Comparison

SQL Recipes vs Learn Excel Formula

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

Head to head
About

SQL Recipes

Access over 150 tested SQL code samples for common queries and commands. This app provides ready-to-use solutions for various SQL tasks, saving you time searching online. It's ideal for learning, exam preparation, or quick developer reference.

Highlights
  • 150+ SQL query and command examples
  • Tested code samples from books and internet
  • Offline access to all examples
  • Quick search by code or topic
  • Print and share code examples
  • Cross-platform iOS and macOS support
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An everyday SQL reference, from your first SELECT to window functions. Every query comes with an explanation, and most of them run. • 39 sections: filtering, sorting, calculated fields, functions, GROUP BY, window functions, subqueries, JOIN, UNION, INSERT and UPDATE, data types, tables, views. • Run in the app: more than half of the queries execute against a live practice database, and the result table appears below the query. Needs an internet connection. • Changes in new versions: 7 sections from SQL-92 to SQL:2023, showing what each standard added, with the old and the new query side by side. • Dialects compared: MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MS SQL Server, Oracle, Firebird, Access. Where they differ, each one is shown separately. • The practice database is the classic MySQL world sample database: countries, cities, languages. The tables are described in the app. • Edit any query and run it again; one tap brings the original back. • Add your own queries; they stay in the app and are always at hand. • Search by section name or by a fragment of a query. • Everything except running works offline. No account needed. WHAT THE FREE VERSION INCLUDES 12 runs and 12 edits a day; the limit resets every morning. The keyword reference is unlocked, with no limits. Up to 5 queries of your own. The full version unlocks every section, lifts the daily limits and raises the run limit to 80 a day. One purchase, no subscription. Built by a developer for developers. In active development since 2015.

About

Learn Excel Formula

This free educational app provides offline access to a comprehensive library of Excel formulas and shortcut keys. It features easy-to-understand examples with screenshots to aid learning.

Highlights
  • Offline Excel learning
  • Extensive formula library
  • Shortcut key guide
  • Examples with screenshots
  • Free to use
Features
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If you want to learn to excel offline, this is the best choice. Also, this is a free excel learning app. We are trying our best to serve whole Microsoft excel shortcut keys and formulas, currently, we are providing 450 formulas and 360 shortcut keys with many easiest and understandable examples with screenshots.

Screenshots

SQL Recipes4 screens
Learn Excel Formula4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Learn Excel Formula at none against SQL Recipes's 3. Learn Excel Formula also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). SQL Recipes's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 13 months). On price, rating 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

Both are free to download. SQL Recipes sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Learn Excel Formula 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 SQL Recipes against 5.0 for Learn Excel Formula. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SQL Recipes has 109 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of SQL Recipes's written reviews are positive against 67% of Learn Excel Formula's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SQL Recipes ships an update every 2 months, Learn Excel Formula every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
SQL Recipes versus Learn Excel Formula: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSQL RecipesLearn Excel Formula
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (109 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.2% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings109 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 13 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFedor ObraztsovMerbin Joe

Customer experience

SQL Recipes

All ratings109 ratings
Positive98.2%
Neutral0.9%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive91.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.8%

Learn Excel Formula

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

SQL Recipes

One-time3
  • Оperations with example$0.99
  • Unlock the paid topics$0.99
  • Pro Version – Unlimited$1.99
None

Learn Excel Formula

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SQL Recipes free?
SQL Recipes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Learn Excel Formula free?
Learn Excel Formula is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SQL Recipes or Learn Excel Formula?
Learn Excel Formula is rated higher. SQL Recipes averages 4.9 out of 5 from 109 ratings, while Learn Excel Formula averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do SQL Recipes or Learn Excel Formula have ads?
Learn Excel Formula shows ads; SQL Recipes does not.
Which is updated more often, SQL Recipes or Learn Excel Formula?
SQL Recipes ships an update every 2 months, and Learn Excel Formula every 13 months. Most recently, SQL Recipes was updated on September 24, 2026 and Learn Excel Formula on September 10, 2026.

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