Comparison

Ulearn vs Socode

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

Head to head
About

Ulearn

A versatile media player and file management tool supporting numerous video, audio, and document formats. It offers advanced features like password protection, file encryption, and barcode scanning for a comprehensive user experience.

Highlights
  • Universal video playback
  • Universal audio playback
  • Document quick view
  • Privacy protection (password/gesture)
  • File encryption/decryption
  • Zip decompression/compression
  • Barcode scanning/generation
Features
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An all-in-one local media & file manager, centralize all your local videos, audio, documents, images and ZIP archives. Equipped with file transfer, privacy encryption, format converter and QR scanner to organize local files effortlessly. Core Features ● Local Video Player: Offline files only. Supports MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI, FLV, M2TS, M4V, TS, VOB, WMV, MPEG and more mainstream formats; ● Local Audio Player: Full format support including MP3, FLAC, APE, AAC, OGG, WAV, WMA for lossless local music playback; ● Document Viewer: Open PDF, Word, TXT, HTML, PPT, Numbers, Pages, Keynote office files; ● Privacy Protection: Fingerprint / gesture lock, file encryption & decryption for private data; ● Local image browsing & editing; ● ZIP archive compression & extraction; ● Multi-way file transfer: Wi-Fi LAN transfer, iTunes wired transfer, device-to-device sharing; ● Local audio & video format converter; ● QR & barcode scanner, QR code generator; ● Playback history, incognito local playback, custom skip intro/outro for media files; ● Markdown preview & editing support. All core features above are available for free users. Subscribe to unlock all premium perks, remove in-app ads and access batch encryption, incognito playback and other advanced tools. Auto-Renewable Membership Terms Auto-renew subscriptions: Monthly $0.99 / Month, Yearly $6.99 / Year Lifetime one-time purchase: $17.99. One single payment for permanent full premium access, no recurring charges. Subscription Rules Payment will be charged to your Apple Account upon purchase confirmation. Subscriptions auto-renew, and renewal fees will be charged 24 hours prior to the end of each billing cycle. To turn off auto-renewal, go to [Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions] at least 24 hours before your current period expires. Your membership access remains active until the end of the paid billing cycle after cancellation. If you reinstall the app or switch devices, log in with your original purchase Apple ID and tap [Restore Purchase] to recover your membership at no extra cost. Support & Legal Links For billing issues, missing premium access or function errors, visit our official support page or email us: xiaodeve@163.com Terms of Use: https://xiaodev.com.cn/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://xiaodev.com.cn/privacy.html App Support Page: https://xiaodev.com.cn/support.html This app only processes locally stored files and provides offline media & file management functions solely. Report bugs or compatibility issues via email: xiaodeve@163.com.

About

Socode

View source code files on your mobile device with syntax highlighting for over 185 programming languages. Offers a wide selection of themes and import options from various sources, including GitHub repositories.

