ipatool vs Wox
ipatool and Wox share 3 technologies: MCP, Model Context Protocol, and howett.net/plist. Both are written in Go.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
majd
ipatool
Command-line tool that allows you to search for iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, watchOS, visionOS, and macOS apps on the App Store, and download .ipa or macOS .pkg app packages.
Go12.3kRead on November 11, 2026, at commit 8771e57What is ipatool built with?Only in ipatool
- github.com/schollz/progressbar/v3
- github.com/bodgit/sevenzip
- github.com/rs/zerolog
In common
Wox-launcher
Wox
A cross-platform launcher that simply works
Go27.6kRead on November 8, 2026, at commit 2bc72f3What is Wox built with?Only in Wox
- net/http
- go-sqlite3
- SQLite
OpenAI- React
- react-reconciler
- gorm.io/gorm
github.com/zalando/go-keyring
- golang.org/x/oauth2
openai-go
- github.com/yalue/onnxruntime_go
- golang.org/x/image
- github.com/disintegration/imaging
- github.com/srwiley/rasterx
- github.com/yuin/goldmark
- github.com/PuerkitoBio/goquery
- github.com/ledongthuc/pdf
- github.com/google/jsonschema-go
- go.uber.org/zap
loguru
winston
winston-daily-rotate-file
Side by side
ipatoolWox
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
ipatool50,631 lines written180 code files
Wox619,755 lines written1,677 code files
Who writes itA commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
ipatool0.4% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code
Wox0.4% of its commits signed by AIWith Codex, Claude Code, and Cursor
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
ipatoolLast push November 10, 2026279 commits12,287 stars
WoxLast push November 8, 20265,981 commits27,617 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
ipatool117 test files82.2% of its code files have a test that imports them
Wox1,327 test files75.5% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, ipatool or Wox?
Wox, with 619,755 lines written; ipatool has 50,631.
The proof: Wox-launcher/Wox's code at commit 2bc72f3
Which has more GitHub stars, ipatool or Wox?
Wox, with 27,617 stars; ipatool has 12,287.
The proof: Wox-launcher/Wox on GitHub
Which has more tests, ipatool or Wox?
Wox, with 1,327 test files; ipatool has 117.
The proof: Wox-launcher/Wox's code at commit 2bc72f3
Which was updated more recently, ipatool or Wox?
ipatool: its last push was on November 10, 2026, and Wox's on November 8, 2026.
The proof: majd/ipatool's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, ipatool or Wox?
In both, an AI signed 0.4% of their commits.
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