Codify vs Learn BASIC Programming
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Codify
Learn Swift programming from scratch with this beginner-friendly app. It assumes no prior coding knowledge and gradually builds your skills. Join a community and stay updated with regular content additions.
- Learn Swift programming
- Beginner-friendly curriculum
- Builds skills gradually
- Community learning
- Regular content updates
- Focus on iOS/macOS app development
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Learn to program in swift from the grounds up. No prior programming experience is assumed; it starts from basics and builds slowly up. Swift is easy to learn, even for absolute beginners who have no prior programming or computer science knowledge. I learned Swift as my first ever programming language two years ago, and have made half a dozen apps using it, and I believe you can do the same. Join me in the journey to learn swift together as a community. I will be adding more content regularly, so stay tuned. Swift is the official language promoted by Apple, and is used for building iOS and macOS apps. There are other language options too, like hybrid programming languages Unity, Ionic and React Native, but Swift remains the most powerful native app that performs best with Apple hardware. Disclaimer: This app is not endorsed by Apple or any of its subsidiaries, and this app is in no way related to Apple or any of its subsidiaries.
Learn BASIC Programming
Learn to write and run computer programs on your iPhone or iPad. This app offers a beginner-friendly introduction to BASIC programming, complete with a debugger and sample code to get you started quickly. Share your creations with friends and build your first game within an hour.
- Beginner-friendly BASIC
- Write and run programs on iOS
- Built-in debugger
- Advanced code editor
- Sample code included
- Share code via AirDrop/Email
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Learn BASIC is a beginner-friendly version of BASIC. Everyone can within an hour, write a computer program, and run it on an iPhone/iPad. Why not write a small computer game, and share it with your friends. Learning programming, requires practice. The build in debugger, make it easy to test run and find problems in the code. - Advanced code editor with syntax colors. - Debugger with step function and breakpoints. - Network access is not required. - Share code using AirDrop or Email. - Sample code. - Download more samples from the Internet. - The help sections learns you quickly, to write code. - Free to use.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Codify at weekly against Learn BASIC Programming's every 2 months. Codify also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.6) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). Learn BASIC Programming's advantage is ratings volume (21 vs 3). On price, review sentiment, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Codify holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Learn BASIC Programming has 21 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Codify's written reviews are positive against 57% of Learn BASIC Programming's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Codify ships an update weekly, Learn BASIC Programming every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Codify | Learn BASIC Programming |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better | 3.6 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Amir Siddique | MochaSoft |
Customer experience
Codify
Learn BASIC Programming
In-app purchases
Codify
No in-app purchases
Learn BASIC Programming
No in-app purchases
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