Java Recipes vs DevUtility
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Java Recipes
Access a curated collection of standard Java and SQL code snippets for efficient problem-solving. This app provides ready-made, proven solutions ideal for developers, students preparing for exams, or interviewees. It offers offline access and quick search functionality across various topics.
- Java and SQL code directory
- Curated code examples
- Offline access
- Quick search by code or topic
- Useful for exams and interviews
- Cross-platform iOS and macOS
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A reference of everyday Java, from strings and collections to threading and design patterns. Every example comes with an explanation, and most of them run. • 22 sections: simple types, arrays and collections, classes, interfaces and generics, functions and lambdas, files, serialization, exceptions, regular expressions, threading, databases, patterns. • Run in the app: the example really executes and the output appears under the code. Needs an internet connection. • What changed in new versions: 8 sections from Java 9 to 21, with "before" and "after" code side by side. • Keyword and function reference: 160 articles, fully open with no daily counter. • SQL alongside: over 200 queries against a live practice database - JOIN, GROUP BY, subqueries, data types. • Edit examples and add your own - they stay in the app and are always at hand. • Search runs over the code itself, not just the titles: remember a fragment and you will find the example. • Everything except running works offline. No account needed. WHAT THE FREE VERSION INCLUDES 12 runs and 12 edits a day - the counter resets every morning. The keyword reference is open without limits. Up to 5 examples of your own. Copying in the free app is blocked after five attempts. The full version opens every example, removes the daily limits and raises running to 30 launches a day. One purchase, no subscription. Made by a developer for developers. In development since 2015.
DevUtility
This app provides developers with tools to access system sounds, display color values in various formats (Hex, RGB, HSB), and test haptic feedback. It includes code examples for each feature to aid in app creation.
- System sound playback with code examples
- Display system colors (Hex, RGB, HSB)
- Haptic feedback testing with code examples
- Developer tools for app creation
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You can listen to all system sounds with code example, display system colors with Hex, RGB and HSB value and feel haptic feedback with code example.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DevUtility at none against Java Recipes's 5. DevUtility also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 months) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Java Recipes's advantage is ratings volume (47 vs 8). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Java Recipes sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. DevUtility asks for nothing beyond the download.
DevUtility holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Java Recipes has 47 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Java Recipes ships an update every 2 months, DevUtility daily. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Java Recipes | DevUtility |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (47 ratings) | 4.8 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 47 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fedor Obraztsov | Corvin Hartmann |
Customer experience
Java Recipes
DevUtility
In-app purchases
Java Recipes
- Оperations with example$0.99
- Unlock the paid topics$0.99
- SQL queries$0.99
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- Java Samples$0.99
- Full version$2.99
DevUtility
No in-app purchases
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