Comparison

PHP IDE For Web Fresh Edition vs PHP Recipes

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

Head to head
About

PHP IDE For Web Fresh Edition

This application simplifies learning and coding for PHP. It offers grammar highlighting, direct code execution for testing, and a range of practical functions. Learn, code, compile, and share your PHP projects efficiently.

Highlights
  • Grammar highlighting
  • Direct code execution
  • Rich practical functions
  • Code compilation
  • Code sharing
Features
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* * * * * Grammar highlights the learning materials to make learning easier. * * * * * Directly run code examples make it easier for you to test. * * * * * Rich and practical functions make it easier for you to use. This is our PHP learning application. Set learning, coding, compiling, sharing code in one. Efficient learning, happy test, easy operation. Everything is in the mastery... Come and try it!!!!!!!

About

PHP Recipes

Access a curated collection of standard PHP and SQL code examples for quick reference. This app provides tested, ready-to-use "recipes" to save developers time, and is useful for exam preparation and interviews. All content is available offline and searchable.

Highlights
  • Directory of PHP and SQL operations
  • Tested code "recipes"
  • Offline access
  • Quick search by code or topic
  • Useful for exams and interviews
  • Cross-platform iOS and MacOS support
Features
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Tap Run and the real output appears right under the code, so you know what it does before it goes into your project. No PHP to install, no IDE, no setup, no account. 360+ short examples, one task each. Over 95% run on PHP 8.5. You know what you need, but not the exact syntax: • How do I pass values into an SQL query without concatenating strings? • How do I add a month to a date? • How do I build a random string from a given set of characters? Each has a working example here. • 21 sections, including arrays, classes and interfaces, enums, closures, exception handling, regular expressions, files, JSON and XML, databases, algorithms, and design patterns. • What changed from PHP 7.0 to 8.4, with before-and-after code: match expressions, named arguments, constructor property promotion, readonly properties, property hooks. • Reference, 150+ entries: keywords, magic methods, superglobals, and functions for strings, arrays, and files. Tap a word in the code to look it up. • 200+ SQL queries: JOIN, GROUP BY, subqueries, window functions; more than half run on a practice database. • Search looks inside the code: type array_map to find every example that uses it. • Edit an example and run your version, or write your own. • Works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. • Everything except running code works offline. Free version: 200+ PHP examples and 120+ SQL queries, the full reference, and 12 runs and 12 edits a day (PHP and SQL runs share one limit). Full version: all examples and queries, unlimited edits and examples of your own, and up to 30 PHP and 80 SQL runs a day. One-time purchase, no subscription. Built by a developer for developers. The project behind it has been in active development since 2015.

Screenshots

PHP IDE For Web Fresh Edition4 screens
PHP Recipes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PHP Recipes at 100% against PHP IDE For Web Fresh Edition's 67%. PHP Recipes also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). PHP IDE For Web Fresh Edition's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (12 vs 3). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PHP IDE For Web Fresh Edition sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PHP Recipes sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PHP Recipes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of PHP IDE For Web Fresh Edition's written reviews are positive against 100% of PHP Recipes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PHP IDE For Web Fresh Edition ships an update every 2 months, PHP Recipes every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PHP IDE For Web Fresh Edition versus PHP Recipes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPHP IDE For Web Fresh EditionPHP Recipes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (12 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB7 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer小文 黄Fedor Obraztsov

Customer experience

PHP IDE For Web Fresh Edition

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

PHP Recipes

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PHP IDE For Web Fresh Edition

One-time1
  • Convenient functions$2.99
4 purchases

PHP Recipes

One-time4
  • Оperations with example$0.99
  • PHP Samples$0.99
  • SQL queries$0.99
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  • Full version (no restrictions)$2.99

Questions

Is PHP IDE For Web Fresh Edition free?
PHP IDE For Web Fresh Edition is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PHP Recipes free?
PHP Recipes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PHP IDE For Web Fresh Edition or PHP Recipes?
PHP Recipes is rated higher. PHP IDE For Web Fresh Edition averages 4.8 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while PHP Recipes averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do PHP IDE For Web Fresh Edition or PHP Recipes have ads?
Neither PHP IDE For Web Fresh Edition nor PHP Recipes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PHP IDE For Web Fresh Edition or PHP Recipes?
PHP IDE For Web Fresh Edition ships an update every 2 months, and PHP Recipes every 6 months. Most recently, PHP IDE For Web Fresh Edition was updated on October 26, 2026 and PHP Recipes on October 27, 2026.

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