Comparison

Socode vs View Selection Source

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

Head to head
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

About

View Selection Source

Features
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This app provides tools for you to view a web page's full source and html source of your selection. First you need to enter the website url, then tap "full source" tab to view the full html source of the website. If you select anything in the web page, you can tap "selection source" to view the html source code of your selection. You can edit the source code and see html preview of the source code in the bottom panel. You can search for a keyword the app will highlight all occurances and you navigate up and down to the desired position. In addition, the app provides a web browser (Safari, etc) extension. You can browse the website on your web browser, tap "share" button and choose "view selection source" extension. The extension will show the full source code or selection source in a new screen. ● Basic features: - View full source, selection source - Search by keyword - Edit source and Html preview - Safari extension ● If you want to give feedback, please use the feedback feature in the settings

Screenshots

Socode4 screens
View Selection Source4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Socode at every 3 weeks against View Selection Source's every 42 months. View Selection Source's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $4.99). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

Socode costs $4.99 and View Selection Source $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Socode ships an update every 3 weeks, View Selection Source every 42 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Socode versus View Selection Source: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSocodeView Selection Source
Price$4.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.4 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 42 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB76 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperHuizhou Jiqu Technology Co., Ltd.Huong Nguyen

In-app purchases

None

Socode

No in-app purchases

None

View Selection Source

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Socode free?
Socode costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is View Selection Source free?
View Selection Source costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Socode or View Selection Source have ads?
Neither Socode nor View Selection Source shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Socode or View Selection Source?
Socode ships an update every 3 weeks, and View Selection Source every 42 months. Most recently, Socode was updated on September 20, 2026 and View Selection Source on September 11, 2026.

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