Comparison

Python Recipes vs Vulkan Capabilities Viewer

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

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About

Python Recipes

Learn programming with curated code recipes for Python and SQL. Find ready-to-use solutions for common coding tasks, perfect for exam preparation and interviews. Access examples offline and search quickly.

Highlights
  • Learn Python programming
  • Learn SQL programming
  • Code recipes and examples
  • Offline access
  • Quick search functionality
  • Exam and interview preparation
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An everyday Python reference, from strings and collections to threading and design patterns. Tricky parts of the examples are explained in comments. You know what you need, but the exact syntax escapes you: • How do I sort a dict by value? • How do I serialize an object to JSON and back? • How do I start a thread and wait for it to finish? Each has a working example here, ready to adapt to your code. • 22 sections, including classes, functions and lambdas, files, serialization, exceptions, regular expressions, databases and algorithms. • Language changes by version, Python 3.0 to 3.13: the walrus operator, match statements, dataclasses, free-threading and more, with before-and-after code. • Keyword and function reference: over 200 entries. Browse, search, or tap a word in the code to look it up. • SQL included: JOIN, GROUP BY, subqueries, data types; more than half of the queries run on a real practice database. • No IDE or local Python needed: over 90% of examples run in the app, with the output right below the code. • Search covers the code itself, not just titles: type a fragment you remember and find the example. • Edit examples or add your own; changes are saved in the app. • Everything except running code works offline. No account needed. Examples are curated from professional sources and checked before release: the code works and is easy to follow. FREE VERSION • 12 runs (examples and SQL combined) and 12 edits a day • Keyword and function reference with no limits • Up to 5 examples of your own The full version unlocks every example and query, removes the limits on edits and on your own examples, and raises the daily run limits to 30 for examples and 80 for SQL. One-time purchase, no subscription. Built by a developer for developers. The project behind it has been in active development since 2015.

About

Vulkan Capabilities Viewer

This tool reports detailed 3D hardware capabilities for developers using Vulkan on iOS devices. It helps ensure compatibility for games and 3D applications across various iOS generations by uploading device reports to a central database.

Highlights
  • Enumerate hardware capabilities
  • Report Vulkan features
  • Upload device reports
  • Check app compatibility
  • Open source
Features
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For developers using Vulkan layered over the Metal graphics API, this tool enumerates all the hardware capabilities and limitations of the device it is run on. A report of the current device is uploaded to a central Vulkan Capabilities database at gpuinfo.org where other developers can use this information to ensure their games and 3D apps are ready for as wide a variety of iOS device generations as possible. This software is free and OpenSouce licensed and can be obtained here: https://github.com/SaschaWillems/VulkanCapsViewer

Screenshots

Python Recipes4 screens
Vulkan Capabilities Viewer1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vulkan Capabilities Viewer at none against Python Recipes's 5. Vulkan Capabilities Viewer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Python Recipes's advantage is ratings volume (83 vs 5) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Vulkan Capabilities Viewer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Vulkan Capabilities Viewer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Python Recipes has 83 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Python Recipes ships an update monthly, Vulkan Capabilities Viewer every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Python Recipes versus Vulkan Capabilities Viewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPython RecipesVulkan Capabilities Viewer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (83 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings83 — better5
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFedor ObraztsovLunarG, Inc.

Customer experience

Python Recipes

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

Vulkan Capabilities Viewer

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
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
None

Vulkan Capabilities Viewer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Python Recipes free?
Python Recipes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vulkan Capabilities Viewer free?
Vulkan Capabilities Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Python Recipes or Vulkan Capabilities Viewer?
Vulkan Capabilities Viewer is rated higher. Python Recipes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 83 ratings, while Vulkan Capabilities Viewer averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Python Recipes or Vulkan Capabilities Viewer have ads?
Neither Python Recipes nor Vulkan Capabilities Viewer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Python Recipes or Vulkan Capabilities Viewer?
Python Recipes ships an update monthly, and Vulkan Capabilities Viewer every 2 months. Most recently, Python Recipes was updated on October 24, 2026 and Vulkan Capabilities Viewer on October 24, 2026.

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