# cl-repl — user reviews

> 11 indexed App Store user reviews of cl by Paul Ruetz, rated 4.90/5 from 21 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cl-repl/id1511296102/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cl-repl/id1511296102.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 19 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 0

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 4/5 — Almost usable

*2025-02-03, version 1.0.25*

It’s amazing to be able to hack Lisp on an iPad! However, unfortunately, you can’t use it for real work because file management is non-existent: you can’t rename files, organize files into subdirectories, download others’ code (except using Quicklisp), open/save a file to any other app, etc. It’s hard to complain about a free app, but it’s so close to being good!

### 4/5 — 5 stars. Great customer support

*2023-04-29, version 1.0.21*

Solid GUI without distracting bells & whistles. I got swift email support in response to questions.

### 5/5 — lovely lisp

*2025-12-12, version 1.0.25*

usually i’m in sbcl via emacs slime & have found this app to be a perfect commonlisp for the iOS. happy hacking!

### 5/5 — Lisp is a beautiful thing

*2024-04-02, version 1.0.25*

I am so grateful to have it here.

### 5/5 — Wonderful for early lisp learners!

*2023-08-31*

I’m working my way through Touretzky’s “Common Lisp” and this app is a wonderful way to write brief scripts to practice syntax and test understanding.  Lisp rules!

### 5/5 — Fun LISP playground

*2022-10-21*

Cool app! Very fun to play around in!

### 5/5 — Superb

*2022-05-25, version 1.0.14*

I can’t believe I can run quick ANSI Common Lisp scripts on my phone! Awesome implementation! Thank you!

### 5/5 — Portable Common Lisp

*2022-03-09*

This app gives you a CL ide on iPad, with Quicklisp and even QT. Also has interesting examples for beginners.

### 5/5 — Files app integration needed

*2022-02-16, version 1.0.14*

Thanks for the fun app. It would be helpful if the app integrated with the files app so it coukd open and save files and folders elsewhere on the device like in other apps like Working Copy.

### 5/5 — This is a LISP dream

*2021-11-12, version 1.0.12*

Thank you, thank you, thank you.  I am using this with Land of Lisp to learn to code a bit.  What a delight!

Please add some documentation on how to use Quicklisp and make QMI things?  Also, please make the app able to sit half-screen for folks on iPadOS.

## Most praised reviews (1 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Wonderful

*2021-01-28*

Wonderful to have this on iOS. It's a real Common Lisp implementation and it's really usable on mobile. If you already know what Common Lisp is, you'll know whether or not you want that; if you don't, you may well discover that you've been wanting it all along! My only slight criticism might be that the app's user interface is a bit idiosyncratic & doesn't have much documentation: I suspect there may be easier ways of doing things I'm doing in not-quite-easy ways (or even things I haven't thought of doing). Someone who was totally new to Lisp might find the very first steps more puzzling than they need to be, just because of trying to find their way round the UI. But that's a relatively minor point—basically it's almost too good to be true. Congratulations to the developer.

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