# Programming Notebook LITE — user reviews > 28 indexed App Store user reviews of Programming Notebook LITE by Ryan Rudes, rated 2.78/5 from 23 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/programming-notebook-lite/id1519715994/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/programming-notebook-lite/id1519715994.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 7 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 9 ## Newest reviews (8 of 28) ### 2/5 — There’s ads on a paid app! *2024-08-26, version 2.0.3* The description really needs updating to mention there’s ads on this. ### 2/5 — Paid adware? *2023-08-10* Looks nice but was very disappointed to see ads being included in a app that I paid for. Yes the app is very cheap but I feel that it was not clear that ads were going to be included. As soon as I saw the ad banner I requested a refund. I’ll just stick to using my laptop for google colab. ### 2/5 — Can’t log in to google account *2021-06-23, version 2.0.3* Not able to continue/sync work ### 1/5 — Drive *2021-05-14* Can’t connect to GitHub. GDrive contents are not shown. **Developer response:** These are features of the PRO application. You must purchase the full version. ### 1/5 — Fake not google colab *2021-03-05, version 2.0.3* This is a fake app it’s not google colab don’t download it ### 2/5 — Cannot access Google Drive *2021-02-26, version 2.0.3* I logged in my google drive account but nothing showed up in the file browser under the the google drive tab. ### 3/5 — External keyboard support is baggy *2021-01-17* Arrow keys, home/end occasionally not working in cell edits. No way to move beween cells. All in all app is ok to look at the metrics on the go, or do some quick parameter edit, but no more. **Developer response:** Hi, in the PRO version we have added a custom built-in keyboard, in which I also realized arrow keys were not working. This is entirely out of my control, for it is a result of the Colab website not being designed for mobile, so for some problems like this one, there are simply no workarounds. I apologize. ### 2/5 — Doesn't allow me to create a new Colab Document *2020-07-04, version 1.294* Got this for Google Colab functionality, but it doesn't seem to let me create a new empty project - might as well just edit in Safari. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Can’t use it like laptop *2025-05-22* Laptop is better ### 1/5 — Don’t download this. *2025-02-15, version 2.0.3* Doesn’t work with new iOS. Poor functionality for iPhone. Hasn’t been updated in 3 years. Please don’t waste your money like i did. ### 1/5 — Not worth it- there is always free alternatives *2024-11-13* It's an ad for 59 cents ### 1/5 — Useless on iPad *2024-02-24* Paid, but no good than opening notebooks in Safari, plus huge Ad banner.. ### 1/5 — I was expecting improvement but …. *2024-02-13, version 2.0.3* Waste of money in both apps. Barely works. Keeps crashing all the time. This lite version is a scam, I paid and the only thing works is ads. ### 1/5 — Paid and bought just for default ios keyboard but not available *2023-12-02* Paid and bought just for default ios keyboard but not available keyboard icon in cells should vanish as for this price and the auto zoom function on cell input should be terminated. Planned to buy the pro version but uselessness seems to follow that too ### 1/5 — Totally a trash *2023-06-08, version 2.0.3* Try to create a new notebook. A message pop up in the bottom with a link saying if the new notebook isn’t open, you should click the link. Guess what? The link is not accessible …. Blocked by a banner…. It’s totally a joke. ### 1/5 — The app doesn’t work *2022-12-26, version 2.0.3* You might as well use Google colab in your browser there’s no difference ### 1/5 — Can’t connect to google drive *2022-08-10, version 2.0.3* I think this version is so awful because I can’t connect to google drive using this version. I suggest the developer at least add this ability to the app. ### 1/5 — Can’t even use it! *2022-04-06, version 2.0.3* I can’t access the Java Script. It only allows Python! It’s terrible!😡 ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — how can i switch to the another installed environment *2021-07-04* thanks for the greate app. I have a question... in jupyter notebook i installed through "!conda create -n" command and it went through well. The problem is that how can i switch to that notebook? If it can switch around to the environment newly created i'd buy the pro vrsion of this. ### 5/5 — Great App *2021-04-30* I’ve long been searching for something like this app to use Colab on my IPad. The browser version is really uncomfortable, especially when it comes to working with the keyboard. This app, however, is no different than working in Colab from the desktop. I have no idea about the bugs which were there previously, but currently, the App deserves a way higher score. **Developer response:** Glad to hear you found the interface adaptations useful! I’ll be paying especially more attention to the iPad interface in future updates as approximately 65% of the app’s revenue thus far has come from iPad users. ### 5/5 — User friendly and very very useful *2020-10-19* Awesome app!! Very useful but the Jupyter notebook doesn’t work only COLAB and the tutorials point works ### 4/5 — Good but runtime disconnects *2024-10-11* Everytime the phone locks, the runtime on colab disconnects, making longer processes impossible. If this works out, this will be a killer app. ### 4/5 — Pretty good, but... *2023-04-17* It's pretty good for being a free app, but the one thing that makes this lose a star is that there seems to be no way of saving files. I was using the ERSGAN Interference Demo, and at the end of all the steps, it downloads a .zip file of the image that I enhanced, but it doesn't save it anywhere on the device itself! Would love for it to allow saving of files in this app. Thanks. ### 4/5 — Add dark mode, otherwise great! *2021-08-15, version 2.0.3* Love having this mixed markup/code editor on my phone! Super easy to test out new code techniques in short python snippets and then write notes about them, very useful for teaching yourself to code. And all in my Google drive workspace, so accessible anywhere. Thanks so much! Just pleeeease add dark mode! 5 stars otherwise! ### 4/5 — good *2021-02-24* I can programming by this application in iPad. Now, I just open the *.ipynb files which I made by this application and saved in google drive. I couldn’t search for all of *.ipynb files in google drive. I’d like to search for and open all of *.ipynb files in google drive. **Developer response:** Hi, you can do this easier in the PRO version by clicking the open notebook button. If you upgrade, you’ll have this function. ### 4/5 — Want a counterpart to the iPad's split screen *2020-08-19* I want to use it alongside Safari, Chrome, etc., so I want it to support Split Over. **Developer response:** Hi this is now a feature underway, but it will only be serviced to the pro (paid) version of the application. ### 3/5 — Can’t link Drive *2022-05-21, version 2.0.3* A message at the bottom reads, “Your URL should open in a new window. If it” But the rest of the message is covered by the ad at the bottom, and the ad won’t go away. No new window opens. ### 3/5 — Expectations quite not met *2021-05-29, version 2.0.3* Hi, 1. I have tried this app & tried to mount google drive on this note book but I was unable to do it. Because google was sending the error like something went wrong while getting the drive mount authentication code and the process of mounting drive was getting endless until I do not restart the application. 2. Session & current process was keep getting aborted once I switch to other application. Please improve these two features & I will satisfy with this app. by the way great work guys I appreciate it. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-03.*