UX Ref vs PHP Recipes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UX Ref
Explore user experience principles through an interactive guide. This app provides a reference for understanding UX concepts in a hands-on manner. It's designed for learning and quick access to UX information.
- Interactive learning
- UX principles reference
- Quick access to information
- User experience concepts
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Learn about UX in an interactive way!
PHP Recipes
Access a curated collection of standard PHP and SQL code examples for quick reference. This app provides tested, ready-to-use "recipes" to save developers time, and is useful for exam preparation and interviews. All content is available offline and searchable.
- Directory of PHP and SQL operations
- Tested code "recipes"
- Offline access
- Quick search by code or topic
- Useful for exams and interviews
- Cross-platform iOS and MacOS support
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• Contains a directory of standard, frequently used operations in PHP and SQL queries. • The best examples of codes from books and specific internet resources are selected in the program. Finding the best decision on the Internet may demand hours of working time. Ready for use and tested code "recipes" are included in the application. • One app for iOS and MacOS. Buy once and use on your phone, tablet or computer. • The application is a good tool during the exam or the preparation to the interview because it contains answers to frequently asked programming questions. • All examples in the application are available offline. The application can be used when the Internet connection is not available. • Quick search of the correct example by the code or by the name of topic. • Being a developer, I use this program when I need to remember quickly how to solve a given task in one or another programming language. If you can help translate the application into your language, please contact me by email. In the application, some examples are available for an additional fee (approximately 45%).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: UX Ref at none against PHP Recipes's 4. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. PHP Recipes sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. UX Ref asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for UX Ref against 5.0 for PHP Recipes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
| Parameter | UX Ref | PHP Recipes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kieran Brown | Fedor Obraztsov |
Customer experience
UX Ref
PHP Recipes
In-app purchases
UX Ref
No in-app purchases
PHP Recipes
- Оperations with example$0.99
- PHP Samples$0.99
- SQL queries$0.99
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- Full version (no restrictions)$2.99









