Comparison

Codea vs Enclave

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

Head to head
About

Codea

Create interactive games and visual ideas using a touch-friendly code editor. Build projects with 2D/3D rendering, physics, and export them to create real apps. Supports Lua and GLSL.

Highlights
  • 2D and 3D renderer
  • Touch-based visual editors
  • Lua programming language
  • Export to Xcode
  • Physics engines
  • GLSL shader editor
  • Import assets from Dropbox
Features
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"It’s kind of like the Garage Band of coding." – Wired "Codea for iPad is a super slick way to write and run programs on your iPad." – Gizmodo Codea lets you create games and simulations — or just about any visual idea you have. Turn your thoughts into interactive creations that make use of iPad features like Multi-Touch and the accelerometer. We think Codea is the most beautiful code editor you'll use, and it's easy. Codea is designed to let you touch your code. Want to change a color, or an image? Tapping will bring up visual editors that let you choose exactly what you want. Codea is built on the Lua programming language. A simple, elegant language that doesn't rely too much on symbols — a perfect match for iPad. Here's how you use it: type your code. Press play to watch it run. Interact with it. Get creative. FEATURES • A fully featured 2D and 3D renderer • Lots of great example projects to learn from, including games • Touch your code: tap colors, images and sounds to adjust them • Export your finished projects to Xcode to produce real apps • Complete in-line reference documentation accessible from keyboard • Intelligent syntax highlighting and auto-completing code editor • Import your own assets from Dropbox • Full 2D and 3D physics engines for complex motion • Add parameters so you can tweak variables at runtime • Interact with accelerometer and multi-touch on your device • Generate retro-game sound effects • GLSL Shader Language support with live shader editor • Bluetooth keyboard support and keyboard shortcuts • Air Code: code live from your PC using WiFi • Much, much more IMPORTANT INFORMATION • Join the forums at https://talk.codea.io to ask questions, share ideas and get help when you need it • If you need help or wish to get in contact with us, please use the support link on this page • Privacy policy https://codea.io/privacy • Terms https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ SUBSCRIPTION • Codea is free to use for projects up to 500 lines, after which you can subscribe to Codea Pro for access to advanced features and unlimited project size • Monthly and yearly plans available • Lifetime one-time purchase also available • Pricing may vary by region. Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings.

About

Enclave

This app provides a private AI assistant that runs entirely on your device, allowing you to chat with various open-source models offline. It offers features like voice chat, iMessage integration, and document analysis, with an optional subscription for cloud-based models.

Highlights
  • Runs hundreds of open-source AI models locally
  • Offline chat and voice conversations
  • iMessage extension for private message drafting
  • Chat with documents (PDFs, text, images)
  • Create custom AI assistants
  • Integrates with Siri and Shortcuts
Features
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Enclave AI is a local AI assistant that runs entirely on your iPhone. Try hundreds of open-source models and chat offline — no account, no cloud, no data collection. Your conversations never leave your device. Unlike cloud-based AI apps, Enclave processes everything locally using your device's hardware. No internet connection needed. No servers reading your chats. Just you and your AI, completely private. Run Popular AI Models On-Device: - Meta Llama - DeepSeek - Google Gemma - Qwen by Alibaba - Microsoft Phi - Mistral - SmolLM, and more Download the models you want and switch between them freely. Optional Cloud AI with Pro: Subscribe to Pro for access to the latest cloud models from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, and more. No API keys to manage — just pick a model and start chatting. Cloud conversations are not stored on our servers. Voice Chat: Have natural voice conversations with your AI assistant. Speech recognition and text-to-speech run on-device using Apple's built-in speech technology. Works fully offline with local models. Chat with Documents: Attach PDFs, text files, images, and source code to your conversations. Ask questions, get summaries, and extract key information — all processed locally on your device. Custom Assistants: Create personalized AI assistants with custom instructions for any task — writing, coding, brainstorming, grammar, planning, translation, and more. Each keeps its own conversation history. Web Search: Get answers grounded in live web results when using cloud models. Enclave connects your AI to current information when you need it. Siri and Shortcuts: Integrate Enclave into your daily workflows with Apple Shortcuts. Ask questions, choose your model, and get instant answers — hands-free with Siri. More to Love: - Syntax-highlighted code blocks and full Markdown rendering - Reasoning display for thinking models like DeepSeek R1 - Fine-tune responses with temperature, context window, and seed controls - Conversation history saved locally as simple files you control - Optimized for iPhone with platform-tuned model libraries Built for Privacy: - No account required to use local AI - No tracking or telemetry on your conversations - All chat history stored locally on your device - No third-party analytics on your content - Anonymous by design Enclave is built by an independent developer, not a corporation. Your data is not the business model — your trust is. Terms of service: https://enclaveai.app/terms-and-conditions/ Privacy policy: https://enclaveai.app/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Codea4 screens
Enclave4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Enclave at 4.7 against Codea's 4.5. Enclave also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 126). Codea's advantage is review sentiment (90% vs 79%) and iOS requirement (18.6 vs 27.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Codea sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Enclave sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Enclave holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Enclave has 1.1K ratings behind it against 126, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 90% of Codea's written reviews are positive against 79% of Enclave's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Codea ships an update every 2 weeks, Enclave fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Codea versus Enclave: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCodeaEnclave
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (126 ratings)4.7 (1.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.6% of reviews — better79.2% of reviews
Number of ratings1261.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.6 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size217 MB684 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTwo Lives LeftPiotr Gorzelany

