PocketJS vs MobileCode Code Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PocketJS
This app allows users to create and execute JavaScript code directly on their device. It features a console for experimentation and supports saving code as .js files with syntax highlighting. More features and customization options are planned.
- Create JavaScript code
- Save code as .js files
- JavaScript console
- Execute JavaScript files offline
- Syntax highlighting
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• Create JavaScript Code on the Fly & save them as ".js" files • Play around in the JavaScript-Console • Execute JavaScript Files directly on device ( NO network connection needed ) • Syntax Highlighting more features & colors to come.. From coders for coders.
MobileCode Code Editor
This code editor redefines mobile coding with features like individual line wrapping, hierarchical collapsing, and a specialized keyboard. It allows you to import code from local files, URLs, or GitHub repositories, enhancing on-the-go productivity.
- Individual line wrapping
- Hierarchical code collapsing
- Keyboard extension with autocorrect
- Import from local files, URLs, and GitHub
- Regex search and replace
- Undo/redo functionality
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MobileCode is a code editor that completely rethinks how coding should work. Why are we tapping around on lines way too long for our screen? Why are we punished severely for typos? Why can't we fit more than one section of code on our screen at once? MobileCode answers all of these questions because it was born out of years of coding on our phone. In fact, MobileCode itself was completely written on a phone! Some of these innovations include: - individual line wrapping, prettified - hierarchical collapsing based on {} and empty lines - keyboard extension - tappable autocorrect - prompt for tapping the start of a line - etc: regex search, regex replace, undo, select, line select, cut/copy/paste Bring code in from local files, or paste a URL, with additional support for GitHub repositories and .zip files. Enough coding on your phone in a way that was designed for computers. Enter a world of new on-the-go productivity with MobileCode.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: MobileCode Code Editor at none against PocketJS's shown. MobileCode Code Editor also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). PocketJS's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for PocketJS against 4.2 for MobileCode Code Editor. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 5 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of PocketJS's written reviews are positive against 100% of MobileCode Code Editor's.
PocketJS ships an update every 3 days, MobileCode Code Editor fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PocketJS | MobileCode Code Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | PAMA games | Mark Mendell |
Customer experience
PocketJS
MobileCode Code Editor
In-app purchases
PocketJS
No in-app purchases
MobileCode Code Editor
No in-app purchases
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