Comparison

Developer Laboratory vs FTW CODE

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

Head to head
About

Developer Laboratory

This app provides a collection of example code and UI components for iOS developers. It demonstrates various functionalities like app icon creation, image viewing, web page loading, and custom controls. Access the source code to learn implementation details.

Highlights
  • APP icon creation
  • Imitation of WeChat Moments
  • Web page loading
  • Custom UI components
  • QR code scanning
  • Facial tracking
  • Database operations
Features
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iOS Technical Sharing (APP icon creation, imitation of WeChat Moments, imitation of WeChat image viewer, preventing @mentions on Sina Weibo, imitation of Alipay password prompt, imitation of Post Circle, tags, JS interaction + WK, loading web pages, adaptive cell height, embedding video player in TableView to prevent lag, custom beautiful popups, address selection, time selection, color selection, custom navigation control, carousel, QR code scanning, facial tracking, custom camera, ID card photo capture, iOS media player, AVPlayer encapsulation, dropdown selection popup, Snake game, marquee, adaptive height for TableView, native image download caching, folder operations, database operations, third-party login, sharing, payment, Apple installation agreement, data transfer between apps, acknowledgments for support) https://github.com/HansenCCC/YPLaboratory YPLaboratory is the source code for this project. If you want to see how it's implemented, you can click to view the source code. https://github.com/HansenCCC/YPUIKit-ObjC YPUIKit-ObjC is the framework for this project, providing many out-of-the-box functionalities. It includes in-app purchases, subscriptions, prompt dialogs, app info, user agent retrieval, device info, unique identifiers (persistent even after deletion), badges, useful buttons, common categories, MD5, hooks, regular expressions, hashed colors, image matrices, black-and-white images, base64 images, navigation settings, handy input fields, file management, floating draggable buttons, single-line input, multi-line input, loading dialogs, custom dialogs, local logs, marquee, waterfall flow, carousel, image preview, and more.

About

FTW CODE

Program your Hopper drone with visual block coding or a JavaScript editor. This app incorporates core functions from Google Workbench and aligns with updated FTW Robotics lessons.

Highlights
  • Visual block programming
  • JavaScript editor
  • Hopper drone compatibility
  • Integration with FTW Robotics lessons
  • Core functions from Google Workbench
Features
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You can now program your Hopper drone using FTW Code on iPad! Choose between visual block programming or our javascript editor. FTW Code retains the core functions previously found in Google Workbench™ and our lessons at FTW Robotics have been updated to now incorporate FTWCode.

Screenshots

Developer Laboratory3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: FTW CODE at Free against Developer Laboratory's $0.99. FTW CODE also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 8) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Developer Laboratory's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On ratings volume, ads 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

FTW CODE is free to download; Developer Laboratory costs $0.99 up front. Developer Laboratory sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. FTW CODE asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FTW CODE holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Developer Laboratory ships an update monthly, FTW CODE every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Developer Laboratory versus FTW CODE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeveloper LaboratoryFTW CODE
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (6 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better4
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer恒盛 程FTW ROBOTICS LLC

Customer experience

Developer Laboratory

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative0.0%

FTW CODE

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Developer Laboratory

One-time8
  • 0 ice cola$0.99
  • 1 ice cola$0.99
  • A sip of iced cola$0.99
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  • 一元商品$0.99
  • 2 ice cola$1.99
  • 3 ice cola$2.99
  • 4.16 ice cola$3.99
  • 16.5 ice cola$14.99
None

FTW CODE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Developer Laboratory free?
Developer Laboratory costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is FTW CODE free?
FTW CODE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Developer Laboratory or FTW CODE?
FTW CODE is rated higher. Developer Laboratory averages 4.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while FTW CODE averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Developer Laboratory or FTW CODE have ads?
Neither Developer Laboratory nor FTW CODE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Developer Laboratory or FTW CODE?
Developer Laboratory ships an update monthly, and FTW CODE every 2 months. Most recently, Developer Laboratory was updated on September 28, 2026 and FTW CODE on September 17, 2026.

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