Comparison

PHP Recipes vs JSONCraft

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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Tap Run and the real output appears right under the code, so you know what it does before it goes into your project. No PHP to install, no IDE, no setup, no account. 360+ short examples, one task each. Over 95% run on PHP 8.5. You know what you need, but not the exact syntax: • How do I pass values into an SQL query without concatenating strings? • How do I add a month to a date? • How do I build a random string from a given set of characters? Each has a working example here. • 21 sections, including arrays, classes and interfaces, enums, closures, exception handling, regular expressions, files, JSON and XML, databases, algorithms, and design patterns. • What changed from PHP 7.0 to 8.4, with before-and-after code: match expressions, named arguments, constructor property promotion, readonly properties, property hooks. • Reference, 150+ entries: keywords, magic methods, superglobals, and functions for strings, arrays, and files. Tap a word in the code to look it up. • 200+ SQL queries: JOIN, GROUP BY, subqueries, window functions; more than half run on a practice database. • Search looks inside the code: type array_map to find every example that uses it. • Edit an example and run your version, or write your own. • Works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. • Everything except running code works offline. Free version: 200+ PHP examples and 120+ SQL queries, the full reference, and 12 runs and 12 edits a day (PHP and SQL runs share one limit). Full version: all examples and queries, unlimited edits and examples of your own, and up to 30 PHP and 80 SQL runs a day. One-time purchase, no subscription. Built by a developer for developers. The project behind it has been in active development since 2015.

About

JSONCraft

Features
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JSONCraft for iOS is a streamlined JSON editor that combines simplicity with essential features. Perfect for developers, data analysts, and anyone working with JSON files on the go. The app is now cross-platform — buy it once and use it on macOS, iPad, and iPhone. Key Features: • Beautiful syntax highlighting • Real-time JSON validation • Dark and light themes • Instant JSON formatting • Native iOS experience • Fast and responsive editing Perfect for: • Developers debugging API responses • Data scientists exploring datasets • DevOps engineers managing configurations • QA engineers validating JSON data

Screenshots

PHP Recipes4 screens
JSONCraft4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PHP Recipes at Free against JSONCraft's $1.99. PHP Recipes also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). JSONCraft's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

PHP Recipes is free to download; JSONCraft costs $1.99 up front. PHP Recipes sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. JSONCraft asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PHP Recipes ships an update every 6 months, JSONCraft weekly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PHP Recipes versus JSONCraft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPHP RecipesJSONCraft
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFedor ObraztsovDor Pascal

In-app purchases

4 purchases

PHP Recipes

One-time4
  • Оperations with example$0.99
  • PHP Samples$0.99
  • SQL queries$0.99
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  • Full version (no restrictions)$2.99
None

JSONCraft

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PHP Recipes free?
PHP Recipes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is JSONCraft free?
JSONCraft costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do PHP Recipes or JSONCraft have ads?
Neither PHP Recipes nor JSONCraft shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PHP Recipes or JSONCraft?
PHP Recipes ships an update every 6 months, and JSONCraft weekly. Most recently, PHP Recipes was updated on October 30, 2026 and JSONCraft on October 30, 2026.

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