Comparison

eSMS Kiosk vs TypeScript Recipes

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

eSMS Kiosk

This app provides a self-service kiosk solution for check-in operations. It allows students to perform various actions within university departments, streamlining reception and waiting area processes.

Highlights
  • Self-service check-in
  • Kiosk-based operations
  • Student interaction with departments
  • Streamlined reception processes
  • Multiple non-curated actions
Features
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eSMS/Kiosk is a mobile form factor implementation for self-service check in operations associated with eSMS. Designed as a kiosk-based option for reception or other waiting areas to provide multiple non-curated actions for students who interact with UA Departments.

About

TypeScript Recipes

This app provides a runnable cheat sheet for TypeScript and SQL, offering over 360 examples and 200+ queries. It allows users to test code snippets and see type errors instantly without needing to install any development tools. The app covers various language features, algorithms, design patterns, and SQL functions, with both free and full versions available.

Highlights
  • Runnable TypeScript examples
  • Over 200 SQL queries
  • Instant type error checking
  • Code search functionality
  • Offline reference
  • Editable code snippets
Features
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Tap Run and the real output appears right under the code, along with any type errors. You know what the code does before it goes into your project. No Node.js or TypeScript to install, no IDE, no account. 360+ short examples, one task each. Over 90% run on Node.js 24 and pass strict TypeScript 7 type checking. You know what you need, but not the exact syntax: • How do I remove duplicates from an array? • How do I get an enum value from its name? • How do I merge two Maps? Each has a working example here. • 22 sections, including strings and dates, arrays and collections, classes and interfaces, enums, generics, arrow functions, async/await, exception handling, regular expressions, files, JSON, algorithms, and design patterns. • What changed from TypeScript 3.0 to 5.5, with before-and-after code: the unknown type, the ?. and ?? operators, template literal types, the satisfies operator, using declarations. • Reference, 120+ entries: keywords, operators, and utility types such as Partial, Pick, Record, and ReturnType. 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 reduce to find every example that uses it. • Edit an example and run your version, or write your own: a type error shows up right away. • Works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. • Everything except running code works offline. Free version: 190+ TypeScript examples and 120+ SQL queries, the full reference, and 12 runs and 12 edits a day (TypeScript and SQL runs share one limit). Full version: all examples and queries, unlimited edits and examples of your own, and up to 30 TypeScript 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.

Screenshots

TypeScript Recipes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: eSMS Kiosk at none against TypeScript Recipes's 4. eSMS Kiosk also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months) and iOS requirement (14.2 vs 17.0). TypeScript Recipes's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TypeScript Recipes sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. eSMS Kiosk asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for eSMS Kiosk against 5.0 for TypeScript Recipes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eSMS Kiosk ships an update every 2 months, TypeScript Recipes every 9 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
eSMS Kiosk versus TypeScript Recipes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereSMS KioskTypeScript Recipes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS14.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUniversity of ArizonaFedor Obraztsov

Customer experience

eSMS Kiosk

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TypeScript Recipes

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

eSMS Kiosk

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

TypeScript Recipes

One-time4
  • Оperations with example$0.99
  • TypeScript Samples$0.99
  • SQL queries$0.99
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  • Full version$2.99

Questions

Is eSMS Kiosk free?
eSMS Kiosk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TypeScript Recipes free?
TypeScript Recipes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, eSMS Kiosk or TypeScript Recipes?
eSMS Kiosk and TypeScript Recipes are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do eSMS Kiosk or TypeScript Recipes have ads?
Neither eSMS Kiosk nor TypeScript Recipes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, eSMS Kiosk or TypeScript Recipes?
eSMS Kiosk ships an update every 2 months, and TypeScript Recipes every 9 months. Most recently, eSMS Kiosk was updated on November 3, 2026 and TypeScript Recipes on November 3, 2026.

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