Comparison

JavaScript Coding Editor & IDE vs Code Notes

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

Head to head
About

JavaScript Coding Editor & IDE

This powerful mobile IDE allows you to write, run, and debug JavaScript and TypeScript code offline. It features a built-in compiler, console, and web view for building web apps, along with an AI assistant for code analysis and refactoring.

Highlights
  • Offline JavaScript and TypeScript execution
  • Built-in compiler and DOM WebView
  • Node.js runtime for multiple JS files
  • AI Assistant for code analysis and refactoring
  • Integrated debugger and console
  • MDN and official TypeScript handbook tutorials
Features
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Run JavaScript and TypeScript on Node.js anywhere—100% Offline. The most powerful mobile IDE for JS and TS.  Features a built-in compiler, console, and DOM WebView. No server, no internet, no limits. Whether you are a professional developer, a student, or a hobbyist, JavaScript CodePad will help you practice and improve your coding skills anytime, anywhere. Built in tsc compiler transpiles your TypeScript code to JavaScript offline. Use the WebView mode to access the built-in Web Browser Window and DOM interface. Combine HTML, CSS, and JavaScript and learn building Web apps. Organise your code into modules and run multiple JS files using Node.js as a runtime (Internet connection required). You can run, execute, and evaluate JS code and programs from this app. Install npm packages. Debug your code with built in debugger. Lightweight app with full JavaScript syntax highlighting, code completion and editor actions like undo, redo, comment lines, and indent selection to enhance your developer productivity. Enhanced productivity with live JS and TS code analysis as you type. Catch errors before you run the code. Built-in AI Assistant, whenever you get an error in your code, AI can suggest how to resolve it. AI Assistant can also refactor your code, clean it up, check it for bugs, write comments and documentation strings or just explain it. Blazing fast, all single script and Web View code is ran directly on the embedded node.js runtime or built in Web browser. Enhance your programming and JavaScript skills by solving built-in coding problems. Learn JavaScript with the MDN tutorial. Become a JavaScript coding master. Learn TypeScript with the official TypeScript handbook. Test your JavaScript and TypeScript knowledge, the app will tell you if you are writing valid JavaScript. With JavaScript CodePad, you can: - Write and execute JavaScript code with syntax highlighting and auto-indentation. - Run and compile TypeScript code and scripts - Test and debug your code with the built-in console and error messages. - Share and load your code snippets for later use - Customised keyboard with special keys and shortcuts for JavaScript and TypeScript - Code completion - Code formatting - Code linting - Solve built-in coding challenges - Access JavaScript and TypeScript tutorial and library reference from the app - Learn new concepts and techniques - Write HTML, CSS and JS code and run it in a built-in WebView - Run multiple JS files Download it today and unleash your creativity with the most popular programming language in the world. Note that certain features like Code completion, npm packages, WebView mode and project mode require paid Developer upgrade.

About

Code Notes

This app helps developers retain coding concepts by organizing notes with syntax highlighting, descriptions, and images. Sync notes across devices via iCloud and avoid complex formatting. Premium features include AI code analysis and in-app code execution.

Highlights
  • Syntax highlighting for code snippets
  • Rich text editor for descriptions
  • Image attachments
  • Folder organization by programming language
  • Tag-based filtering
  • iCloud syncing across devices
  • AI code analysis (premium)
  • In-app code compilation and execution (premium)
Features
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Code Notes was developed to free you from tutorial hell by helping you retain crucial coding concepts as you learn how to code. Often times, studying code takes so much longer because foundational concepts are forgotten as you move forward through tutorials. Code Notes helps to prevent this by making study, revision and looking up code concepts so much easier. Code Notes offers the convenience of syncing your notes to iCloud making your notes available to all your devices and on multiple platforms. It uses a simple and straightforward interface which is great for beginners. It avoids the complication of needing to know formatting styles like markdown to create notes. Instead, notes are created in easy to add segments of code snippets with syntax highlighting, description blocks with a rich text editor and image attachments. Notes are organised in folders by programming language and tags can be used to filter notes. Code Notes Plus is available by monthly or annual subscription and offers premium benefits. It includes AI code analysis to help you breakdown and understand complex code logic. You can compile and run your code snippets directly in your notes. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

JavaScript Coding Editor & IDE4 screens
Code Notes3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Code Notes at 100% against JavaScript Coding Editor & IDE's 41%. Code Notes also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and ads (none vs shown). JavaScript Coding Editor & IDE's advantage is ratings volume (104 vs 1) and chart position (#165 vs unranked). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. JavaScript Coding Editor & IDE sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month and Code Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Code Notes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: JavaScript Coding Editor & IDE has 104 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of JavaScript Coding Editor & IDE's written reviews are positive against 100% of Code Notes's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
JavaScript Coding Editor & IDE versus Code Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJavaScript Coding Editor & IDECode Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (104 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings104 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#165 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size195 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCloudbit d.o.o.Gwinyai Nyatsoka

Customer experience

JavaScript Coding Editor & IDE

All ratings104 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral4.8%
Negative14.4%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive40.7%
Neutral7.4%
Negative51.9%

Code Notes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

JavaScript Coding Editor & IDE

Subscriptions4
  • Developer Upgrade Monthly$11.991 Month
  • Developer Upgrade Monthly1 Month trial$11.991 Month
  • Developer Upgrade Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
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  • Developer Yearly Upgrade1 Month trial$39.991 Year
One-time4
  • Remove Ads$6.99
  • Developer Upgrade Offer$9.99
  • Developer Upgrade$19.99
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  • Developer Lite$39.99
2 purchases

Code Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Code Notes Plus$4.991 Month
  • Code Notes Plus$44.991 Year

Questions

Is JavaScript Coding Editor & IDE free?
JavaScript Coding Editor & IDE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Code Notes free?
Code Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, JavaScript Coding Editor & IDE or Code Notes?
Code Notes is rated higher. JavaScript Coding Editor & IDE averages 4.3 out of 5 from 104 ratings, while Code Notes averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do JavaScript Coding Editor & IDE or Code Notes have ads?
JavaScript Coding Editor & IDE shows ads; Code Notes does not.

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