Comparison

Carnets vs PythonKit

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

Head to head
About

Carnets

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
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Jupyter notebooks are a powerful tool used in education and research. You can write small snippets of Python code and observe the result on screen, combine with paragraphs of text, using Markdown. Carnets provides a complete, stand-alone, implementation of Jupyter notebooks. Everything runs on your device, using the embedded Python interpreter; you do not need an internet connection. You can chose between Jupyter notebooks and the more advance Jupyterlab using Settings. Numpy, Sympy, Matplotlib, Pandas, lxml, bokeh, nbextensions (including ipywidgets) and many other packages are pre-installed. To see the full list of installed packages, type "%pip list" in a code window. You can add more packages using "%pip install packageName", but only if they are pure Python. If you need scipy, seaborn or scikit-learn, please use our other App, "Carnets - Jupyter (with scipy)". You can share your notebooks with other apps and also open notebooks or directories managed by other apps. Partial list of installed packages: astropy, babel, bokeh, cryptography, cvxopt, Fiona, geopandas, geopy, lxml, matplotlib, numpy, openCV, pandas, pillow, pyFFTW, pyproj, rasterio, regex, shapely, sympy, wordcloud.

About

PythonKit

Features
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PythonKit: Run Python Code on Your iPhone! PythonKit allows users to easily access information from Modal Labs such as app IDs, names, states, creation times, and stop times by entering their Modal ID and token (which is not stored). This feature is designed for users who need to interact with Modal without access to their traditional machine.

Screenshots

Carnets4 screens
PythonKit2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Carnets at #86 against PythonKit's unranked. Carnets also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Carnets ships an update monthly, PythonKit every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Carnets versus PythonKit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCarnetsPythonKit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (321 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings321 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#86 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.4 GB14 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperNicolas HolzschuchClaremont Computer Network LLC

Bugs and requests

Carnets

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Issues with saving and loading notebooks
  • Problems with running scripts and notebooks
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • 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

PythonKit

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Carnets

No in-app purchases

None

PythonKit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Carnets free?
Carnets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PythonKit free?
PythonKit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Carnets or PythonKit have ads?
Neither Carnets nor PythonKit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Carnets or PythonKit?
Carnets ships an update monthly, and PythonKit every 2 months. Most recently, Carnets was updated on October 29, 2026 and PythonKit on October 8, 2026.

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