Comparison

Little Crane World Editor vs rubyi

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

Head to head
About

Little Crane World Editor

Create custom levels for 'the little crane that could' game. Design and save your creations using iCloud, and share them with friends. A tutorial is available to guide you through the process.

Highlights
  • Create custom game levels
  • iCloud level storage
  • Share levels with friends
  • Online video tutorial
  • Retina display support
Features
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World Editor for the game 'the little crane that could'. With this World Editor, you can make your own levels for that game. Currently discounted with 50% during the introduction of this new app. Get it now before the price goes up. The level designs are stored in iCloud. Users can share levels with friends. Note: Before buying, enable iCloud on your devices. Do not buy this World Editor if you do not want to, or can not enable iCloud for your devices. [see below] Note: To play the levels created, you will need to download the (free) game separately. The world editor is compatible with the game version 4.3 and later. Support for retina iPhone and retina iPad. iCloud storage for level designs. Online video tutorial on the use of the World Editor. To check whether iCloud is properly enabled, please open the 'Settings' app of your device, and go to the 'iCloud' tab. Then check that 'Documents & Data' is switched to 'ON'.

About

rubyi

Learn, run, and share Ruby scripts with an iOS app offering code completion, syntax highlighting, and a built-in browser. Customize your coding environment and even run code on your Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Autocomplete
  • Auto Indent
  • Code coloring
  • Run selected text
  • Apple Watch code execution
  • Code templates
  • File system support
Features
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This is an ios ruby app,you can learn,run,share ruby script. Features : Autocomplate. Auto Indent. Code color. In(the built-in browser or the txt editor),Select the text to run. Horizontal screen development. Code templates,the contents of the new file is copy from contents of the template file. *You can run code on the Apple Watch! *You can enter ruby code by keyboard, and then you can execut the ruby code,support the gets function. *You can use the file system to supports txt, pdf, chm, mp3,m4v,zip, gif, png, html, rb ,doc... *You can adjust the code color and font size , and support to move the cursor left and right and up and down , easy to read and write. *You can find learning materials by the built-in browser . *You can save ruby code and learning materials, and can be modified to the save file and delete the save file . *You can control the background image and color, and execution voice , background animation, text color and shadow, switch interface animation , the number and the order of the main interface of the tab bar to create your learning software. *You can Learn ruby knowledge , the system provides some basic learning materials . *You can use ruby code or learning materials to generate two-dimensional code , for easy sharing . *You can share code by Email,Weibo,Twitter,Facebook. *You can use the counter,light in the Setting tab.

Screenshots

Little Crane World Editor2 screens
rubyi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: rubyi at Free against Little Crane World Editor's $2.99. rubyi also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.1) and review sentiment (82% vs 47%). Little Crane World Editor's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ratings volume (96 vs 27). On update cadence, 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

rubyi is free to download; Little Crane World Editor costs $2.99 up front. rubyi sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Little Crane World Editor asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

rubyi holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 96 and 27 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Little Crane World Editor's written reviews are positive against 82% of rubyi's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Little Crane World Editor ships an update every 2 months, rubyi every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Little Crane World Editor versus rubyi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLittle Crane World Editorrubyi
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.1 (96 ratings)4.7 (27 ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.8% of reviews81.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings96 — better27
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS7.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB45 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAbraham Stolk小文 黄

Customer experience

Little Crane World Editor

All ratings95 ratings
Positive51.6%
Neutral5.3%
Negative43.2%
Written reviews156 reviews
Positive46.8%
Neutral5.1%
Negative48.1%

rubyi

All ratings27 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.7%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews153 reviews
Positive81.7%
Neutral3.9%
Negative14.4%

Bugs and requests

Little Crane World Editor

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes when opening the app
  • Levels don't load properly
  • Can't delete or edit placed objects
  • iCloud sync doesn't work
  • App freezes and kicks user out

Requested features

5 requests
  • Update the app to work with newer devices
  • Add more vehicles and construction pieces
  • Allow using multiple vehicles in a single level
  • Add ability to change colors of objects
  • Add a way to share and play user-created levels

rubyi

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Little Crane World Editor

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

rubyi

One-time7
  • To remove ads$0.99
  • Password Service$0.99
  • Horizontal screen development$0.99
Show 4 more
  • Simple Vedio$0.99
  • Encryption Compression$0.99
  • Text Search$0.99
  • Autocomplete$0.99

Questions

Is Little Crane World Editor free?
Little Crane World Editor costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is rubyi free?
rubyi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Little Crane World Editor or rubyi?
rubyi is rated higher. Little Crane World Editor averages 3.1 out of 5 from 96 ratings, while rubyi averages 4.7 from 27 ratings.
Do Little Crane World Editor or rubyi have ads?
Neither Little Crane World Editor nor rubyi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Little Crane World Editor or rubyi?
Little Crane World Editor ships an update every 2 months, and rubyi every 3 months. Most recently, Little Crane World Editor was updated on November 1, 2026 and rubyi on October 23, 2026.

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