RETRO FORTH vs API Bot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RETRO FORTH
A compact and adaptable concatenative programming language designed for ease of learning and customization. It features a code editor, interactive listener, and support for Gopher servers, allowing for flexible development.
- Concatenative programming language
- Code editor with Markdown subset
- Literate programming style
- Interactive listener interface
- Gopher server data fetching
- File manager
- Documentation browser
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RETRO FORTH is a concatenative programming language with roots in Forth. Designed to be compact, learnable, and easy to adapt to specific needs, it has been developed and refined through continual use by a small community over more than a decade. Forth is a stack based programming language created in the late 1960's by Chuck Moore. Over the intervening decades it has evolved through use, with many dialects along the way. The Retro dialect was created in the late 1990's, and has been continually developed and supported for over 15 years. It is a structured, imperative stack-based language with modern facilities including quotations and reflection. It features: - latest version of the RETRO language - a code editor using Markdown subset - literate programming style - code is extracted from fenced blocks in Markdown source allowing easy mixing of code and commentary - allows use of unicode & emoji in source & commentary - interactive listener interface for quick interactions - simple console output and text input - editor provides quick access to numbers and symbols - support for fetching textual data from Gopher servers - file manager - documentation browser It also includes documentation and several optional examples.
API Bot
This tool empowers mobile developers to build and test APIs directly on their phones. It leverages on-device machine learning to analyze API results, identify patterns, and troubleshoot issues. Organize requests, manage data formats like JSON and XML, and collaborate with your team.
- On-device machine learning for API analysis
- Build GET, POST, PUT, DELETE requests
- Manage headers and data
- Organize and share requests
- Create and edit JSON/XML files
- Mobile API development on the go
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API Bot is a supercharged API development tool for your phone. It now uses machine learning right on your device to help you build better APIs. What this means for you: ∙ Analyze API results: Use machine learning to find patterns, trends, and potential problems in your API responses, all on your phone. ∙ Build any request: Create requests of all types (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE) and manage headers, data, and more with ease. ∙ Mobile development on the go: Build and test APIs from anywhere, right on your phone. ∙ Stay organized: Save your requests in groups and share them with your team. ∙ Work with data: Create and edit JSON and XML files to test responses or mock data for your endpoints. API Bot combines the power of machine learning with a mobile-friendly experience to help you build strong APIs faster.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: API Bot at 100% against RETRO FORTH's 33%. API Bot also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (17 vs 5). RETRO FORTH's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. API Bot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RETRO FORTH asks for nothing beyond the download.
API Bot holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of RETRO FORTH's written reviews are positive against 100% of API Bot's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RETRO FORTH | API Bot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (5 ratings) | 4.9 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Charles Childers | Rabin Apps LLC |
Customer experience
RETRO FORTH
API Bot
In-app purchases
RETRO FORTH
No in-app purchases
API Bot
- Remove Ads$2.99
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