BASIC vs Golang Recipes Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BASIC
Create and publish your own applications directly on your iOS device using an extended BASIC programming language. Features include a rich interface, advanced graphics, sound capabilities, and hardware support.
- Create standalone apps for App Store
- Rich user interface elements
- Advanced graphics and animation
- Comprehensive sound and music support
- Hardware sensor integration
- Networking and file management
- Customizable IDE with documentation
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This is "smart BASIC" - an extended version of popular Minimal BASIC programming language. With "smart BASIC" you can create your own programs right on your iOS device. BASIC programs, written in "smart BASIC", can be published in the App Store as standalone applications using the "smart BASIC" SDK for Xcode. The "smart BASIC" programming language has many powerful features. INTERFACE: - buttons, text boxes, sliders, switches, browsers - pages for grouping your interface objects - support for additional TTF fonts - clipboard support - multitouch up to 11 simultaneous touches GRAPHIC: - advanced graphics functions - animated sprites, sprite sheet support MUSIC and SOUND: - play MP3, AIFF, WAV, MIDI, MOV and MP4 files - programmable MIDI synthesizer with 128 built-in instruments - support for additional sound fonts SF2 and DLS - speech synthesizer HARDWARE support: - GPS, compass - accelerometer - photo and video recording and more: - files - networking - integrated mathematics of complex numbers - customizable IDE - built-in documentation - ready-to-use examples of programs Visit the support forum to get assistance and to share your BASIC programs with other users.
Golang Recipes Pro
Learn programming with ready-to-use code recipes for Golang and SQL. This app provides tested examples for common tasks, helping you prepare for exams and interviews. Access all content offline on your iOS and macOS devices.
- Golang code recipes
- SQL code recipes
- Database query examples
- Interview preparation tool
- Offline access
- Cross-platform iOS/macOS support
- Quick search functionality
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An everyday Golang reference, from strings and collections to goroutines and design patterns. Every example comes with an explanation, and most of them run. • 21 sections: basic types, arrays and collections, structs and interfaces, functions and closures, goroutines and channels, error handling, regular expressions, files, serialization, databases, algorithms, design patterns. • Run in the app: the example actually runs and the output appears under the code. Needs an internet connection; the daily limit is 30 runs. • What changed in new versions: 7 sections from Go 1.13 to 1.23, with the old and the new code side by side. • Keyword and function reference: over 240 articles, browsable as a list or searchable by word. • SQL alongside: over 200 queries against a live practice database (JOIN, GROUP BY, subqueries, data types). Queries have their own daily limit. • Edit examples and add your own; they stay in the app and are always at hand. • Search looks inside the code itself, not just the titles: remember a fragment and you will find the example. • Everything except running works offline: examples, search, favorites. • Comfortable to read: light and dark themes, your own font and size, line numbers, and long lines wrap instead of spilling off the screen. Examples are drawn from professional sources and verified by running them. Built by a developer for developers. In active development since 2015.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Golang Recipes Pro at $2.99 against BASIC's $11.99. Golang Recipes Pro also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 68%). BASIC's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and chart position 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
BASIC costs $11.99 and Golang Recipes Pro $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BASIC ships an update every 2 months, Golang Recipes Pro every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BASIC | Golang Recipes Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $11.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (17 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 68.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #114 — better | #186 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 135 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nikolay Denislamov | Fedor Obraztsov |
Customer experience
BASIC
Golang Recipes Pro
In-app purchases
BASIC
No in-app purchases
Golang Recipes Pro
No in-app purchases
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