Comparison

Python Recipes vs Ruby IDE Fresh Edition

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Python Recipes

This app provides runnable Python code examples and SQL queries for developers. It offers a quick reference for syntax and common tasks, with an option to edit and run your own code. Everything except running code works offline.

Highlights
  • Runnable Python code examples
  • SQL query reference
  • Code editing and execution
  • Keyword reference
  • Offline functionality (except code execution)
  • Search within code
Features
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Tap Run and the real output appears right under the code, so you know it works before it goes into your project. No IDE, no setup, no account. 370+ short examples, one task each, with comments on the tricky parts. Over 90% run in the app with one tap. Names follow PEP 8, and the output shows every value. You know what you need, but not the exact syntax: • How do I drop duplicates from a list and keep the order? • How do I add a month to a date? • How do I pull a number out of a string with a regex? Each has a working example here. • 22 sections, including strings, dicts, classes, generators, match statements, exceptions, files, and design patterns. • What changed from Python 3.0 to 3.13, with before-and-after code: dict merging with | and |=, f"{x=}", asyncio.run, except*. • Keyword reference, 200+ entries: tap a word in the code to look it up. • 200+ SQL queries: JOIN, GROUP BY, subqueries, window functions; more than half run on a practice database. • Search looks inside the code: type defaultdict to find every example that uses it. • Edit an example and run your version, or write your own. • Works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. • Everything except running code works offline. Free version: 320+ examples and queries, the full keyword reference, and 12 runs, 12 edits and up to 12 reference entries a day opened by tapping a word in the code (Python and SQL runs share one count). Full version: all examples and queries, unlimited edits and examples of your own, and up to 30 Python and 80 SQL runs a day. One-time purchase, no subscription. Built by a developer for developers. Maintained since 2015. WHAT'S NEW • Improved support for foldable phones and large screens.

About

Ruby IDE Fresh Edition

This application simplifies learning and coding for Ruby. It offers grammar highlighting, direct code execution for testing, and a range of practical functions to enhance the user experience. Learn, code, compile, and share your projects efficiently.

Highlights
  • Grammar highlighting
  • Direct code execution
  • Rich practical functions
  • Code compilation
  • Code sharing
Features
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* * * * * Grammar highlights the learning materials to make learning easier. * * * * * Directly run code examples make it easier for you to test. * * * * * Rich and practical functions make it easier for you to use. This is our Ruby learning application. Set learning, coding, compiling, sharing code in one. Efficient learning, happy test, easy operation. Everything is in the mastery... Come and try it!!!!!!!

Screenshots

Python Recipes4 screens
Ruby IDE Fresh Edition4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Ruby IDE Fresh Edition at free against Python Recipes's free with in-app purchases. Ruby IDE Fresh Edition also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). Python Recipes's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Python Recipes sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Ruby IDE Fresh Edition sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Python Recipes holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 83 and 17 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of Python Recipes's written reviews are positive against 89% of Ruby IDE Fresh Edition's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Python Recipes ships an update monthly, Ruby IDE Fresh Edition every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Python Recipes versus Ruby IDE Fresh Edition: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPython RecipesRuby IDE Fresh Edition
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (83 ratings) — better4.4 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews88.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings83 — better17
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB30 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFedor Obraztsov小文 黄

Customer experience

Python Recipes

All ratings83 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral1.2%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative13.3%

Ruby IDE Fresh Edition

All ratings16 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Python Recipes

One-time5
  • Оperations with example$0.99
  • Unlock the paid topics$0.99
  • Python Samples$0.99
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  • SQL queries$0.99
  • Pro Version – Unlimited$2.99
1 purchases

Ruby IDE Fresh Edition

One-time1
  • Convenient functions$2.99

Questions

Is Python Recipes free?
Python Recipes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ruby IDE Fresh Edition free?
Ruby IDE Fresh Edition is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Python Recipes or Ruby IDE Fresh Edition?
Python Recipes is rated higher. Python Recipes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 83 ratings, while Ruby IDE Fresh Edition averages 4.4 from 17 ratings.
Do Python Recipes or Ruby IDE Fresh Edition have ads?
Neither Python Recipes nor Ruby IDE Fresh Edition shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Python Recipes or Ruby IDE Fresh Edition?
Python Recipes ships an update monthly, and Ruby IDE Fresh Edition every 3 months. Most recently, Python Recipes was updated on October 30, 2026 and Ruby IDE Fresh Edition on October 29, 2026.

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