Comparison

JavaScript Recipes vs CodePad+ Code Editor

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

Head to head
About

JavaScript Recipes

Learn programming with curated code recipes for JavaScript and SQL. Find ready-to-use solutions for common tasks, ideal for beginners and professionals. Access examples offline and search quickly.

Highlights
  • Learn programming with code recipes
  • JavaScript examples
  • SQL examples
  • Ready-to-use tested code
  • Quick search
  • Offline access
  • Cross-platform iOS and macOS
Features
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An everyday JavaScript reference, from strings and collections to async work and design patterns. Every example comes with an explanation, and most of them run. • 23 sections: basic types, arrays and collections, classes, files, serialization, functions and arrow expressions, exceptions, regular expressions, async operations, databases, algorithms, design patterns. • Run in the app: the example actually runs and the output appears under the code. Needs an internet connection. • What changed in new versions: 10 sections from ES2015 to ES2024, with the old and the new code side by side. • Keyword and function reference: over 170 articles, open in full, with no daily limit. • SQL alongside: over 200 queries against a live practice database (JOIN, GROUP BY, subqueries, data types). • Edit examples and add your own; they stay in the app and are always at hand. • Search looks inside the code itself, not just the titles: remember a fragment and you will find the example. • Everything except running works offline. No account needed. WHAT THE FREE VERSION INCLUDES 12 runs and 12 edits a day; the counter resets every morning. The keyword reference is open without limits. Up to 5 examples of your own. The full version unlocks every example, lifts the daily limits and raises the run limit to 30 a day. One purchase, no subscription. Built by a developer for developers. In active development since 2015.

About

CodePad+ Code Editor

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CodePad+ is a native text and code editor for iPhone and iPad. Keep several documents open in tabs, browse folders from Files, and work with a focused editor built for touch and hardware keyboards. EDIT COMFORTABLY • Syntax coloring for common programming languages • Line numbers, word wrap, font size controls, and light or dark appearance • Smart indentation, paired brackets and quotes, line comments, and per-tab undo FIND AND FORMAT • Find and replace with case-sensitive, whole-word, and regular-expression options • Built-in JSON and XML formatting • Encoding and line-ending controls KEEP YOUR WORK SAFE • Open and save documents through Files • Local recovery of open tabs and unsaved edits • Detection of changes made to a file outside the app CodePad+ does not require an account and contains no ads or analytics. Documents stay on your device or with the storage provider you select in Files. CodePad+ edits source code; it does not compile or execute it. Custom macOS shell-script formatters are not supported on iOS.

Screenshots

JavaScript Recipes4 screens
CodePad+ Code Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CodePad+ Code Editor at none against JavaScript Recipes's 5. CodePad+ Code Editor also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. JavaScript Recipes sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. CodePad+ Code Editor asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JavaScript Recipes ships an update every 2 months, CodePad+ Code Editor weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
JavaScript Recipes versus CodePad+ Code Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJavaScript RecipesCodePad+ Code Editor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (95 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings95 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFedor ObraztsovAbdulrhman Alhoshani

In-app purchases

5 purchases

JavaScript Recipes

One-time5
  • Оperations with example$0.99
  • Unlock the paid topics$0.99
  • JavaScript Samples$0.99
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  • SQL queries$0.99
  • Pro Version – Unlimited$2.99
None

CodePad+ Code Editor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is JavaScript Recipes free?
JavaScript Recipes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CodePad+ Code Editor free?
CodePad+ Code Editor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do JavaScript Recipes or CodePad+ Code Editor have ads?
Neither JavaScript Recipes nor CodePad+ Code Editor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, JavaScript Recipes or CodePad+ Code Editor?
JavaScript Recipes ships an update every 2 months, and CodePad+ Code Editor weekly. Most recently, JavaScript Recipes was updated on October 30, 2026 and CodePad+ Code Editor on October 29, 2026.

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