Source Code Reader vs Mango 5Star
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Source Code Reader
Easily view website source code directly on your iPhone or iPad. Access this functionality within the app or through a built-in Safari extension. Features include dark mode, adjustable font sizes, and text search.
- View source code in-app
- Safari extension for direct viewing
- Dark mode support
- Adjustable font sizes
- Text search functionality
- Multiple window support
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With the Source Code Reader app it's easy to view the source code of a site directly on your iPhone or iPad. You can do this in the app or directly in Safari with the built-in Safari extension. The app supports dark mode, adjustable font sizes, text search and multiple windows - all available in the Safari extension as well.
Mango 5Star
This home screen widget app is designed for Apple developers and podcasters. It highlights only positive 5-star reviews for your app or podcast, helping to boost your mood and focus on positive feedback.
- Displays only 5-star reviews
- Home screen widget
- Focuses on positive feedback
- Boosts mood for developers
- Supports Apple platforms
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Apple developers and podcasters: have you ever let one negative review ruin your day? Chances are, you have other more important positive 5-star reviews. But we are humans. We are too vulnerable to the negative feedbacks. And we don’t take enough advantage of the positive ones. Mango 5Star is a home screen widget app built for you. It displays *only* 5-star reviews of your app or podcast on Apple platforms. Let those 5-star reviews boost your mood every time you look at your home screen.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mango 5Star at 94% against Source Code Reader's 63%. Mango 5Star also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). Source Code Reader's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). On ratings volume, 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
Source Code Reader costs $1.99 and Mango 5Star $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Source Code Reader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 14 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of Source Code Reader's written reviews are positive against 94% of Mango 5Star's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Source Code Reader ships an update every 5 months, Mango 5Star every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Source Code Reader | Mango 5Star |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.7 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.2% of reviews | 94.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #81 — better | #159 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Eichhorn | Mango Umbrella LLC |
Customer experience
Source Code Reader
Mango 5Star
In-app purchases
Source Code Reader
No in-app purchases
Mango 5Star
No in-app purchases
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