Kotlin Recipes vs Gradient+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kotlin Recipes
This app provides runnable Kotlin code examples and SQL queries for developers. It offers a cheat sheet for common syntax needs, covering various language features and database operations. Users can edit and run code directly within the app, with offline access for most features.
- Runnable Kotlin code examples
- SQL query examples
- Code editor and runner
- Offline reference
- Searchable code snippets
- Kotlin 2.0 changes
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Tap Run and the real output appears right under the code, so you know what it does before it goes into your project. No Kotlin to install, no IDE, no setup, no account. 390+ short examples, one task each. Over 95% run on Kotlin 2.4. You know what you need, but not the exact syntax: • How do I fall back to a default value when a variable is null? • How do I return two values from a function? • How do I merge two maps? Each has a working example here. • 24 sections, including strings and dates, collections, nullable types, classes and interfaces, enums, generics, extension functions, lambdas, exception handling, regular expressions, multithreading, files, JSON and XML, algorithms, and design patterns. • What changed from Kotlin 1.4 to 2.0, with before-and-after code: value classes, sealed interfaces, data objects and the improved smart casts in Kotlin 2.0. • Reference, 320+ entries: keywords and standard library functions for strings, collections, files, and coroutines. Tap a word in the code to look it up. • 200+ SQL queries: JOIN, GROUP BY, subqueries, window functions; more than half run on a practice database. • Search looks inside the code: type joinToString to find every example that uses it. • Edit an example and run your version, or write your own. • Works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. • Everything except running code works offline. Free version: 210+ Kotlin examples and 120+ SQL queries, the full reference, and 12 runs and 12 edits a day (Kotlin and SQL runs share one limit). Full version: all examples and queries, unlimited edits and examples of your own, and up to 30 Kotlin and 80 SQL runs a day. One-time purchase, no subscription. Built by a developer for developers. The project behind it has been in active development since 2015.
Gradient+
Easily generate beautiful linear, radial, angular, and elliptical gradients with 2 or 3 colors. These custom gradients are perfect for integration into your SwiftUI projects.
- Create linear gradients
- Create radial gradients
- Create angular gradients
- Create elliptical gradients
- Use 2 or 3 colors
- Integrate into SwiftUI projects
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A tool to quickly create stunning linear, radial, angular and elliptical gradients using 2 or 3 colors, which can then be used in your own SwiftUI projects.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Gradient+ at 5.0 against Kotlin Recipes's 4.5. Gradient+ also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5). Kotlin Recipes's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 37 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Kotlin Recipes sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Gradient+ asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gradient+ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Kotlin Recipes ships an update every 4 months, Gradient+ every 37 months. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Kotlin Recipes | Gradient+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 37 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fedor Obraztsov | Ankit Kumar |
Customer experience
Kotlin Recipes
Gradient+
In-app purchases
Kotlin Recipes
- Оperations with example$0.99
- Unlock the paid topics$0.99
- Kotlin Samples$0.99
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- SQL queries$0.99
- Full version$2.99
Gradient+
No in-app purchases
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