LispPad Go vs Rust Recipes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Rust Recipes
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• Learn programming with the best code recipes. • Rust: - How to get a substring? - How to declare a generalized method? - How to perform a database query? • SQL: - How to combine multiple tables in a single query? - How to sort the result of grouping data? - What types of data are there in SQL Server? • The best examples of code from books and specific internet resources are selected in the app. Finding the best solution on the internet can take hours of work. Ready-to-use and tested "recipes" for code are included in the app. • The app is a great tool for passing exams or preparing for interviews. It helps you study the typical tasks you might face. • One app for iOS and macOS. Buy once and use it on your phone, tablet, or computer. • Quick search of the correct example by code or name of topic. • All examples in the app are available offline. The app can be used when an internet connection is not available. • As a developer, I use this app when I need to quickly remember how to solve a given task in SQL or Rust. In the application, some examples are available for an additional fee (approximately 45%).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LispPad Go at none against Rust Recipes's 4. LispPad Go also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Rust Recipes sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. LispPad Go asks for nothing beyond the download.
LispPad Go ships an update every 2 months, Rust Recipes every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LispPad Go | Rust Recipes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (37 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 96.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 128 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthias Zenger | Fedor Obraztsov |
In-app purchases
LispPad Go
No in-app purchases
Rust Recipes
- Оperations with example$0.99
- SQL queries$0.99
- Rust Samples$0.99
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- Full version$2.99
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