Comparison

Perl IDE Fresh Edition vs LispPad Go

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

Head to head
About

Perl IDE Fresh Edition

This application simplifies learning and coding for Perl. It offers grammar highlighting, direct code execution for testing, and practical functions for efficient use. The app integrates learning, coding, compiling, and sharing into a single, user-friendly platform.

Highlights
  • Grammar highlighting
  • Direct code execution
  • Code compilation
  • Code sharing
  • Integrated learning environment
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 Perl 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

LispPad Go

This app is a lightweight development environment for writing and running Scheme code on iOS. It features a Scheme interpreter, a console for interaction, and a text editor with syntax highlighting and smart indentation. It supports R7RS standard Scheme with a wide range of libraries, including iOS-specific ones.

Highlights
  • Integrated Scheme interpreter
  • Read-eval-print loop console
  • Syntax highlighting text editor
  • R7RS standard Scheme support
  • iOS-specific libraries
  • Hygienic macros
  • Full numerical tower support
Features
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LispPad Go is a simple, lightweight, integrated development environment for developing and running Scheme code on iOS. The language supported by LispPad Go is based on the R7RS standard of the Scheme programming language. LispPad Go provides the following components: • A fully integrated Scheme interpreter • A console with a read-eval-print loop to interact with the interpreter • A text editor for writing Scheme code, supporting syntax highlighting, smart indentation, parenthesis matching, etc. • A large range of libraries, including iOS-specific libraries e.g. for networking, graphics, audio, databases, archival, text processing, etc. • Support for the Shortcuts app, allowing the execution of LispPad programs as standalone applications The Scheme dialect supported by LispPad Go provides the following features: • R7RS-compliant libraries • Hygienic macros based on syntax-rules • First-class environments • call/cc, dynamic-wind and exceptions • Dynamically-scoped parameters • Multiple return values • Delayed execution via promises and streams • Support for the full numerical tower consisting of arbitrary size integers, rationals, real numbers, and inexact complex numbers. • Unicode strings and characters • Vectors and bytevectors • Text and binary ports • R7RS-compliant extensible records • R6RS-compliant hashtables and enumerations • Threads

Screenshots

Perl IDE Fresh Edition4 screens
LispPad Go4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LispPad Go at none against Perl IDE Fresh Edition's 1. LispPad Go also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). Perl IDE Fresh Edition's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Perl IDE Fresh Edition sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LispPad Go asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Perl IDE Fresh Edition against 4.9 for LispPad Go. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 37 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Perl IDE Fresh Edition's written reviews are positive against 96% of LispPad Go's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Perl IDE Fresh Edition ships an update every 8 months, LispPad Go every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Perl IDE Fresh Edition versus LispPad Go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPerl IDE Fresh EditionLispPad Go
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (19 ratings) — better4.9 (37 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better96.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1937 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB128 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer小文 黄Matthias Zenger

Customer experience

Perl IDE Fresh Edition

All ratings18 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

LispPad Go

All ratings37 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive96.3%
Neutral3.7%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Perl IDE Fresh Edition

One-time1
  • Convenient functions$2.99
None

LispPad Go

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Perl IDE Fresh Edition free?
Perl IDE Fresh Edition is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LispPad Go free?
LispPad Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Perl IDE Fresh Edition or LispPad Go?
Perl IDE Fresh Edition is rated higher. Perl IDE Fresh Edition averages 4.9 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while LispPad Go averages 4.9 from 37 ratings.
Do Perl IDE Fresh Edition or LispPad Go have ads?
Neither Perl IDE Fresh Edition nor LispPad Go shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Perl IDE Fresh Edition or LispPad Go?
Perl IDE Fresh Edition ships an update every 8 months, and LispPad Go every 2 months. Most recently, Perl IDE Fresh Edition was updated on October 24, 2026 and LispPad Go on October 30, 2026.

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