, so heavy backtracking can't freeze the app
  • Replace mode with a live preview, using $1, $2… for captured groups
  • Tests: examples a pattern should match, match entirely, or not match, checked on every edit
  • Copy a pattern as Swift Regex, NSRegularExpression, JavaScript or Python
  • Clickable matches: select a match to find it in the text, or move the cursor to find it in the list; zero-width matches are shown
  • Cheat sheet in a side panel; choosing an entry inserts it at the cursor. Adds atomic groups, possessive quantifiers, named backreferences, \Q…\E, \G and replacement templates
  • Sidebar search, favorites, sorting, notes, duplicate, and drag and drop
  • Open a text file as the test text
  • Shortcuts actions: Find Matches, Replace Matches and Run Saved Pattern
  • Test in Gexed from the Services menu on Mac
  • Import, export and About are now available on iPhone
  • Regex symbol keys above the keyboard on iPhone and iPad
  • Clear explanations when a pattern is invalid, with the problem underlined
  • Fixed: menu commands acted on every open window at once
  • Fixed: About did nothing on Mac
  • Fixed: smart quotes and dashes could be typed into patterns
  • Fixed: pattern colors didn't update while typing on iPhone and iPad
  • Fixed: the sample pattern was recreated on each new device and after deleting everything
  • Fixed: recent edits could be lost on quit; edits now save a second after you stop typing
  • Fixed: results didn't refresh when a pattern changed on another device
  • Fixed: three library patterns didn't match their own examples
  • Fixed: importing a file twice duplicated its patterns
  • Fixed: text sizes now follow the system text size setting

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