Coder's Companion_ vs GenerationTree
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Coder's Companion_
This app provides developers with essential tools for design and character reference. It features a color picker with RGB values, the ability to extract RGB from image pixels, a comprehensive font list, and a searchable Unicode character directory.
- Adjustable color picker with RGB values
- Extract RGB from image pixels
- Searchable font name list
- 100,000+ Unicode characters
- Numbered and searchable character list
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Coder's Companion_ is the perfect app for anyone working in application, software or web development. It offers: - A fully adjustable Color Picker to help find that perfect color and see its RGB values. -The ability to get RGB color values from individual pixels in an image. - A list of all the font names, from 'AcademyEngravedLetPlain' to 'Zapfino', to easily search, find and view any and all fonts you might need. -And, last but not least, a numbered, searchable, scrollable list of all 100,000+ Unicode Characters! And, best of all, it's free! Supports iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch
GenerationTree
Visualize your family tree with ease. Input names and add parents to automatically generate a comprehensive chart of relationships, from great-grandparents to nth cousins.
- Automatic relationship analysis
- Extensive relationship types
- Simple name-based input
- Visual family tree display
- Supports multiple generations
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GenerationTree displays family relationships. The only required input is the name of each person. As the parents of each person are added, family relationships are analyzed and added. Relationships include Great... Grandparents, Great... Grand Uncles and Aunts, Grandparents, Grand Uncles and Aunts, Parents, Uncles and Aunts, Siblings, Children, Nieces and Nephews, Grand Nieces and Nephews, Great... Grand Nieces and Nephews, Cousins, nth Cousins x times removed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Coder's Companion_ at 4.6 against GenerationTree's 1.0. Coder's Companion_ also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Coder's Companion_ holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Coder's Companion_ has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Coder's Companion_ ships an update every 3 weeks, GenerationTree every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Coder's Companion_ | GenerationTree |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (9 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ethan Glick | Philip Brothers |
Customer experience
Coder's Companion_
GenerationTree
In-app purchases
Coder's Companion_
No in-app purchases
GenerationTree
No in-app purchases
