# Python3 IDE Fresh Edition vs Carnets

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Carnets at none against Python3 IDE Fresh Edition's 1. Python3 IDE Fresh Edition's advantage is chart position (#195 vs unranked) and ratings volume (426 vs 87). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Python3 IDE Fresh Edition sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Carnets asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Python3 IDE Fresh Edition against 4.6 for Carnets. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 426 and 87 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Python3 IDE Fresh Edition's written reviews are positive against 82% of Carnets's.

Python3 IDE Fresh Edition ships an update every 5 weeks, Carnets every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Python3 IDE Fresh Edition | Carnets |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.5 (426 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/python3-ide-fresh-edition/id1397406775/reviews) | **[4.6 (87 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/carnets-jupyter-with-scipy/id1559497253/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **426** | 87 |
| Positive reviews | **87.8% of reviews** | 81.5% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 5 weeks** | Every 6 weeks |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Best chart rank | **#195** | — |
| Size | 497 MB | 2.1 GB |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [小文 黄](https://appshunter.io/developer/490328393) | [Nicolas Holzschuch](https://appshunter.io/developer/1450994948) |

## What reviewers say

### Python3 IDE Fresh Edition

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/python3-ide-fresh-edition/id1397406775)

**Currently charting:** #195 Top Free · Developer Tools (US App Store)

Learn, code, run, and debug Python 3.13 scripts directly on your iOS device. This app provides a comprehensive environment with essential libraries pre-installed, making it easy to test and share your code.

**Highlights:** Learn Python 3.13, Code and run scripts, Debug Python code, Share Python scripts, Includes popular libraries (OpenCV, NumPy, Pandas), Grammar highlighting, Direct code execution

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Convenient functions | $3.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Great app, doesn't ask for money
- 👍 Fantastic, everything already installed
- 👍 Best of the best
- 👍 Awesome
- 👍 Excellent, works fast with a convenient interface

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Debug mode can't be turned off
- 🐛 Some libraries can't be installed
- 🐛 Font is annoying
- 🐛 Doesn't work with Python 3
- 🐛 Doesn't work with f-strings

**Reported bugs**

- Debug mode can't be turned off
- Doesn't work with Python 3
- Doesn't work with f-strings
- Crashes when using certain modules

**Requested features**

- Add more Python modules and libraries
- Update to newer Python version
- Add ability to install custom libraries
- Add dark mode


### Carnets

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/carnets-jupyter-with-scipy/id1559497253)

This app offers a full Jupyter notebook experience on your device, ideal for education and research. It includes scientific computation packages like SciPy and scikit-learn, allowing you to write and run Python code offline. Notebooks can be shared and opened from other applications.

**Highlights:** Offline Jupyter notebook execution, Includes SciPy, scikit-learn, and Seaborn, Embedded Python interpreter, Markdown support for text, Package management with %pip, Notebook sharing and import

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Best python coding app
- 👍 Good app, well organized
- 👍 Comprehensive Python environment
- 👍 Excellent tool for data science on iPad
- 👍 Fantastic, powerful functionality

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Crashes, blank screen, freezes
- 🔋 High battery consumption, heating issues
- 🔍 Some methods/libraries don't work
- 📁 Issues with file access, saving

**Reported bugs**

- Unable to create new notebooks
- Incompatible with older iOS versions
- Line breaking issues with external keyboard

**Requested features**

- Add support for Tensorflow, XGBoost, LightGBM
- Enable running code in .py files
- Improve stability and performance
- Add support for R kernel
- Provide better file management options


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Python3 IDE Fresh Edition free?

Python3 IDE Fresh Edition is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Carnets free?

Carnets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Python3 IDE Fresh Edition or Carnets?

Carnets is rated higher. Python3 IDE Fresh Edition averages 4.5 out of 5 from 426 ratings, while Carnets averages 4.6 from 87 ratings.

### Do Python3 IDE Fresh Edition or Carnets have ads?

Neither Python3 IDE Fresh Edition nor Carnets shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Python3 IDE Fresh Edition or Carnets?

Python3 IDE Fresh Edition ships an update every 5 weeks, and Carnets every 6 weeks. Most recently, Python3 IDE Fresh Edition was updated on September 22, 2026 and Carnets on September 22, 2026.

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