Comparison

TypeScript Recipes vs CodeSTEPS

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

Head to head
About

TypeScript Recipes

This app provides a runnable cheat sheet for TypeScript and SQL, offering over 360 examples and 200+ queries. It allows users to test code snippets and see type errors instantly without needing to install any development tools. The app covers various language features, algorithms, design patterns, and SQL functions, with both free and full versions available.

Highlights
  • Runnable TypeScript examples
  • Over 200 SQL queries
  • Instant type error checking
  • Code search functionality
  • Offline reference
  • Editable code snippets
Features
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Tap Run and the real output appears right under the code, along with any type errors. You know what the code does before it goes into your project. No Node.js or TypeScript to install, no IDE, no account. 360+ short examples, one task each. Over 90% run on Node.js 24 and pass strict TypeScript 7 type checking. You know what you need, but not the exact syntax: • How do I remove duplicates from an array? • How do I get an enum value from its name? • How do I merge two Maps? Each has a working example here. • 22 sections, including strings and dates, arrays and collections, classes and interfaces, enums, generics, arrow functions, async/await, exception handling, regular expressions, files, JSON, algorithms, and design patterns. • What changed from TypeScript 3.0 to 5.5, with before-and-after code: the unknown type, the ?. and ?? operators, template literal types, the satisfies operator, using declarations. • Reference, 120+ entries: keywords, operators, and utility types such as Partial, Pick, Record, and ReturnType. Tap a word in the code to look it up. • 200+ SQL queries: JOIN, GROUP BY, subqueries, window functions; more than half run on a practice database. • Search looks inside the code: type reduce to find every example that uses it. • Edit an example and run your version, or write your own: a type error shows up right away. • Works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. • Everything except running code works offline. Free version: 190+ TypeScript examples and 120+ SQL queries, the full reference, and 12 runs and 12 edits a day (TypeScript and SQL runs share one limit). Full version: all examples and queries, unlimited edits and examples of your own, and up to 30 TypeScript and 80 SQL runs a day. One-time purchase, no subscription. Built by a developer for developers. The project behind it has been in active development since 2015.

About

CodeSTEPS

Features
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CodeSTEPS macht das Erlernen von Programmiersprachen zum Kinderspiel. Für Lehrer: Erstelle Bücher mit Infos, Beispielen und Kompetenzen und lade Schüler*innen in deine Lerngruppen ein. Für Schüler:innen: Erstelle Schritt für Schritt immer größere und umfangreichere Programme. Habe deinen Lernfortschritt immer im Blick und lasse ihn dir von deiner Lehrkraft bestätigen.

Screenshots

TypeScript Recipes4 screens
CodeSTEPS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CodeSTEPS at none against TypeScript Recipes's 4. CodeSTEPS also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 9 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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. TypeScript Recipes sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. CodeSTEPS asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TypeScript Recipes ships an update every 9 months, CodeSTEPS every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TypeScript Recipes versus CodeSTEPS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTypeScript RecipesCodeSTEPS
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFedor ObraztsovDietmar Scheiblhofer

In-app purchases

4 purchases

TypeScript Recipes

One-time4
  • Оperations with example$0.99
  • TypeScript Samples$0.99
  • SQL queries$0.99
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  • Full version$2.99
None

CodeSTEPS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TypeScript Recipes free?
TypeScript Recipes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CodeSTEPS free?
CodeSTEPS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TypeScript Recipes or CodeSTEPS have ads?
Neither TypeScript Recipes nor CodeSTEPS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TypeScript Recipes or CodeSTEPS?
TypeScript Recipes ships an update every 9 months, and CodeSTEPS every 2 weeks. Most recently, TypeScript Recipes was updated on November 3, 2026 and CodeSTEPS on November 7, 2026.

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