Comparison

Carnets vs PythonKit

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

Head to head
About

Carnets

This app offers a full Jupyter notebook experience on your device, ideal for education and research. It includes scientific computation packages like SciPy and scikit-learn, allowing you to write and run Python code offline. Notebooks can be shared and opened from other applications.

Highlights
  • Offline Jupyter notebook execution
  • Includes SciPy, scikit-learn, and Seaborn
  • Embedded Python interpreter
  • Markdown support for text
  • Package management with %pip
  • Notebook sharing and import
Features
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Jupyter notebooks are a powerful tool used in education and research. You can write small snippets of Python code and observe the result on screen, combine with paragraphs of text, using Markdown. Carnets provides a complete, stand-alone, implementation of Jupyter notebooks. Everything runs on your device, using the embedded Python interpreter; you do not need an internet connection. Compared to the standard version (Carnets), this app adds several packages targeted for scientific computation and learning: scipy, sklearn, seaborn and coremltools. You can switch between standard notebooks and the more modern jupyterlab using the Settings app. Of course, all the packages included with the standard app are present too: numpy, simply, matplotlib... To see the full list of installed packages, type "%pip list" in a code window. You can add more packages using "%pip install packageName", but only if they are pure Python. You can share your notebooks with other apps and also open notebooks or directories managed by other apps. Partial list of installed packages: astropy, babel, bokeh, cartopy, cryptography, cvxopt, Fiona, geopandas, geopy, gym, inequality, libpysal, lxml, mapclassify, matplotlib, networkx, nltk, numpy, openCV, pandas, parso, pillow, pyFFTW, pyproj, qutip, rasterio, regex, Rtree, scikit-learn, scipy, seaborn, segregation, shapely, soupsieve, spopt, statsmodels, sympy, wordcloud.

About

PythonKit

Features
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PythonKit: Run Python Code on Your iPhone! PythonKit allows users to easily access information from Modal Labs such as app IDs, names, states, creation times, and stop times by entering their Modal ID and token (which is not stored). This feature is designed for users who need to interact with Modal without access to their traditional machine.

Screenshots

Carnets4 screens
PythonKit2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Carnets at 14.0 against PythonKit's 16.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Carnets ships an update every 6 weeks, PythonKit every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Carnets versus PythonKit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCarnetsPythonKit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (87 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings87 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size2.1 GB14 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperNicolas HolzschuchClaremont Computer Network LLC

Bugs and requests

Carnets

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unable to create new notebooks
  • Incompatible with older iOS versions
  • Line breaking issues with external keyboard

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for Tensorflow, XGBoost, LightGBM
  • Enable running code in .py files
  • Improve stability and performance
  • Add support for R kernel
  • Provide better file management options

PythonKit

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Carnets

No in-app purchases

None

PythonKit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Carnets free?
Carnets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PythonKit free?
PythonKit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Carnets or PythonKit have ads?
Neither Carnets nor PythonKit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Carnets or PythonKit?
Carnets ships an update every 6 weeks, and PythonKit every 2 months. Most recently, Carnets was updated on September 22, 2026 and PythonKit on September 21, 2026.

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