CodeSnack IDE vs Carnets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CodeSnack IDE
This mobile IDE allows you to write, run, and deploy code on your device. It offers AI-powered features for project creation, bug fixing, and code explanation, supporting 18 programming languages and various project templates.
- AI-generated project creation
- Smart bug detection and fixes
- Code explanation and Q&A
- Write and run code like on PC/Mac
- Develop web and mobile apps
- Install dependencies via Linux terminal
- Supports 18 programming languages
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A real IDE on your phone and tablet, with an AI Agent that works inside your own Cloud Container. Ask the Agent for a change. It edits, runs and tests. You review every step and Undo any Task. Write, run and debug in 18 languages, in a Linux terminal that installs anything. Start from a Template or an example, keep your Projects on every device. AI AGENT Describe the task. The Agent edits your files, runs the code and fixes what breaks, inside your Cloud Container, where you see every file and every command. Build does the work. Plan writes the steps first. Teach me coaches you while you write the code yourself. Hold the mic and say the task. Get a notification when a Task is done or needs you. Generate a whole Project from one description. PLAN FIRST, UNDO ANY TASK Read the plan before the Agent touches a file. Every Task is one Undo away. CODE EDITOR AND RUN Open a file, press Run, read the console. The compiler or interpreter for your language is already installed. Autocompletion and linting come from real language servers. A REAL LINUX TERMINAL Ubuntu with apt, npm, pip and whatever else you install. It stays installed in your Cloud Container. PROJECTS AND TEMPLATES 50+ Templates: React, Vue, Svelte, Next.js, Express, Django, Laravel, Ionic, React Native, Blazor, and a plain starter for every language. PREVIEW Run a web Project and open it in the in-app Browser, with Pro. GIT Clone, commit, push and pull, with Pro. LEARN BY EXAMPLE 1,600+ runnable examples, 1,000+ of them free. Open one, run it, change it, or ask the Agent to teach you. ON EVERY DEVICE A hardware keyboard with VS Code, IntelliJ and Xcode Keymaps. A tablet layout with panels you arrange. Your Projects live in one Cloud Container, so you pick up where you left off on a phone, a tablet or in a web browser. 18 LANGUAGES Java, Python, C, C++, C#, Dart, JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP, Shell, Swift, Ruby, Go, Kotlin, Lua, Haskell, Rust, Scala. FREE, PRO AND CREDITS Free: the code editor, Run, the Linux terminal with package installs, 1,000+ examples, the free Templates, the Agent on the Standard model with 100 Starter credits, and Generate with AI Agent. Pro: a Cloud Container with up to 4 vCPU, 4 GB RAM and 8 GB disk (4× the free one), Docker, GUI apps over VNC, the in-app Browser, Git, SFTP upload, keyboard toolbar customization, two more editor themes, every example and every Template, 500 credits a month and the Smart model. Credits: Agent Tasks spend credits. Every account gets 100 Starter credits once, Pro adds 500 a month, and credit Packs are sold in the app. Bring your own API key and Tasks on it spend no credits. Terms of Service: https://www.codesnack-ide.com/terms-of-services Privacy Policy: https://www.codesnack-ide.com/privacy-policy Discord: https://discord.gg/FKmzpuqUnZ
Carnets
This app offers a standalone Jupyter notebook environment for creating and running code snippets, combining them with text and Markdown. It includes pre-installed scientific packages and allows for offline use, making it ideal for education and research.
- Standalone Jupyter notebook implementation
- Embedded Python interpreter
- Offline functionality
- Pre-installed scientific packages
- Supports Jupyterlab
- Package installation via %pip
- Notebook sharing and opening
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Jupyter notebooks are a powerful tool used in education and research. You can write small snippets of Python code and observe the result on screen, combine with paragraphs of text, using Markdown. Carnets provides a complete, stand-alone, implementation of Jupyter notebooks. Everything runs on your device, using the embedded Python interpreter; you do not need an internet connection. You can chose between Jupyter notebooks and the more advance Jupyterlab using Settings. Numpy, Sympy, Matplotlib, Pandas, lxml, bokeh, nbextensions (including ipywidgets) and many other packages are pre-installed. To see the full list of installed packages, type "%pip list" in a code window. You can add more packages using "%pip install packageName", but only if they are pure Python. If you need scipy, seaborn or scikit-learn, please use our other App, "Carnets - Jupyter (with scipy)". You can share your notebooks with other apps and also open notebooks or directories managed by other apps. Partial list of installed packages: astropy, babel, bokeh, cryptography, cvxopt, Fiona, geopandas, geopy, lxml, matplotlib, numpy, openCV, pandas, pillow, pyFFTW, pyproj, rasterio, regex, shapely, sympy, wordcloud.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Carnets at none against CodeSnack IDE's 12. Carnets also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 68%). CodeSnack IDE's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 321). On price, rating, ads and chart position 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. CodeSnack IDE sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Carnets asks for nothing beyond the download.
Carnets holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.6K and 321 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of CodeSnack IDE's written reviews are positive against 78% of Carnets's.
CodeSnack IDE ships an update every 6 days, Carnets monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CodeSnack IDE | Carnets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.6K ratings) | 4.6 (321 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.4% of reviews | 78.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 321 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #136 | #94 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 1.4 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Mobibean, LLC | Nicolas Holzschuch |
Customer experience
CodeSnack IDE
Carnets
User reviews
CodeSnack IDE
From 1.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Excellent IDE for mobile
- 🚀 Smooth and fast performance
- 💡 Supports multiple programming languages
- 👍 Great for beginners and quick coding
- 👍 Organized and user-friendly interface
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🔒 Limited functionality without subscription
- 🔋 Drains battery quickly
- 🔒 Aggressive monetization tactics
- 🐛 Inconsistent library and file management
Carnets
From 321 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Excellent app for coding on iPad
- 👍 Convenient for learning and coding on the go
- 🚀 Works just like Jupyter Notebook on desktop
- 👍 Helpful for self-learning Python
- 👍 Useful for data science and machine learning
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and stability issues
- 🔋 Battery drain and overheating
- 🔒 Unauthorized access to photo library
- 🐛 Issues with importing certain libraries like SciPy and Scikit-learn
Bugs and requests
CodeSnack IDE
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to paste into terminal
- Screens randomly darkening
- Incompatibility issues with certain devices and OS versions
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between apps
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for more programming languages
- Improve offline functionality and local file storage
- Implement better version control and GitHub integration
- Allow more customization options for themes and settings
- Enhance terminal and console functionality
Carnets
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes and freezes
- Issues with saving and loading notebooks
- Problems with running scripts and notebooks
- Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for SciPy, Scikit-learn, and other scientific computing libraries
- Improve file management and integration with cloud storage services
- Implement split-screen or multi-window support
- Add more keyboard shortcuts and customization options
- Improve error handling and provide more detailed error messages
In-app purchases
CodeSnack IDE
- Pro$4.991 Month
- Pro (monthly)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Core$4.991 Month
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- Advanced$15.991 Month
- Ultimate$19.991 Month
- Premium (6 months)$29.996 Months
- Pro (annual, introductory)$29.991 Year
- Premium (annual)$39.991 Year
- Pro (annual limited offer)$39.991 Year
- Core$44.991 Year
- Pro (annual)7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Advanced$143.991 Year
Carnets
No in-app purchases






