rubyi vs Halo OS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Autocomplete
- Auto Indent
- Code coloring
- Run selected text
- Apple Watch code execution
- Code templates
- File system support
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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.
Halo OS
Transform your iPhone or iPad into a functional desktop computer. Connect external displays, keyboards, and mice to navigate a web browser and file explorer with ease.
- External monitor support
- Bluetooth keyboard and mouse compatibility
- Web browser
- File explorer
- TXT file reader
- Window management
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Initial Project to turn your iPhone/iPad into a computer. How to use this app: - Connect your iPhone/iPad to an external monitor (use Lightning Digital AV Adapter, HDMI (for iPad) or use Apple AirPlay) - Connect Bluetooth Mouse and Bluetooth Keyboard (if you are using iPhone you gonna need to activate Assistive Touch and screen orientation change to Off so you can rotate the iPhone screen) Feature: Web browser File Explorer with a txt file reader. -- How to use the app --- Double click to open files and folders Click the window top bar so that windows became top window Double click top bar will expand the screen
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Halo OS at none against rubyi's 7. rubyi's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 26 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. rubyi sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Halo OS asks for nothing beyond the download.
rubyi holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of rubyi's written reviews are positive against 75% of Halo OS's.
rubyi ships an update every 3 months, Halo OS every 26 months. Both last shipped on September 28, 2026.
| Parameter | rubyi | Halo OS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (27 ratings) — better | 4.3 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.7% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 26 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 小文 黄 | Tiago Mendes |
Customer experience
rubyi
Halo OS
In-app purchases
rubyi
- To remove ads$0.99
- Password Service$0.99
- Horizontal screen development$0.99
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- Simple Vedio$0.99
- Encryption Compression$0.99
- Text Search$0.99
- Autocomplete$0.99
Halo OS
No in-app purchases









