Comparison

Carnets vs Syntactic

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

Syntactic

Learn and practice Rust programming on your device with a built-in compiler and editor. Includes the Rust Programming Language book, coding challenges, and optional AI error explanations. All features work offline.

Highlights
  • On-device Rust compiler
  • Syntax highlighting editor
  • Rust Programming Language book
  • Runnable code examples
  • Built-in quizzes
  • 66 coding challenges
  • Optional AI error explanations
Features
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Syntactic is a complete Rust learning environment that runs entirely on your device — a real Rust compiler in your pocket. WRITE AND RUN REAL RUST Write Rust in a fast editor with syntax highlighting, inline errors, and code completion, then compile and run it on-device. No account, no server round-trip, no internet required — the actual Rust compiler runs on your iPhone and iPad. LEARN FROM THE RUST BOOK The complete Rust Programming Language book is built in, formatted for comfortable reading, with runnable examples one tap from the editor. Check your understanding with built-in quizzes as you go. PRACTICE WITH CHALLENGES Sharpen your skills with 66 hands-on coding challenges across three difficulty tiers. Write your solution, tap Submit, and an on-device test suite grades it instantly — with the failing case and your own debug output right there when you need them. EXPLAIN ERRORS WITH ON-DEVICE AI (OPTIONAL) Stuck on a compiler error? An optional on-device AI can explain it in plain language, grounded in your own code — downloaded only if you choose, and running fully offline. EVERYTHING ON-DEVICE Your code never leaves your device. There is no sign-in and no tracking. Compiling, running, reading, and practicing all work completely offline, anywhere. Syntactic is an independent, unofficial app. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Rust Foundation.

Screenshots

Carnets4 screens
Syntactic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Syntactic at 5.0 against Carnets's 4.6. Syntactic also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 78%). Carnets's advantage is ratings volume (321 vs 2) and chart position (#86 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Syntactic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Carnets has 321 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Carnets's written reviews are positive against 100% of Syntactic's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Carnets versus Syntactic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCarnetsSyntactic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (321 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings321 — better2
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#86 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.4 GB299 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNicolas HolzschuchTosin Amuda

Customer experience

Carnets

All ratings316 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral4.1%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews305 reviews
Positive78.4%
Neutral6.9%
Negative14.8%

Syntactic

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Syntactic

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Carnets

No in-app purchases

None

Syntactic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Carnets free?
Carnets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Syntactic free?
Syntactic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Carnets or Syntactic?
Syntactic is rated higher. Carnets averages 4.6 out of 5 from 321 ratings, while Syntactic averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Carnets or Syntactic have ads?
Neither Carnets nor Syntactic shows ads.

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