Highlights
  • Syntax highlighting for 185+ languages
  • Over 88 themes
  • Import from GitHub, AirDrop, iTunes, browser
  • Document outline and preview
  • File and text search
  • Sort files by date, size, name, type
  • View webpage source code in Safari
Features
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# What is Socode? Socode is a source code reader designed for iPhone, iPad devices. You can view the source code on your mobile device anytime, anywhere. # Features - Syntax Highlighting. View source code files, with native colors. - support 185 programming languages. - Over 88 themes to choose from. – Import from / export to other apps. - Import from AirDrop. - Import from iTunes. - Upload from browser. - Import repositories from GitHub. - Document Outline (class, function...). - Common Document Preview Support. - SQLite Database file Preview. - Support file, text search - Sort by file date, size, name, type - View Source Code of a Webpage in Safari # Supported Languages 1C, Abnf, Accesslog, Actionscript, Ada, ArcGIS, AngelScript, Apache, Applescript, Arduino, Armasm, Asciidoc, Aspectj, Autohotkey, Autoit, Avrasm, Awk, Axapta, Bash, Basic, Bnf, Brainfuck, Cal, Capnproto, Ceylon, Clean, Clojure, Clojure Repl, Cmake, Coffeescript, Coq, Cos, Cpp, Crmsh, Crystal, Cs, Csp, Css, D, Dart, Delphi, Diff, Django, Dns, Dockerfile, Dos, Dsconfig, Dts, Dust, Ebnf, Elixir, Elm, Erb, Erlang, Erlang Repl, Excel, Fix, Flix, Fortran, Fsharp, Gams, Gauss, Gcode, Gherkin, Glsl, Go, Golo, Gradle, Groovy, GML, Haml, Handlebars, Haskell, Haxe, Hsp, Htmlbars, Http, Hy, Inform7, isbl, Ini, Irpf90, Java, Javascript, Jboss Cli, Json, Julia, Julia Repl, Kotlin, Lasso, Ldif, Leaf, Less, Lisp, Livecodeserver, Livescript, Llvm, Lsl, Lua, Makefile, Markdown, Mathematica, Matlab, Maxima, Mel, Mercury, Mipsasm, Mizar, Mojolicious, Monkey, Moonscript, N1Ql, Nginx, Nimrod, Nix, Nsis, Objectivec, Ocaml, Openscad, Oxygene, pgSQL, Parser3, Perl, Pf, Php, Pony, Powershell, Processing, Profile, Prolog, Protobuf, Puppet, Purebasic, Python, .Properties, Q, Qml, Plaintext, R, Rib, Roboconf, Routeros, Rsl, Ruby, Ruleslanguage, Rust, ReasonML, Scala, Scheme, Scilab, Scss, Shell, Smali, Smalltalk, Sml, Sqf, Sql, Stan, Stata, Step21, Stylus, Subunit, Swift, SAS, Taggerscript, Tap, Tcl, Tex, Thrift, Tp, Twig, Typescript, Vala, Vbnet, Vbscript, Vbscript Html, Verilog, Vhdl, Vim, X86Asm, Xl, Xml, Xquery, Yaml, Zephir # Supported Themes Agate, Arduino Light, A11y Dark, A11y Light, An old hope, Arta, Ascetic, Atelier Cave Dark, Atelier Cave Light, Atelier Dune Dark, Atelier Dune Light, Atelier Estuary Dark, Atelier Estuary Light, Atelier Forest Dark, Atelier Forest Light, Atelier Heath Dark, Atelier Heath Light, Atelier Lakeside Dark, Atelier Lakeside Light, Atelier Plateau Dark, Atelier Plateau Light, Atelier Savanna Dark, Atelier Savanna Light, Atelier Seaside Dark, Atelier Seaside Light, Atelier Sulphurpool Dark, Atelier Sulphurpool Light, Atom One Dark Reasonable, Atom One Dark, Atom One Light, Brown Paper, Codepen Embed, Color Brewer, Darcula, Dark, Darkula, Default, Docco, Dracula, Far, Foundation, Github, Github Gist, GML, Googlecode, Grayscale, Gruvbox Dark, Gruvbox Light, Hopscotch, Hybrid, Idea, Ir Black, ISBL Editor Dark, ISBL Editor Light, Kimbie Dark, Kimbie Light, Lightfair, Magula, Mono Blue, Monokai, Monokai Sublime, Nord, Obsidian, Ocean, Paraiso Dark, Paraiso Light, Pojoaque, Purebasic, Qtcreator Dark, Qtcreator Light, Railscasts, Rainbow, Routeros, Shades of Purple, School Book, Solarized Dark, Solarized Light, Sunburst, Tomorrow, Tomorrow Night, Tomorrow Night Blue, Tomorrow Night Bright, Tomorrow Night Eighties, Vs, Vs2015, Xcode, Xt256, Zenburn # Supported document - Microsoft Office documents - .doc, .ppt., .xls, .docx, .xlsx, .pptx - Apple Pages、Numbers、Keynote - PDF、RTF、RTFD、MHT、Markdown - Common media format # Please send to us your feedback at aidevjoe@gmail.com

Screenshots

Ulearn4 screens
Socode4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ulearn at Free against Socode's $4.99. Ulearn also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (236 vs 15). Socode's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, review sentiment 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

Ulearn is free to download; Socode costs $4.99 up front. Ulearn sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Socode asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ulearn holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ulearn has 236 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of Ulearn's written reviews are positive against 73% of Socode's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ulearn ships an update every 5 days, Socode every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Ulearn versus Socode: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUlearnSocode
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.6 (236 ratings) — better4.4 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews68.3% of reviews72.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings236 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size148 MB19 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer景元 肖Huizhou Jiqu Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Ulearn

All ratings236 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral2.1%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive68.3%
Neutral14.6%
Negative17.1%

Socode

All ratings15 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral6.1%
Negative21.2%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Ulearn

Subscriptions2
  • Ulearn Monthly Member$0.991 Month
  • Ulearn Annual Membership$7.991 Year
One-time3
  • File encryption$2.99
  • Block Ads$2.99
  • Longest Member$9.99
None

Socode

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ulearn free?
Ulearn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Socode free?
Socode costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ulearn or Socode?
Ulearn is rated higher. Ulearn averages 4.6 out of 5 from 236 ratings, while Socode averages 4.4 from 15 ratings.
Do Ulearn or Socode have ads?
Ulearn shows ads; Socode does not.
Which is updated more often, Ulearn or Socode?
Ulearn ships an update every 5 days, and Socode every 3 weeks. Most recently, Ulearn was updated on September 21, 2026 and Socode on September 20, 2026.

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