Comparison

C# Recipes vs Adaptivity (C)

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

Head to head
About

C# Recipes

Learn programming with ready-to-use code recipes for C# and SQL. Find tested solutions quickly for common tasks, aiding exam preparation and daily development.

Highlights
  • C# code recipes
  • SQL code recipes
  • Database query examples
  • Code search functionality
  • Offline access
  • Exam and interview preparation tool
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• Learn programming with the best code recipes. • C#: - How to get a substring? - How to declare a generalized method? - How to perform a database query? • SQL: - How to combine multiple tables in a single query? - How to sort the result of grouping data? - What types of data are available in SQL Server? • The best examples of code from books and specific Internet resources are selected in the app. Finding a good solution on the Internet can take hours of work. Ready-to-use and tested “recipes” for code are included in the application. • The app is an excellent tool for preparing for exams or interviews. It helps you understand the typical tasks you might encounter. • One app for iOS and macOS. Buy it once and use it on your phone, tablet, or computer. • Quick search for the correct example by code or topic name. • All the examples in the app are available offline. You can use the app even if there's no internet connection. • As a developer, I use this app when I need to quickly remember how to solve a task in SQL or C#. If you can help translate the app into your language, please let me know by email. In the application, some examples are available for an additional fee (approximately 45%).

About

Adaptivity (C)

Visualize layout elements like Size Classes, margins, and safe areas on devices. See how these adapt to orientation and Dynamic Type changes. This free version offers core features for developers and designers.

Highlights
  • Visualize Size Classes and margins
  • Adapt to orientation and Dynamic Type
  • View layout on real devices
  • Toggle status bar and navigation bar
  • Share snapshot images
  • Dark appearance support
Features
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Adaptivity is an invaluable tool for developers and designers. Use it to visualize how Size Classes and margins for layout, readable content and the safe area look on real devices and how they change with respect to orientation and Dynamic Type size changes. This free version has reduced features. TESTIMONIALS • “Adaptivity is not just highly recommended – it’s essential” — Paul Hudson, Hacking With Swift article “8 essential apps for iOS developers”, 30th March 2020. • “It's a very, very good tool as a reference for both developers and designers” — Gui Rambo, Stacktrace podcast episode #77, 1st April 2020. • “I'm not trying to spend your money, but to me this is a no-brainer” — Sean Allen YouTube video “Indie Dev Apps”, 12th April 2020. MAIN FEATURES • Only supports iPhone to visualize how an iPhone‑only app appears on iPad. • Visualize sizes for full view, layout margins, readable content guide and safe area layout guide. • Sizes displayed in points or pixels. • Regular or large navigation bar titles. • Toggle status bar and navigation bar/toolbar/tab bar visibility. • Activity View Controller for sharing a snapshot image of each view. • Dark appearance support (requires iOS/iPadOS 13 or later). • Setting to force right-to-left layout. • Handoff actions from Adaptivity (C) on one device to Adaptivity (A) on another. OTHER VIEWS • Popover, Form/Page Sheet, Full Screen and Automatic modal presentations. • Customise Sheet Presentations on iOS/iPadOS 15 or later. • Tab Bar Controller • Class style Split View Controller. • Dynamic Type styles for the current Content Size Category. The full version of the app, Adaptivity (A), includes many more features: • Table View Controller. • Double and triple column style Split View Controllers (requires iOS/iPadOS 14 or later). • Keyboard Dodging and Custom Keyboard. • Safe Area Layout Guide. • Explore Pointer Interaction (requires iPadOS 13.4 or later and a trackpad or mouse). • Explore System Colors. • Explore System Fonts. • Explore System Images (requires iOS/iPadOS 13 or later). Choose which SF Symbols data set to view, configure rendering modes and much more. • Explore System Materials (requires iOS/iPadOS 13 or later). • Keyboard shortcuts. • Keyboard navigation (requires iPadOS 15 or later). • Home Screen Quick Actions (requires iOS/iPadOS 13 or later). • Siri shortcut with custom response UI. • Handoff support. • External display support. • Pre- and post-iOS 14 style Widgets to show layout. • iOS 14 style Widgets to show random System Images. • iOS 14 style Widgets to show Dynamic Type text styles. • iOS 16 lock screen Widgets to show layout. • iOS 16 lock screen Widgets to show random System Images. • Notification Content Extension. • Watch App. • iMessage App. Note: Adaptivity (A) supports multiple windows on iPadOS 13 or later. On earlier iOS versions, Adaptivity (A) and (B) must be downloaded to run Adaptivity twice using iPad multitasking. Adaptivity (A) is a universal purchase and includes a Mac Catalyst version of the app. Buying one allows the other to be downloaded at no extra cost using the same Apple ID. Adaptivity (C) has the same reduced features as Adaptivity (B) but only supports iPhone. Use it to visualize how an iPhone‑only app appears on iPad. For more information see https://hacknicity.com/adaptivity

Screenshots

C# Recipes4 screens
Adaptivity (C)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Adaptivity (C) at none against C# Recipes's 5. Adaptivity (C) also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. C# Recipes sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Adaptivity (C) asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Adaptivity (C) holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of C# Recipes's written reviews are positive against 100% of Adaptivity (C)'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

C# Recipes ships an update every 3 months, Adaptivity (C) every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and August 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
C# Recipes versus Adaptivity (C): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterC# RecipesAdaptivity (C)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFedor ObraztsovGeoff Hackworth

Customer experience

C# Recipes

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Adaptivity (C)

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

C# Recipes

One-time5
  • Оperations with example$0.99
  • Unlock the paid topics$0.99
  • C# Samples$0.99
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  • SQL queries$0.99
  • Full version$2.99
None

Adaptivity (C)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is C# Recipes free?
C# Recipes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Adaptivity (C) free?
Adaptivity (C) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, C# Recipes or Adaptivity (C)?
Adaptivity (C) is rated higher. C# Recipes averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Adaptivity (C) averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do C# Recipes or Adaptivity (C) have ads?
Neither C# Recipes nor Adaptivity (C) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, C# Recipes or Adaptivity (C)?
C# Recipes ships an update every 3 months, and Adaptivity (C) every 2 months. Most recently, C# Recipes was updated on September 16, 2026 and Adaptivity (C) on August 24, 2026.

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