Comparison

Carnets vs Softmine Coding

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

Softmine Coding

Features
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Softmine Coding is a focused coding companion for developers who want to build consistency, sharpen practical skills, and ship more every week. Explore curated coding challenges by level, break them into actionable steps, track completion, and save personal notes. Plan your week in Sprint Planner with priorities, subtasks, and time estimates, then run focus sessions to stay in flow and finish what matters. In Playground, train daily with Swift quizzes, mini code katas, weekly and seasonal missions, achievements, and a lightweight reward system (XP, coins, badges) that keeps progress motivating. Profile gives you a clear view of your learning stats, streaks, activity feed, and weekly insights so you can improve with intention. Whether you are preparing for interviews, building an iOS portfolio, or leveling up your engineering routine, Softmine Coding helps you turn goals into repeatable progress.

Screenshots

Carnets4 screens
Softmine Coding4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Softmine Coding at daily against Carnets's monthly. Carnets's advantage is chart position (#97 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, 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, Softmine Coding daily. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Carnets versus Softmine Coding: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCarnetsSoftmine Coding
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (316 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings316 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#97 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.4 GB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNicolas HolzschuchKatrin Pawel

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

Softmine Coding

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Carnets

No in-app purchases

None

Softmine Coding

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Carnets free?
Carnets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Softmine Coding free?
Softmine Coding is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Carnets or Softmine Coding have ads?
Neither Carnets nor Softmine Coding shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Carnets or Softmine Coding?
Carnets ships an update monthly, and Softmine Coding daily. Most recently, Carnets was updated on October 13, 2026 and Softmine Coding on September 26, 2026.

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