Comparison

Code App vs Twain

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

Twain

Features
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Twain is a native Markdown and MDX reader for iPhone and iPad. Point it at a folder in Files or iCloud Drive and read your documentation the way it is meant to look, offline and on device. RENDERS MDX SAFELY Known components become styled blocks. Unknown ones become clearly labelled placeholders showing the tag and its props, so a docs site written for Mintlify or Docusaurus reads properly on a phone. No code in a document is ever run. OPEN A WHOLE FOLDER Point Twain at a folder in Files, iCloud Drive, or a provider like Working Copy, and it reads the whole tree. Move between documents without going back to a file manager. EVERYTHING RENDERS GitHub Flavoured Markdown with tables, task lists, footnotes and alerts. Mermaid diagrams and KaTeX maths render locally. Switch between the rendered view and the raw source whenever you want to see exactly what a document says. REVIEW AWAY FROM YOUR DESK Search across the folder, pin notes to exact passages, and share a line-anchored report when you are back at your Mac. PRIVACY Everything renders on device. There is no account, no telemetry, and no sync. Twain for iPhone and iPad is free, with nothing to buy inside it. There is a companion Mac app at twain.md.

Screenshots

Code App2 screens
Twain4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Twain at Free against Code App's $6.99. Code App's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#3 vs unranked). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Twain is free to download; Code App costs $6.99 up front. Twain sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Code App asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Code App versus Twain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCode AppTwain
Price$6.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (301 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings301 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#3 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size963 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerthebaselab LtdPIXELITE, SL

In-app purchases

None

Code App

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Twain

One-time1
  • Twain Pro$19.00

Questions

Is Code App free?
Code App costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Twain free?
Twain is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Code App or Twain have ads?
Neither Code App nor Twain shows ads.

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