Comparison

Code App vs Carnets

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

Head to head
About

Code App

This app offers a desktop-class code editing experience on iPadOS. It includes built-in runtimes for popular languages like Node.js, Python, and Java, along with advanced features such as autocompletion and Git integration.

Highlights
  • Desktop-class code editor
  • Built-in Node.js, Python, C, C++, PHP, Java runtimes
  • Autocompletion and language features
  • Local file system support
  • SSH/FTP remote connection
  • Embedded terminal
  • Git version control
Features
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Code App is a MIT-licensed desktop-class code editor for iPadOS with built-in Node.js, Python, C, C++, PHP and Java runtime. We built it because there is nothing else on the App Store provides all these features in one app: * A robust, high-performance text editor (Monaco Editor from Visual Studio Code) * Autocomplete, static code analysis and other language features for Python & Java * First class local file system support * Extensive local language support * SSH / FTP remote connection support (Files and terminal) * Embedded emulated terminal * Git Version Control * Package manager support (pip and npm) * Markdown, themes, server-side snippet execution and more Read Code App's documentation: code.thebaselab.com See the project's source code, roadmap, discussion on GitHub: github.com/thebaselab/codeapp Send us an email: support@thebaselab.com Privacy Policy: thebaselab.com/privacypolicies Terms of Use (EULA): www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Carnets

This app offers a full Jupyter notebook experience on your device, ideal for education and research. It includes scientific computation packages like SciPy and scikit-learn, allowing you to write and run Python code offline. Notebooks can be shared and opened from other applications.

Highlights
  • Offline Jupyter notebook execution
  • Includes SciPy, scikit-learn, and Seaborn
  • Embedded Python interpreter
  • Markdown support for text
  • Package management with %pip
  • Notebook sharing and import
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. Compared to the standard version (Carnets), this app adds several packages targeted for scientific computation and learning: scipy, sklearn, seaborn and coremltools. You can switch between standard notebooks and the more modern jupyterlab using the Settings app. Of course, all the packages included with the standard app are present too: numpy, simply, matplotlib... 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. 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, cartopy, cryptography, cvxopt, Fiona, geopandas, geopy, gym, inequality, libpysal, lxml, mapclassify, matplotlib, networkx, nltk, numpy, openCV, pandas, parso, pillow, pyFFTW, pyproj, qutip, rasterio, regex, Rtree, scikit-learn, scipy, seaborn, segregation, shapely, soupsieve, spopt, statsmodels, sympy, wordcloud.

Screenshots

Code App2 screens
Carnets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Carnets at Free against Code App's $6.99. Carnets also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (82% vs 64%). Code App's advantage is chart position (#12 vs unranked) and ratings volume (301 vs 87). On update cadence, 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

Carnets is free to download; Code App costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Carnets holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 301 and 87 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Code App's written reviews are positive against 82% of Carnets's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Code App ships an update monthly, Carnets every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 18, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Code App versus Carnets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCode AppCarnets
Price$6.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (301 ratings)4.6 (87 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews81.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings301 — better87
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#12 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size963 MB2.1 GB
Age rating4+17+
Developerthebaselab LtdNicolas Holzschuch

Customer experience

Code App

All ratings301 ratings
Positive73.4%
Neutral8.3%
Negative18.3%
Written reviews546 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral13.9%
Negative22.5%

Carnets

All ratings87 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral5.7%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews146 reviews
Positive81.5%
Neutral9.6%
Negative8.9%

Bugs and requests

Code App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Carnets

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unable to create new notebooks
  • Incompatible with older iOS versions
  • Line breaking issues with external keyboard

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for Tensorflow, XGBoost, LightGBM
  • Enable running code in .py files
  • Improve stability and performance
  • Add support for R kernel
  • Provide better file management options

In-app purchases

None

Code App

No in-app purchases

None

Carnets

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Code App free?
Code App costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Carnets free?
Carnets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Code App or Carnets?
Carnets is rated higher. Code App averages 4.0 out of 5 from 301 ratings, while Carnets averages 4.6 from 87 ratings.
Do Code App or Carnets have ads?
Neither Code App nor Carnets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Code App or Carnets?
Code App ships an update monthly, and Carnets every 6 weeks. Most recently, Code App was updated on October 18, 2026 and Carnets on October 18, 2026.

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