Code App vs MarkGit
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/
MarkGit
A mobile application that combines a Git client with a code editor, offering touchscreen-friendly Git operations and text editing features. It supports various Git services and authentication methods, along with syntax highlighting and code execution.
- Git operations (clone, commit, push, pull, merge)
- Support for GitHub, GitLab, Gitee, and self-hosted Git
- OAuth, token, and SSH key authentication
- Syntax highlighting and auto-complete
- HTML and Markdown preview
- Direct code execution for Python and JavaScript
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A touchscreen-friendly git client and code editor. Features - Git operations: - clone, commit, fetch, pull, merge, push, rebase, stash, file history, add/remove remote ... - supports github, gitlab, gitee and your self-hosted git services; - various authentication: oAuth, token and SSH key; - sync submodules; - Text editor: - syntax highlighting; - auto-complete for Python, javascript/Typescript, HTML; - simple and fast text search; - touchscreen-friendly; - preview html and markdown documents; - Working together with other apps: - open file system, can be opened in files and other apps; - can open repositories created by other apps as well; - Able to run code directly in a few programming languages including Python, javascript/typescript;
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MarkGit at 5.0 against Code App's 4.0. MarkGit also leads on price ($2.99 vs $6.99) and review sentiment (80% vs 64%). Code App's advantage is ratings volume (301 vs 2) and chart position (#15 vs #200). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Code App costs $6.99 and MarkGit $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MarkGit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Code App has 301 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Code App's written reviews are positive against 80% of MarkGit's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Code App | MarkGit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (301 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.9% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 301 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #15 — better | #200 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 963 MB | 240 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | thebaselab Ltd | 淑敏 孙 |
Customer experience
Code App
MarkGit
In-app purchases
Code App
No in-app purchases
MarkGit
No in-app purchases
