Canโt run anything before paying
The program is completely worthless unless youโre ready to pay for the privilege of actually running your script. It starts you with 0 compilations available. What a joke.
FREE is deceiving here
You can download the app for free and run the sample code already given for free. That's it! If you even want to test the app for any other code sample then you have to pay.
IMHO listing app as paid and pricing it to $2.99 would have been a true description. As $2.99 is the payment you have to make to get unlimited compilations.
IMHO listing app as paid and pricing it to $2.99 would have been a true description. As $2.99 is the payment you have to make to get unlimited compilations.
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Response from developer
You can assess the application for free before purchasing compilations package.
This isn't free
You have to pay to run a script. And once you do and realize that this app can't handle STDIN, you can't get your money back. Not a perlish way.
Works, but limitations.
Works fine. Uses online compiler, so it needs internet access to work.
No easy way to share code between devices.
No easy way to share code between devices.
Perl on your iPhone. Mostly.
Uses an online interpreter, so you have to be online to execute the peel script. Also, It does not seem possible to include other modules, for instance I can 'use Data::Dumper;' , but I can't 'use JSON;'
Don't waste your time
Just a front end for you to purchase.
Response from developer
Just buy compilations and use the application as much as you want!
Useless unless you buy IAP
This app will not let you compile anything unless you purchase compilation credits
Response from developer
Unfortunately, we can't offer free compilations with the application.
Great App!
I am writing a compiler that targets many languages and this app is ideal for my purposes. Keep up the good work!
Don't bother
Have to buy "compiles" for an interpreted language? Useless...
Response from developer
Unfortunately, we can't offer free compilations with the application.
Review for PERL
I am really happy to have found this app. The ability to edit my PERL program code when away from my computer is really good and I will make use of it often.
It requires that I set up the input in advance of running the program and that is a little bit inconvenient but I can work with that ok.
It requires that I set up the input in advance of running the program and that is a little bit inconvenient but I can work with that ok.
Useless without extra purchase.
Would be at least better to have 1-10 compilations available to see if it really works for the tasks I need. Without that it's useless.
Response from developer
You can compile and run the sample program for free.
Pretty weak
This is pretty far from anything resembling perl. It actually runs on a remote server somewhere? Lol.
Response from developer
You can write your own Perl programs on a mobile device with the application!
Deceptive
You pay two bucks for this game, only to then have to pay more money to actually use it! You can read the how-tow guide but cannot run compilations without buying them.
Response from developer
The application is free but you have to pay for compilations.
Absolute dung!
I rarely write bad reviews but this app is dung! You can't even use iOS standard text selection! You only have the option to paste, no selection or copy.
No auto indent or tab key.
After all this, you type in your code, hit run, and BANG! "You've ran out of compilations, please purchase some." Why not give us a few compilations to test out the app? 'Cause then we'd see how bad it really is. Poor!
No auto indent or tab key.
After all this, you type in your code, hit run, and BANG! "You've ran out of compilations, please purchase some." Why not give us a few compilations to test out the app? 'Cause then we'd see how bad it really is. Poor!
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Response from developer
On the latest version of the application you use iOS standard text selection, copy&paste functions and much more!
Not a great business model?
Seems highly weird to pay to use the app features in this way. Not sure it's the right direction really
Very basic support
This is not a very useful Perl implementation. First it requires online access and won't work offline. Second it does not allow interactive user input. Instead it gives a separate screen to provide user input before launching the script. May be good for entering pre-determined values. Third, editor will not scroll. If you past half screen then you can't see what you type.
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Response from developer
Issue described on the review was already fixed.
It's a start, but needs more
This is a pretty cool app, but it is limited. I think the idea for this app is great, however the implementation is limited. For example, <STDIN> in the 'HELLO WORLD' example provided doesn't work. I would give it a higher rating if < STDIN> worked. This app is a good start, but clearly not a finished product. If you are trying to learn perl don't start here because this app will mess you up on some of the basics.
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A good toy, but limits your use.
I was 30 minutes into a Perl-coding work session with this app on my iphone, when it just cut me off. It said I had used up my quota of compiles for the day! No prior warning; no hint as to what that limit was; no plan B for buying an offline compiler or buying more online access. Very frustrating.
Response from developer
There is no low limit for compilations per day anymore.
Practically Useless
The program lacks any real capabilities.... I guess you could use it to do some math problems... But peels true power is restricted.
Can't import modules.
Can't create an icon for your program.
As far as I know you can't access, and edit files....
Can't import modules.
Can't create an icon for your program.
As far as I know you can't access, and edit files....
Agree with the others, good start
If need to scratch an itch and do some Perl on your phone, this works pretty well. It does require an internet connection, so know that going into it. It might be nice if it had a custom keyboard which made some of the commonly used special chars ( like $, @ or ;) available at the top level. But for what it is, it works.
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