LibTerm vs Python3 Charm
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LibTerm
This app provides a powerful command-line interface for iOS devices, enabling users to run various shell commands. It includes tools for coding in C, Python, and Lua, and allows for text file editing with syntax highlighting.
- Command line interface
- Coding in C, Python, Lua
- Text file editor
- Syntax highlighting
- Install third-party commands
- Run C code
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LibTerm is a command line interface for iPhone and iPad. Includes what you need for coding C programs! Commands: ls, lli, ifconfig, ping, readlink, id, chmod, clang, telnet, host, du, link, dig, egrep, bc, date, gzip, nslookup, python2, fgrep, mv, python3, md5, say, luac, ssh-keygen, xargs, diff, cd, tee, chksum, lua, touch, dc, tar, chflags, rm, sort, uniq, awk, printenv, chgrp, find, mkdir, tail, df, pwd, opt, chown, gunzip, compress, llvm-link, nc, uptime, sed, setenv, stat, uname, sum, head, wc, cat, echo, unsetenv, unlink, pbpaste, rmdir, uncompress, curl, ln, cp, whoami, rlogin, tr, env, whois, pbcopy, python, grep, nm, jsc, clear, sh, help, exit, open, package, edit Edit text files and code with a graphical editor and syntax highlighting with the 'edit' command. Not enough commands? You can code your own scripts with Python 2.7, Python 3.7, Lua 5.3, install third party commands or even compile and run C code with the 'clang' and 'lli' commands!
Python3 Charm
This app allows you to develop and run Python 3 code on your mobile device. It includes a basic Python environment, code highlighting, and support for PyPI modules. Learn machine learning, deep learning, and data science with built-in courses.
- Python 3 execution on mobile
- Code highlighting
- PyPI module support with pip
- Machine learning & deep learning courses
- Console output and input
- Customizable themes and font size
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Python3 Charm is a software development tool that supports and runs Python3 on mobile devices, with built-in integration of Python basic environment. Professional mobile phone programming development software. Rich in programming foundation, machine learning, deep learning, data science and other courses. Function introduction: Code highlight, more intuitive Support split screen display in horizontal screen mode Console output and input, support the output of specific error stack information Theme and font size settings, moving cursor, easy to read, easy to operate Support PyPI module, built-in integrated pip function ------------------------------------------------ Python3 Charm Advanced Version: 【Unlimited code runs】 【Unlimited use of PyPI function】 【Unlimited use of modules】 【Support custom theme setting】 【Continuous access to more advanced functions】 Support free trial for 3 days. After the trial period, this subscription will be renewed automatically for $[4.49]/month unless you actively close or cancel the subscription. You will be charged in your local currency at the prevailing exchange rate as defined by iTunes .The account will confirm and charge you for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Payment will be deducted from iTunes account upon confirmation of subscription. You can cancel your subscription at any time. You can cancel it at least 24 hours before the trial period or the end of the subscription period to avoid deduction. Any unused part of the trial period after payment will be discarded. After purchase, you can go to the AppStore account settings to manage or cancel your subscription. Privacy policy: https://phoenixlab.ltd/protocols/en/PrivacyStatement.html Terms of Use: https://phoenixlab.ltd/protocols/en/TermsOfUse.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LibTerm at none against Python3 Charm's 1. LibTerm also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (70% vs 52%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Python3 Charm sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.49 per month. LibTerm asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for LibTerm against 4.4 for Python3 Charm. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 804 and 303 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of LibTerm's written reviews are positive against 52% of Python3 Charm's.
LibTerm ships an update every 8 days, Python3 Charm every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LibTerm | Python3 Charm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (804 ratings) — better | 4.4 (303 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.4% of reviews — better | 52.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 804 — better | 303 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 428 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Develobile S.p.A. | Phoenix Lab Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
LibTerm
Python3 Charm
User reviews
LibTerm
From 804 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Basic UNIX command line utilities
- 🚀 Handy Command Utility
- 👍 Excellent
- 👍 Simply awesome
- 👍 Brilliant!
Room to improve
- 🐛 Not awesome
- 🐛 400+ MB App size
- 🐛 Странно.
- 🐛 Potential but disappointing with the usability
- 🐛 Limited feature set
Python3 Charm
From 303 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Good for learning Python
- 👍 Great code editor
- 👍 Suitable for programmers switching to Python
- 👍 Perfect
- 👍 Very good app
Room to improve
- 💰 Requires payment for full use
- 💰 Limited free usage
- 💰 Expensive subscription
- 💰 Money grab
- 💰 Useless without premium
Bugs and requests
LibTerm
Reported bugs
5 issues- SSH complains about keys when the remote machine does not require key auth
- Can't even do simple ssh on iOS 16
- Can't ssh, port option doesn't work, and if only it were possible to cd into private/mobile/Applications
- When attempting to append a file (cat test.txt >> sort.txt) it reads the second > as the file name and creates a file called > instead of appending the second file in the command
- Bus Error after ~10 DNS DIG queries
Requested features
10 requests- Странно. Можно добавить?
- Add git clone
- Please add nano
- Please add pip
- Please add bash
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- Please add traceroute
- Please add GCC/Clang support
- Please add more commands like natmask, natstat
- Please add dark theme
- Please add ability to install PyPi modules and pip
Python3 Charm
Reported bugs
5 issues- Cannot download many libraries
- Syntax highlighting issues
- App crashes on startup
- Numpy library not working
- Cannot share code to other sites
Requested features
5 requests- Import/export local files
- Add more free features
- More libraries available
- Explanation/tutorial for complex app
- API or source code library for Python
In-app purchases
LibTerm
No in-app purchases
Python3 Charm
- Python3 Charm Advanced Version3 Days trial$4.491 Month
Questions
Is LibTerm free?
Is Python3 Charm free?
Which has better reviews, LibTerm or Python3 Charm?
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