Golang Recipes vs Pythonica
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Golang Recipes
Learn programming with tested code recipes for Golang and SQL. Find quick solutions to common tasks, prepare for exams, and access examples offline. Buy once for use on iOS and macOS devices.
- Golang code recipes
- SQL code recipes
- Database query examples
- Offline access
- Quick search functionality
- Cross-platform iOS/macOS support
- Exam and interview preparation
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An everyday Golang reference, from strings and collections to goroutines and design patterns. Every example comes with an explanation, and most of them run. • 21 sections: basic types, arrays and collections, structs and interfaces, functions and closures, goroutines and channels, error handling, regular expressions, files, serialization, databases, algorithms, design patterns. • Run in the app: the example actually runs and the output appears under the code. Needs an internet connection. • What changed in new versions: 7 sections from Go 1.13 to 1.23, with the old and the new code side by side. • Keyword and function reference: over 240 articles, open in full, with no daily limit. • SQL alongside: over 200 queries against a live practice database (JOIN, GROUP BY, subqueries, data types). • Edit examples and add your own; they stay in the app and are always at hand. • Search looks inside the code itself, not just the titles: remember a fragment and you will find the example. • Everything except running works offline. No account needed. WHAT THE FREE VERSION INCLUDES 12 runs and 12 edits a day; the counter resets every morning. The keyword reference is open without limits. Up to 5 examples of your own. The full version unlocks every example, lifts the daily limits and raises the run limit to 30 a day. One purchase, no subscription. Examples are drawn from professional sources and verified by running them. Built by a developer for developers. In active development since 2015.
Pythonica
Develop and debug Python web applications directly on your iOS device. This app provides a full Python environment with PIP support, a script editor with advanced features, and a built-in Git client. It also allows you to run your applications as standalone web apps.
- Full Python environment with PIP
- Integrated Git client
- Multi-tabbed script editor
- Auto-complete and syntax validation
- Standalone web app functionality
- Remote file management (FTP/SFTP/FTPS/iCloud)
- Offline Python documentation
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Full-fledged Python on iOS with PIP support. Pythonica is designed for Python developers. With Pythonica, you can build, modify, run and debug web applications using Python and Webkit on your iOS device or any other device on the same network. Pythonica also turns your device into a complete standalone web application with Python support to run on startup. App features: - Full Python without internet connection - Git client - Script editor - html/js/css/json beautifiers in script editor - Auto-Complete - Image editor - Multi-tabbed script/image editor - PIP - Panel to capture logs - Supports in-app browser / in-app Safari - Multi-tabbed file manager - Set as standalone web application - Remote file manager (access app's files from another device) - FTP/SFTP/FTPS/iCloud managers - phpLiteAdmin to edit sqlite files - Firebug Lite - Syntax validator for HTML, JS & CSS - Offline Python documentation - Enable/Disable sharing with Files app - Split screen on iPad - Multitasking on iPad Note: Pythonica does not support c extensions. For more information & inquiries please contact us.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pythonica at 5.0 against Golang Recipes's 4.5. Pythonica also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 76%) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 17.0). Golang Recipes's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (29 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Golang Recipes sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Pythonica sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pythonica holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Golang Recipes has 29 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Golang Recipes's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pythonica's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Golang Recipes | Pythonica |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (29 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 237 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fedor Obraztsov | Firas Moussa |
Customer experience
Golang Recipes
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In-app purchases
Golang Recipes
- Оperations with example$0.99
- Unlock the paid topics$0.99
- Golang Samples$0.99
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- SQL queries$0.99
- Full version$2.99
Pythonica
- Unlock all features$4.99
- Standalone Web Application$9.99









