Comparison

Python Recipes vs Barcode Tool

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

Barcode Tool

Features
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This is a tool to faciliate the scanning and generation of QR barcodes. The primary audience is app developers.

Screenshots

Python Recipes4 screens
Barcode Tool3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Barcode Tool at none against Python Recipes's 5. Barcode Tool also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Python Recipes's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 25 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Python Recipes sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Barcode Tool asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Python Recipes ships an update monthly, Barcode Tool every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Python Recipes versus Barcode Tool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPython RecipesBarcode Tool
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (83 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings83 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 25 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB101 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFedor ObraztsovChristopher Jahn

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

Barcode Tool

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Python Recipes free?
Python Recipes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Barcode Tool free?
Barcode Tool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Python Recipes or Barcode Tool have ads?
Neither Python Recipes nor Barcode Tool shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Python Recipes or Barcode Tool?
Python Recipes ships an update monthly, and Barcode Tool every 25 months. Most recently, Python Recipes was updated on November 2, 2026 and Barcode Tool on October 27, 2026.

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