# Carnets vs Native Mobile

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Carnets at none against Native Mobile's 3. Carnets also leads on chart position (#104 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). Native Mobile's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Native Mobile sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Carnets asks for nothing beyond the download.

Carnets ships an update monthly, Native Mobile every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Carnets | Native Mobile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.6 (321 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/carnets-jupyter/id1450994949/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **321** | — |
| Positive reviews | 78.4% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Monthly | **Every 6 days** |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | **#104** | — |
| Size | 1.4 GB | 21 MB |
| Requires iOS | **14.0** | 26.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | **iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch** |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Nicolas Holzschuch](https://appshunter.io/developer/1450994948) | [Sungwook Baek](https://appshunter.io/developer/1330194841) |

## What reviewers say

### Carnets

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/carnets-jupyter/id1450994949)

**Currently charting:** #104 Top Free · Developer Tools (US App Store)

This app offers a standalone Jupyter notebook environment for creating and running code snippets, combining them with text and Markdown. It includes pre-installed scientific packages and allows for offline use, making it ideal for education and research.

**Highlights:** Standalone Jupyter notebook implementation, Embedded Python interpreter, Offline functionality, Pre-installed scientific packages, Supports Jupyterlab, Package installation via %pip, Notebook sharing and opening

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Excellent app for coding on iPad
- 👍 Convenient for learning and coding on the go
- 🚀 Works just like Jupyter Notebook on desktop
- 👍 Helpful for self-learning Python
- 👍 Useful for data science and machine learning

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Bugs and stability issues
- 🔋 Battery drain and overheating
- 🔒 Unauthorized access to photo library
- 🐛 Issues with importing certain libraries like SciPy and Scikit-learn

**Reported bugs**

- Crashes and freezes
- Issues with saving and loading notebooks
- Problems with running scripts and notebooks
- Incompatibility with newer iOS versions

**Requested features**

- Add support for SciPy, Scikit-learn, and other scientific computing libraries
- Improve file management and integration with cloud storage services
- Implement split-screen or multi-window support
- Add more keyboard shortcuts and customization options
- Improve error handling and provide more detailed error messages


### Native Mobile

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/native-mobile/id1667168018)

**Features:** Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly Pro | $1.99 | per month |
| Yearly Pro | $19.99 | per year |
| Lifetime Pro | $49.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Carnets free?

Carnets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Native Mobile free?

Native Mobile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Do Carnets or Native Mobile have ads?

Neither Carnets nor Native Mobile shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Carnets or Native Mobile?

Carnets ships an update monthly, and Native Mobile every 6 days. Most recently, Carnets was updated on October 26, 2026 and Native Mobile on October 25, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*