Comparison

LispPad Go vs LaTeX Formula Editor

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

Head to head
About

LispPad Go

This app is a lightweight development environment for writing and running Scheme code on iOS. It features a Scheme interpreter, a console for interaction, and a text editor with syntax highlighting and smart indentation. It supports R7RS standard Scheme with a wide range of libraries, including iOS-specific ones.

Highlights
  • Integrated Scheme interpreter
  • Read-eval-print loop console
  • Syntax highlighting text editor
  • R7RS standard Scheme support
  • iOS-specific libraries
  • Hygienic macros
  • Full numerical tower support
Features
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LispPad Go is a simple, lightweight, integrated development environment for developing and running Scheme code on iOS. The language supported by LispPad Go is based on the R7RS standard of the Scheme programming language. LispPad Go provides the following components: • A fully integrated Scheme interpreter • A console with a read-eval-print loop to interact with the interpreter • A text editor for writing Scheme code, supporting syntax highlighting, smart indentation, parenthesis matching, etc. • A large range of libraries, including iOS-specific libraries e.g. for networking, graphics, audio, databases, archival, text processing, etc. • Support for the Shortcuts app, allowing the execution of LispPad programs as standalone applications The Scheme dialect supported by LispPad Go provides the following features: • R7RS-compliant libraries • Hygienic macros based on syntax-rules • First-class environments • call/cc, dynamic-wind and exceptions • Dynamically-scoped parameters • Multiple return values • Delayed execution via promises and streams • Support for the full numerical tower consisting of arbitrary size integers, rationals, real numbers, and inexact complex numbers. • Unicode strings and characters • Vectors and bytevectors • Text and binary ports • R7RS-compliant extensible records • R6RS-compliant hashtables and enumerations • Threads

About

LaTeX Formula Editor

Create and preview LaTeX formulas on your mobile device. Save your work as files or import existing ones. Features pre-configured buttons for common mathematical elements.

Highlights
  • Write LaTeX formulas
  • Preview formulas in real-time
  • Save formulas as files
  • Import existing LaTeX files
  • Pre-configured buttons for common elements
Features
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With 'LaTeX Formula Editor' you can write your LaTeX on your phone, preview it and save it as a file or import it from an exiting file. You can use pre-configured buttons for the most common elements such as '\over ' or '\sqrt()'

Screenshots

LispPad Go4 screens
LaTeX Formula Editor3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: LispPad Go at 96% against LaTeX Formula Editor's 22%. LispPad Go also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (37 vs 4). LaTeX Formula Editor's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LispPad Go holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LispPad Go has 37 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of LispPad Go's written reviews are positive against 22% of LaTeX Formula Editor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LispPad Go ships an update every 2 months, LaTeX Formula Editor every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
LispPad Go versus LaTeX Formula Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLispPad GoLaTeX Formula Editor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (37 ratings) — better3.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews96.3% of reviews — better22.2% of reviews
Number of ratings37 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthias ZengerJulian Lau

Customer experience

LispPad Go

All ratings37 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive96.3%
Neutral3.7%
Negative0.0%

LaTeX Formula Editor

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral11.1%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

LispPad Go

No in-app purchases

None

LaTeX Formula Editor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LispPad Go free?
LispPad Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LaTeX Formula Editor free?
LaTeX Formula Editor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LispPad Go or LaTeX Formula Editor?
LispPad Go is rated higher. LispPad Go averages 4.9 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while LaTeX Formula Editor averages 3.0 from 4 ratings.
Do LispPad Go or LaTeX Formula Editor have ads?
Neither LispPad Go nor LaTeX Formula Editor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LispPad Go or LaTeX Formula Editor?
LispPad Go ships an update every 2 months, and LaTeX Formula Editor every 3 weeks. Most recently, LispPad Go was updated on October 21, 2026 and LaTeX Formula Editor on October 22, 2026.

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