Customer experience

Codea

All ratings126 ratings
Positive86.5%
Neutral4.0%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews309 reviews
Positive89.6%
Neutral4.9%
Negative5.5%

Enclave

All ratings1,083 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral2.8%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews289 reviews
Positive79.2%
Neutral6.2%
Negative14.5%

User reviews

Codea

From 126 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great for making games
  • 👍 Lets me code when I feel the itch
  • 💡 Powerful, Playful Development Environment
  • 👍 Fantastic prototyping tool
  • 👍 One of the best programming apps on iPad

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Assets don't work
  • 🐛 Need Pencil scrolling slider. TOO MUCH ACCIDENTAL WRITING
  • 🐛 Crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Bugs with keyboard and cursor issues

Enclave

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Runs flawlessly locally
  • 🔒 Offline and private AI
  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 👍 Seamless Shortcuts integration
  • 🚀 Optimized for low storage usage

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or errors
  • 🐛 Voice chat and file attachment issues
  • 🐛 Compatibility problems with older devices
  • 🐛 Markdown rendering bugs
  • 🐛 Inability to delete downloaded models

Bugs and requests

Codea

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when switching between documents
  • Xcode export not working with latest version of Xcode
  • Keyboard and cursor issues when using Bluetooth keyboard

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add ability to import sounds and 3D models
  • Improve documentation and provide more tutorials
  • Add support for more programming languages beyond Lua

Enclave

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Initialization errors on some devices
  • Gemma 3n model not working properly
  • Inability to download certain models
  • Shortcut integration issues with long prompts

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add ability to delete chat history
  • Implement iCloud sync for chat history
  • Support for more advanced LLM models
  • Improve voice recognition and text-to-speech
  • Add web search functionality
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  • Allow custom model links and self-hosted models

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Codea

Subscriptions2
  • Codea Pro (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Codea Pro (Yearly)$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Codea Pro Lifetime$99.99
4 purchases

Enclave

Subscriptions1
  • Pro$9.991 Month
One-time3
  • Pixel Pledge$0.99
  • Caffeine Charge$5.99
  • Mega Boost$9.99

Questions

Is Codea free?
Codea is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Enclave free?
Enclave is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Codea or Enclave?
Enclave is rated higher. Codea averages 4.5 out of 5 from 126 ratings, while Enclave averages 4.7 from 1.1K ratings.
Do Codea or Enclave have ads?
Neither Codea nor Enclave shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Codea or Enclave?
Codea ships an update every 2 weeks, and Enclave fortnightly. Most recently, Codea was updated on October 6, 2026 and Enclave on October 13, 2026.

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