SQL Recipes vs PreGrade Ultra
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
PreGrade Ultra
This app uses advanced computer vision to accurately measure card centering from photos, accounting for camera angle. It provides grading estimates for major companies and market pricing for Pokémon cards.
- Perspective correction for accurate measurements
- Centering analysis for multiple grading companies
- Cross-grade opportunity identification
- Market pricing for Pokémon cards
- Visual edge detection
- Print tilt detection
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PreGrade Ultra uses perspective correction to reduce the impact of camera angle on your centering measurements. **PERSPECTIVE CORRECTION** Other centering apps measure your photo as-is. If your camera is even slightly angled, your measurements can lose accuracy. PreGrade Ultra uses homography-based perspective correction to mathematically flatten your card to its true 63×88mm dimensions before measuring borders — centering analysis powered by computer vision. **PRECISION CENTERING ANALYSIS** - Measure left/right and top/bottom centering ratios - Millimeter-level border measurements - Front and back analysis with separate thresholds - Visual edge detection confirms your guide placement - Detect clockwise and counterclockwise print tilt **7 GRADING COMPANIES** Centering grades from PSA, BGS, CGC, TAG, SGC, ACE, and AGS. Every company has different thresholds — see which grade your card may qualify for at each one, with full threshold breakdowns. **CROSS-GRADE OPPORTUNITIES** Already have a graded card? See which companies may give a higher centering grade. The Understand tab highlights your potential best market-value grade at a glance. **MARKET PRICING** Look up active eBay listings for any Pokémon card. See current asking prices for raw and graded cards across most major grading companies. **BUILT FOR COLLECTORS, NOT ADVERTISERS** No ads. No banner spam. PreGrade Ultra is a tool built by a collector, for collectors. 3 free grading sessions included. Unlock unlimited access with a one-time Pro upgrade. **IMPORTANT:** PreGrade Ultra measures centering only. Card grading involves surface condition, corners, edges, and print quality — factors that cannot be assessed from a photo. Results are estimates and are not guaranteed to match any grading company's official assessment. PreGrade Ultra is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any grading company. Pokémon is a trademark of Nintendo, Creatures Inc., and GAME FREAK Inc. eBay is a trademark of eBay Inc. All company names and grading scales are trademarks of their respective owners.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PreGrade Ultra at daily against SQL Recipes's every 2 months. PreGrade Ultra also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 91%). SQL Recipes's advantage is ratings volume (109 vs 2) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.4). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. SQL Recipes sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and PreGrade Ultra sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for SQL Recipes against 5.0 for PreGrade Ultra. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SQL Recipes has 109 ratings behind it against 2, 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 100% of PreGrade Ultra's.
SQL Recipes ships an update every 2 months, PreGrade Ultra daily. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SQL Recipes | PreGrade Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (109 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 109 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fedor Obraztsov | Michael Sorg |
Customer experience
SQL Recipes
PreGrade Ultra
In-app purchases
SQL Recipes
- Оperations with example$0.99
- Unlock the paid topics$0.99
- Pro Version – Unlimited$1.99
PreGrade Ultra
- PreGrade Ultra Pro$4.99









