Comparison

Pyto IDE vs REPL

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

Head to head
About

Pyto IDE

This app offers a powerful integrated development environment for Python, C, and C++ on iOS devices. It includes a Python interpreter with extensive libraries, a C/C++ compiler, a terminal, and a code editor with advanced features like code completion and debugging.

Highlights
  • Python 3.10 Interpreter
  • C/C++ Compiler
  • Code Editor with Completion
  • Terminal with UNIX Commands
  • Graphical Interface Builder
  • Debugging Support
  • Shortcuts and Picture in Picture
Features
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Pyto is an IDE for iPhone and iPad with a Python 3.10 Interpreter and all of the standard libraries plus more than 100 third party packages, as well as a C & C++ compiler and bitcode interpreter. Includes a terminal with standard UNIX commands, a code editor with code completion, support for Shortcuts, Picture in Picture, a graphical interface builder and a debugger. * Full version exclusive third party modules * - Cython, cryptography, typed_ast, cv2, _cffi_backend, kiwisolver, matplotlib, numpy, pandas, lxml, Bio, sklearn, skimage, scipy, erfa, pywt, nacl, bcrypt, statsmodels, zmq, regex, gensim, astropy, emd, wasm3, yaml * Built-in UNIX commands * - alias, awk, cat, chflags, chmod, cksum, clang, compress, cp, curl, date, diff, dig, du, egrep, env, fgrep, find, grep, gunzip, gzip, head, host, ifconfig, link, lli, llvm-link, ln, ls, md5, mkdir, mv, nc, nslookup, open, openurl, pbcopy, pbpaste, ping, printenv, pwd, readlink, rlogin, rm, rmdir, say, scp, sed, sftp, sort, ssh, ssh-keygen, stat, sum, tail, tar, tee, telnet, touch, tr, unalias, uname, uncompress, uniq, unlink, uptime, wc, whoami, whois, wol Take advantage system features with the following modules: - pyto_ui - Build an user interface - widgets - Home Screen Widgets - file_system - iOS file system - notifications - Schedule notifications - remote_notifications - Receive remote notifications - background - Run code in background - pasteboard - Clipboard access - userkeys - Save values on disk - sound - Play sounds - music - Access the Apple Music library - photos - Accessing photos and the camera - location - Access user's location - motion - Motion sensors - multipeer - Peer to peer wireless connection - apps - Open third party apps - xcallback - Interact with other apps - sf_symbols - A list of SF Symbols names - watch - Complications and static user interfaces for the Apple Watch

About

REPL

Features
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REPL is a native code runner for Python and JavaScript — built for the AI era. When your favorite AI gives you code, where do you test it? REPL lets you paste code directly from AI conversations, run it instantly, and copy the results back. No laptop required. FEATURES - Native Python 3.11 — Real CPython running locally on your device, not a web interpreter - JavaScript Engine — Powered by iOS JavaScriptCore - Persistent State — Variables survive between runs, like a true REPL - Share Sheet — Send code from any app directly to REPL - History — Access your last 50 code runs - Smart Parsing — Automatically extracts code from markdown fences - Offline — Everything runs locally, no internet needed - Dark Mode — Easy on the eyes BUILT FOR AI WORKFLOWS Copy code from ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or any AI assistant. Paste into REPL. Tap Run. See results. Copy output back to your conversation. Iterate faster than ever. TECHNICAL DETAILS Python: Full CPython 3.11 interpreter embedded natively JavaScript: Apple's JavaScriptCore engine Storage: Code history saved locally Privacy: No data leaves your device

Screenshots

Pyto IDE4 screens
REPL3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: REPL at none against Pyto IDE's 4. Pyto IDE's advantage is chart position (#22 vs unranked) and device support (4 vs 2). On price and ads 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. Pyto IDE sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. REPL asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Pyto IDE versus REPL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPyto IDEREPL
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (995 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews35.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings995 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#22 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size922 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDevelobile S.p.A.Jesus Soledad

Bugs and requests

Pyto IDE

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to run scripts after a few executions
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between apps
  • Paywall issues - app asking to repurchase after prior purchase

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved code editor with better keyboard support
  • Ability to read/write external files (CSV, TXT, etc.)
  • Support for more Python libraries like Selenium, Tensorflow
  • Longer trial period for new users

REPL

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Pyto IDE

One-time4
  • 3-day TrialFree
  • Upgrade to Full Version$6.99
  • Lite Version$7.99
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  • Full Version$14.99
None

REPL

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pyto IDE free?
Pyto IDE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is REPL free?
REPL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pyto IDE or REPL have ads?
Neither Pyto IDE nor REPL shows ads.

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