Pythonista 3 vs Enclave
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pythonista 3
Develop and run Python 3 scripts directly on your iPad or iPhone. This complete scripting environment includes popular third-party modules and allows access to iOS features like sensors, location, and photos. Automate your device with app extensions and integrate with Shortcuts and Siri.
- Powerful code editor with syntax highlighting
- Interactive prompt with code completion
- Integrated visual debugger
- Offline Python documentation
- UI editor for prototyping
- Share sheet and system-wide keyboard extensions
- Shortcuts app integration
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Pythonista is a complete scripting environment for Python 3.10, running right on your iPad or iPhone, so you can develop and run Python scripts on the go. Like Python itself, "batteries are included" – from popular third-party modules like requests, numpy, matplotlib, pandas (and many more) to modules that are tailor-made for iOS. With Pythonista, your scripts can access sensor/location data, your photo library, contacts, reminders, the clipboard, and more, allowing you to harness the full potential of both Python and iOS. Pythonista is designed with a user-friendly interface that makes it easy for anyone to get started with coding, regardless of skill level. The complete Python documentation is also available for offline reading in the app. Pythonista is not just for learning and practicing Python – it's also a powerful tool for automating iOS with multiple app extensions. You can invoke scripts directly from the share sheet or a custom system keyboard in almost any app, and integrate scripts with Shortcuts and Siri. With Pythonista, it's easy to run your scripts whenever you need them, without having to switch between different apps. Features: > Powerful code editor with syntax highlighting, code completion, and scripting support > Interactive prompt with code completion, command history, and support for showing images > Integrated visual debugger and object inspector > Complete offline documentation with quick lookup directly from the editor > Various beautiful light and dark color themes, and a theme editor to make your own > UI editor for quick prototyping > Integrated PEP 8 style checker and code formatter > Supports most of the Python standard library and additional modules for graphics, sound, and iOS integration (for example clipboard, contacts, reminders, photos, ui...) > Many popular third-party modules included, for example requests, numpy, matplotlib, pandas, Pillow... > Lots of included examples > Universal app for iPad and iPhone > Share sheet extension for running scripts from almost any app > Scriptable system-wide keyboard to use Python in any app that edits text > Advanced integration with the Shortcuts app, allowing you to use Python scripts as actions in shortcuts and personal automations. Please note that Pythonista is not designed to enable the installation or download of additional modules written in compiled languages (C/C++). While many popular native libraries are included and work out-of-the-box, it is generally not possible to install additional modules with C/C++ dependencies. The name "Pythonista" is used with kind permission from the Python Software Foundation.
Enclave
This app provides a private AI assistant that runs entirely on your device, allowing you to chat with various open-source models offline. It offers features like voice chat, iMessage integration, and document analysis, with an optional subscription for cloud-based models.
- Runs hundreds of open-source AI models locally
- Offline chat and voice conversations
- iMessage extension for private message drafting
- Chat with documents (PDFs, text, images)
- Create custom AI assistants
- Integrates with Siri and Shortcuts
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Enclave AI is a local AI assistant that runs entirely on your iPhone. Try hundreds of open-source models and chat offline — no account, no cloud, no data collection. Your conversations never leave your device. Unlike cloud-based AI apps, Enclave processes everything locally using your device's hardware. No internet connection needed. No servers reading your chats. Just you and your AI, completely private. Run Popular AI Models On-Device: - Meta Llama - DeepSeek - Google Gemma - Qwen by Alibaba - Microsoft Phi - Mistral - SmolLM, and more Download the models you want and switch between them freely. Optional Cloud AI with Pro: Subscribe to Pro for access to the latest cloud models from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, and more. No API keys to manage — just pick a model and start chatting. Cloud conversations are not stored on our servers. Voice Chat: Have natural voice conversations with your AI assistant. Speech recognition and text-to-speech run on-device using Apple's built-in speech technology. Works fully offline with local models. Chat with Documents: Attach PDFs, text files, images, and source code to your conversations. Ask questions, get summaries, and extract key information — all processed locally on your device. Custom Assistants: Create personalized AI assistants with custom instructions for any task — writing, coding, brainstorming, grammar, planning, translation, and more. Each keeps its own conversation history. Web Search: Get answers grounded in live web results when using cloud models. Enclave connects your AI to current information when you need it. Siri and Shortcuts: Integrate Enclave into your daily workflows with Apple Shortcuts. Ask questions, choose your model, and get instant answers — hands-free with Siri. More to Love: - Syntax-highlighted code blocks and full Markdown rendering - Reasoning display for thinking models like DeepSeek R1 - Fine-tune responses with temperature, context window, and seed controls - Conversation history saved locally as simple files you control - Optimized for iPhone with platform-tuned model libraries Built for Privacy: - No account required to use local AI - No tracking or telemetry on your conversations - All chat history stored locally on your device - No third-party analytics on your content - Anonymous by design Enclave is built by an independent developer, not a corporation. Your data is not the business model — your trust is. Terms of service: https://enclaveai.app/terms-and-conditions/ Privacy policy: https://enclaveai.app/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Enclave at Free against Pythonista 3's $9.99. Enclave also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 19 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). Pythonista 3's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and chart position (#23 vs unranked). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Enclave is free to download; Pythonista 3 costs $9.99 up front. Enclave sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Pythonista 3 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Enclave holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.5K and 1.1K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Pythonista 3's written reviews are positive against 80% of Enclave's.
Pythonista 3 ships an update every 19 months, Enclave every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pythonista 3 | Enclave |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.5K ratings) | 4.7 (1.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.4% of reviews | 79.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 1.1K |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Best chart rank | #23 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 27.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 853 MB | 714 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | omz:software | Piotr Gorzelany |
Customer experience
Pythonista 3
Enclave
Bugs and requests
Pythonista 3
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Enclave
Reported bugs
4 issues- Initialization errors on some devices
- Gemma 3n model not working properly
- Inability to download certain models
- Shortcut integration issues with long prompts
Requested features
6 requests- Add ability to delete chat history
- Implement iCloud sync for chat history
- Support for more advanced LLM models
- Improve voice recognition and text-to-speech
- Add web search functionality
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- Allow custom model links and self-hosted models
In-app purchases
Pythonista 3
No in-app purchases
Enclave
- Pro$9.991 Month
- Pixel Pledge$0.99
- Caffeine Charge$5.99
- Mega Boost$9.99








