Carnets vs Softmine Coding
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Standalone Jupyter notebook implementation
- Embedded Python interpreter
- Offline functionality
- Pre-installed scientific packages
- Supports Jupyterlab
- Package installation via %pip
- Notebook sharing and opening
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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.
Softmine Coding
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Carnets ships an update monthly, Softmine Coding daily. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Carnets | Softmine Coding |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (316 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 78.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 316 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #97 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.4 GB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nicolas Holzschuch | Katrin 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
Carnets
No in-app purchases
Softmine Coding
No in-app purchases









