CodeInsight vs Palm
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CodeInsight
Read and analyze programming code on mobile devices with extensive language support and syntax highlighting. Features include GitHub integration, code searching, and symbol navigation, eliminating the need for a PC for code review.
- Extensive programming language support
- Syntax highlighting for multiple languages
- GitHub browsing and code downloading
- Code search and symbol navigation
- Upload code via Wi-Fi and iTunes
- Support for various archive formats (Tar, Zip)
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This app is aimed to provide a solution for user to reading programming code on mobile devices like phone and pad. The app provides rich features to make code reading a really easy thing with mobile devices, which makes you really don’t need a PC for code reading. 1. Supported reading codes written in languages in: C, C++, Java, Python, ObjectiveC, C#, Basic, JavaScript, PHP, Perl, Bash, Zsh, Csh, Ruby, Assembly Language, Go, Rust, R, Tcl and a lot of other languages like: Ada, Ant, Asp, Awk, CMake, CSS, Diff, DTD, Bat, Powershell, Eiffel, Erlang, Falcon, Flex, Fortran, HTML, JSON, Lisp, Lua, Matlab, OCalm, Pascal, REXX, SQL, VHDL, Vim, SVG, XML 2. Support programming language syntax highlight for programming languages below: C, C++, C#, Java, Objective C, Eiffel, Fortran, Html, Header files, Asp, Bat, Asm(x86) only, Lua, Perl, Pascal, Php, Python, R, Ruby, Shell script, Tcl/Tk, Vhdl etc 3. Support Github. You can search/browse Github pages and download source code zip archive directly from Github 4. Support search symbols in the whole source code tree, this works like a “grep” command 5. Support jumping from symbol(function, class, global variable, struct, enum etc) to its definition and declaration 6. Support search in single source code file for any keywords. 7. Support list all the symbols in current file. 8. Support find functions who called current functions (C, C++only), similar to Cscope 9. Support find all the functions called by current functions (C, C++ only), similar to Cscope 10. Support find the class inheritance relationship (C++ and Java only) 11. Support download and reading Linux kernel sources 12. Support upload source codes directly from Wifi connections 13. Support download source codes from given URL. 14. Support iTunes to upload source codes 15. Support directly read sources code packaged in Tar, Tar.Gz and zip file format. 16. Support change Font Size and Font Family Name 17. Support no-wrap reading so that a line won’t be break down to multiple lines due to small screen. 18. Multiple code reading theme for reader to choose
Palm
Write and execute JavaScript code directly on your iPhone or iPad. This app provides a simple shell, run logs, and essential functions for on-the-go coding. Perfect for developers who need to stay productive anywhere.
- Write and run JavaScript scripts
- Simple shell interface
- Run logs for debugging
- Includes promise, console, fetch
- File editing capabilities
- Code on the go
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Take your JavaScript coding to the next level with this amazing app that lets you write and run scripts on your iPhone or iPad. With its simple shell and run logs, you'll have everything you need to code on the go. Plus, it includes basic functions like promise, console, and fetch, making it easy to edit your files quickly and efficiently. Whether you're on the train, waiting in line, or just taking a break, this app is perfect for staying productive and never missing a beat. Best of all, it's free to download and use, so give it a try and start coding anywhere, anytime! TERMS OF USE: https://onebuffer.com/termofuse.html PRIVACY POLICY: https://onebuffer.com/privacypolicy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CodeInsight at 100% against Palm's 50%. CodeInsight also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Palm's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. CodeInsight sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Palm asks for nothing beyond the download.
Palm holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Palm has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of CodeInsight's written reviews are positive against 50% of Palm's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
CodeInsight ships an update every 2 weeks, Palm daily. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and August 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CodeInsight | Palm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 飞 龙 | Phuoc Thanh Cao |
Customer experience
CodeInsight
Palm
In-app purchases
CodeInsight
- Full funtional version$2.99
Palm
No in-app purchases









