python3$ vs Carnets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
python3$
This application serves as a comprehensive Python 3.13 learning and development environment. It offers local code execution, debugging tools, PyPI library access, and convenient file sharing capabilities. Customize your coding experience with personalized themes and settings.
- Local Python 3.13 execution
- Breakpoint debugging
- PyPI library downloads
- Git integration
- LAN/Bluetooth file transfer
- Customizable interface
- QR code generation and scanning
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This is a Python 3.13 learning tool for efficient learning, fast programming, local execution, breakpoint debugging, precise error reporting, Git fetching, iCloud access, and efficient transfer and sharing via LAN HTTP/FTP multi-point connections. (^.^) It aspires to help you who want to learn, develop, or improve! ! ! (^.^) * Download pure Python libraries from PyPI at your leisure. * Read a variety of learning materials and run examples as you learn, making it easy to understand and efficient. * Enjoy breakpoint debugging, precise error reporting, code templates, auto-suggestion, auto-indentation, code coloring, symbol completion, a symbol keyboard, text search, multi-file search, multi-line indentation, and multi-line comments, making development more convenient. * Access iCloud easily, synchronize across multiple devices for efficient collaboration. * Use Git to fetch source code projects from gitee.com and GitHub. * Connect to a LAN or Bluetooth connection for efficient file transfer via HTTP/FTP multi-point connections. * Easily search for learning materials using the built-in browser. Simply select code in the built-in browser to run it. * Easily open file formats such as py, txt, pdf, chm, mp3, m4v, zip, gif, png, html, py, and doc through the file system. * Easily adjust code color, font size, and line spacing for more comfortable reading. * Customize background images and colors, text color and shadow, text font, text size, background animation, interface transition animation, and the number and order of tabs on the main interface to create your own personalized learning software. * Easily generate QR codes for Python 3.13 scripts and learning materials, and scan them to access them. * Easily share Python 3.13 scripts and learning materials via email, Weibo, Twitter, and Facebook. Code templates - The contents of a new file will copy the contents of the code template. Many libraries have C extensions that require porting. If you would like to port a library, please contact the developer: QQ: 1301367159, WeChat: 1301367159. The following libraries have been successfully ported: Python: 3.13.0 Cython-3.1.0 OpenCV-4.11.0 scikit-learn-1.7.dev0 Numpy: 2.2.0dev Pandas: 3.0.0dev scipy: 1.15.0dev matplotlib: 3.11.0dev seaborn-0.13.2 Scrapy-2.12.0 kiwisolver-1.4.5 lxml-5.3.0 pillow-11.2.0dev requests-2.32.3 statsmodels-0.15.0.dev wrapt- 1.17.2 yfinance-0.2.54 skimage-0.26.0 wordcloud-1.9.4 pydantic_core-2.27.2 jiter-0.8.2 astropy-7.0.1 pyerfa-2.0.1.6 bcrypt-4.3.0 tornado-6.5b1 biopython-1.86.dev0 regex-2024.11.6 cffi-1.18.0.dev0 markupsafe-3.1.0 pyemd-1.0.0 cryptography-45.0.0.dev1 pynacl-1.6.0
Carnets
This app offers a standalone Jupyter notebook environment for creating and running code snippets, combining them with text and Markdown. It includes pre-installed scientific packages and allows for offline use, making it ideal for education and research.
- Standalone Jupyter notebook implementation
- Embedded Python interpreter
- Offline functionality
- Pre-installed scientific packages
- Supports Jupyterlab
- Package installation via %pip
- Notebook sharing and opening
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Jupyter notebooks are a powerful tool used in education and research. You can write small snippets of Python code and observe the result on screen, combine with paragraphs of text, using Markdown. Carnets provides a complete, stand-alone, implementation of Jupyter notebooks. Everything runs on your device, using the embedded Python interpreter; you do not need an internet connection. You can chose between Jupyter notebooks and the more advance Jupyterlab using Settings. Numpy, Sympy, Matplotlib, Pandas, lxml, bokeh, nbextensions (including ipywidgets) and many other packages are pre-installed. To see the full list of installed packages, type "%pip list" in a code window. You can add more packages using "%pip install packageName", but only if they are pure Python. If you need scipy, seaborn or scikit-learn, please use our other App, "Carnets - Jupyter (with scipy)". You can share your notebooks with other apps and also open notebooks or directories managed by other apps. Partial list of installed packages: astropy, babel, bokeh, cryptography, cvxopt, Fiona, geopandas, geopy, lxml, matplotlib, numpy, openCV, pandas, pillow, pyFFTW, pyproj, rasterio, regex, shapely, sympy, wordcloud.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Carnets at Free against python3$'s $2.99. Carnets also leads on ratings volume (316 vs 23). python3$'s advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and review sentiment (91% vs 78%). On rating, 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
Carnets is free to download; python3$ costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for python3$ against 4.6 for Carnets. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Carnets has 316 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of python3$'s written reviews are positive against 78% of Carnets's.
python3$ ships an update weekly, Carnets monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | python3$ | Carnets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (23 ratings) — better | 4.6 (316 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.1% of reviews — better | 78.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23 | 316 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #88 | #83 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 588 MB | 1.4 GB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 小文 黄 | Nicolas Holzschuch |
Customer experience
python3$
Carnets
User reviews
python3$
From 23 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use and navigate
- 🚀 Good performance and functionality
- 💡 Wide range of practice items
- 💻 Powerful Python environment on mobile
- 💰 Good value for money
Room to improve
- 🐛 UI can be crowded
- ⚠️ Older Python versions used
- 💰 Separate purchases for different versions
- ❓ Some built-in methods not auto-detected
- 🐛 Quotation mark issues
Carnets
From 316 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Excellent app for coding on iPad
- 👍 Convenient for learning and coding on the go
- 🚀 Works just like Jupyter Notebook on desktop
- 👍 Helpful for self-learning Python
- 👍 Useful for data science and machine learning
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and stability issues
- 🔋 Battery drain and overheating
- 🔒 Unauthorized access to photo library
- 🐛 Issues with importing certain libraries like SciPy and Scikit-learn
Bugs and requests
python3$
Reported bugs
11 issues- Quotation mark not working
- Module changes not recognized
- My Code view gets stuck in subdirectory
- Tabs converted to spaces
- Auto-indent buggy
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- Auto-complete issues at end of line
- Difficulty importing from cloud storage
- Cursor positioning fiddly on iPad
- Inappropriate auto-completion
- No interactive mode
- Execute button locked behind review
Requested features
8 requests- Add Tkinter library
- Add GPIO library for Raspberry Pi
- Add iTunes file sharing support
- Network functionality (read web page)
- Simple graphics module
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- Disable execute sound
- Improved Help system
- Way to communicate with app provider
Carnets
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes and freezes
- Issues with saving and loading notebooks
- Problems with running scripts and notebooks
- Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for SciPy, Scikit-learn, and other scientific computing libraries
- Improve file management and integration with cloud storage services
- Implement split-screen or multi-window support
- Add more keyboard shortcuts and customization options
- Improve error handling and provide more detailed error messages
In-app purchases
python3$
No in-app purchases
Carnets
No in-app purchases








