Code App vs Carnets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
Code App ships an update monthly, Carnets every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 18, 2026.
| Parameter | Code App | Carnets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (301 ratings) | 4.6 (87 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews | 81.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 301 — better | 87 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #12 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 963 MB | 2.1 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | thebaselab Ltd | Nicolas Holzschuch |
Customer experience
Code App
Carnets
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
Code App
No in-app purchases
Carnets
No in-app purchases









