Comparison

C++ Recipes vs C Code Develop

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

Head to head
About

C++ Recipes

Access a curated collection of standard C++ and SQL code examples for quick reference. This app provides tested, ready-to-use code snippets, ideal for developers, students preparing for exams, or interviews. Enjoy offline access and a fast search function for efficient problem-solving.

Highlights
  • Standard C++ and SQL code directory
  • Tested and ready-to-use code snippets
  • Offline access to examples
  • Quick search by code or topic
  • Useful for exams and interviews
  • Cross-platform iOS and macOS support
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A reference of everyday C++, from strings and STL containers to templates, smart pointers and threads. Every example comes with an explanation, and most of them run. • 19 sections: simple types, arrays and collections, classes and structs, templates, functions and lambdas, operator overloading, exception handling, regular expressions, threading, files, algorithms, patterns. • Run in the app: the example really executes and the output appears under the code. Needs an internet connection. • What changed in new versions: 5 sections from C++11 to C++23, with "before" and "after" code side by side. • Keyword and function reference: 192 articles, fully open with no daily counter. • 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 runs over 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. Copying in the free app is blocked after five attempts. The full version opens every example, removes the daily limits and raises running to 30 launches a day. One purchase, no subscription. Made by a developer for developers. In development since 2015.

About

C Code Develop

A compact C programming environment for coding enthusiasts and students. It offers features like code auto-completion, debugging, and project management. You can run projects locally or export them for compilation on your computer.

Highlights
  • Code auto-completion
  • Automatic code formatting
  • Debugger with breakpoints
  • Offline execution
  • Project management
  • Header file reference
  • C++ features support
Features
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-- Support code auto completion and automatic code formatting; -- Support debugger (breakpoints); -- Run Offline & Support File IO & Support interaction & Support multi-processing; -- Support Project References; A tiny C language development environment, support project management and header file reference, support code executing. For Coding enthusiasts and Computer-Science students, some Data-Structure projects are included. You can use the tiny environment provided to run your project locally, or you can export the project to your computer to compile and run the project. The tiny environment includes a small C standard library that supports commonly used header files and most standard C99 library functions, and C Code Develop provides a easy access header file ccd.h, also some C++ features like argument reference, iostream(cin and cout) are supported. For safety reasons, inline assembly and some other unsafe syntax are not supported. *1. Editor Support auto completion, auto format, long-press to document and other efficient features. *2. Terminal (stdin and stdout) is fully supported, and also you can open *.txt file in project use fopen(), because of the app now only support view and edit text file, you can't open file without .txt suffix or other suffix, or use binary (b) as open mode is not currently supported.

Screenshots

C++ Recipes4 screens
C Code Develop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: C++ Recipes at Free against C Code Develop's $0.99. C Code Develop's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On rating, ratings volume, ads and device support 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

C++ Recipes is free to download; C Code Develop costs $0.99 up front. C++ Recipes sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. C Code Develop asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for C++ Recipes against 5.0 for C Code Develop. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 11 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 44% of C++ Recipes's written reviews are positive against 63% of C Code Develop's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

C++ Recipes ships an update every 4 months, C Code Develop every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
C++ Recipes versus C Code Develop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterC++ RecipesC Code Develop
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews62.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings411 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#94 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB199 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFedor Obraztsov铖 邢

Customer experience

C++ Recipes

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative55.6%

C Code Develop

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral10.0%
Negative27.5%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

C++ Recipes

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

C Code Develop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is C++ Recipes free?
C++ Recipes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is C Code Develop free?
C Code Develop costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, C++ Recipes or C Code Develop?
C++ Recipes and C Code Develop are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 11 ratings respectively.
Do C++ Recipes or C Code Develop have ads?
Neither C++ Recipes nor C Code Develop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, C++ Recipes or C Code Develop?
C++ Recipes ships an update every 4 months, and C Code Develop every 3 weeks. Most recently, C++ Recipes was updated on October 6, 2026 and C Code Develop on October 9, 2026.

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