freeCodeCamp vs SkillMirror AI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
freeCodeCamp
This app provides coding challenges, tutorials, and a podcast to help users learn and improve their programming skills. It's designed for beginners and experienced coders alike, offering a comprehensive resource for expanding coding knowledge.
- Coding challenges
- Programming tutorials
- Podcast for coders
- Open-source contribution
- Learn on the go
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Are you just starting your coding journey, or do you just want to know more about coding? Then freeCodeCamp is the place for you! Our Mobile app includes our Challenges, Tutorials, and Podcast Services, to get your coding-knowledge up to speed! If you are using the app for quite some time you can consider adding your own contribution to the app by visiting our open-source platform on GitHub. You can find our repository on: https://github.com/freecodecamp/mobile, we love to hear from you!
SkillMirror AI
Prepare for job interviews with AI-powered mock interviews tailored to any role. Practice answering questions by typing or speaking, and receive detailed feedback on your skills and performance. Track your progress and identify areas for improvement to interview with confidence.
- AI-powered mock interviews
- Job description analysis
- Skill-based feedback reports
- Voice and text answer modes
- Progress tracking
- Customizable interviewer styles
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Walk into your next interview prepared. SkillMirror AI turns any job description into a realistic, AI-powered mock interview tailored to the exact role - then grades your answers with a detailed skill report. HOW IT WORKS 1. Add a job - paste the text, drop a link, or snap a screenshot. On-device text recognition reads it instantly. 2. Pick your interviewer - Friendly, Neutral, or Tough - and start a 7-question interview built around the role's real skills. 3. Answer by typing or speaking out loud with voice mode. 4. Get your report - an overall score, job-match percentage, per-skill breakdown, strengths, gaps, and book recommendations picked for you. WHY SKILLMIRROR - Interviews tailored to any profession, not just tech - Practice out loud with voice answers and a spoken interviewer - Track your progress over time with score trends and skill charts - Review every past interview and report, stored privately on your device Your first three interviews are free. Premium unlocks unlimited interviews, voice mode, progress tracking, and all interviewer styles. Prepare smarter. Interview with confidence. Land the job. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sinka48.github.io/app-legal/skillmirror/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SkillMirror AI at 5.0 against freeCodeCamp's 3.8. SkillMirror AI also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly). freeCodeCamp's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (75 vs 1). On price and ads 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. SkillMirror AI sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. freeCodeCamp asks for nothing beyond the download.
SkillMirror AI holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: freeCodeCamp has 75 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
freeCodeCamp ships an update monthly, SkillMirror AI weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | freeCodeCamp | SkillMirror AI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (75 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 75 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Free Code Camp, Inc. | Kakhaber Sinauridze |
Customer experience
freeCodeCamp
SkillMirror AI
Bugs and requests
freeCodeCamp
Reported bugs
13 issues- Login screen freezes/hangs
- App crashes on launch or during use
- Videos do not play, showing error messages
- Progress is not saved or reverts to uncompleted
- Code is not detected or verified correctly
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- Difficulty copying long strings of text
- White screen appears on app launch
- Daily challenges cause app to exit or not function
- Instructions panel disappears when keyboard is active
- Browser extension error message appears without extensions
- Cannot advance past certain lessons/modules
- Backend performance issues
- App exits during course completion
Requested features
8 requests- Add more courses
- Improve UI/UX design
- Add a playground for coding
- Make the app open source
- Add more text-based lectures
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- Improve visual progress indicators
- Allow users to see correct code after attempts
- Add dark mode
SkillMirror AI
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
freeCodeCamp
No in-app purchases
SkillMirror AI
- Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$79.991 Year
