Scripting vs PythonIDE Python 3 Code Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scripting
Create custom tools and automate tasks using scripts, AI, and native iOS features. Build dashboards, widgets, and utilities with code or by describing your needs to an AI agent. Integrate with device functions and share your creations.
- AI-powered script creation and editing
- Custom dashboards and interactive widgets
- TypeScript, JavaScript, and TSX support
- Integration with native iOS features
- Home Screen widgets and Shortcuts integration
- Workspace organization and file management
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Turn your ideas into tools you can use every day on iPhone and iPad. Scripting brings scripts, custom native interfaces and an AI Agent into one workspace. Write your own tools, or describe what you need and let the Agent help create, edit and run scripts. Keep the results and make them part of your daily workflow. BUILD TOOLS THAT FIT YOU Create dashboards, file utilities, personal trackers and interactive widgets with TypeScript, JavaScript and TSX. Use SwiftUI components to build native interfaces that display your data, accept input and perform actions. LET YOUR AGENT WORK THROUGH TASKS The Agent can call tools, read and write workspace files, run scripts and shell commands, and use web pages and knowledge bases for tasks with several steps. Follow tool activity, add instructions while work is in progress and review operations when confirmation is needed. EXTEND WITH SKILLS AND MCP Package repeatable workflows as Skills, or connect MCP servers and external tools. Give your Agent capabilities suited to your work, and organize files, instructions and task context in workspaces. PUT YOUR TOOLS WITHIN REACH Use scripts from Home Screen widgets, Shortcuts and the share sheet. Extend your workflows with Control Center actions, Live Activities and Dynamic Island, custom keyboards and Safari scripts. CONNECT TO NATIVE iOS FEATURES With your permission, scripts can work with calendars, reminders, photos, Health, location, Bluetooth and more. Combine data processing with native interfaces to create personal workflows. EDIT ON YOUR DEVICE OR WORK FROM YOUR COMPUTER The built-in editor includes multiple files, TypeScript completion, type checking, code navigation and refactoring. You can also sync code from your desktop editor, then run scripts and preview widgets on your device. Start with a built-in example and make it your own. When you need more control, keep editing and extending the script. The Agent and full code editor are free to use. AI requires a model service that you configure; availability and charges depend on the provider. Some extensions and advanced features are available through in-app purchases. System features depend on the iOS version, device and permissions. Privacy Policy: https://scripting.fun/privacy_policy/ Terms of Use: https://scripting.fun/terms/
PythonIDE Python 3 Code Editor
This app provides a comprehensive Python development environment on mobile devices. It supports local code execution, debugging, notebook editing, web development, and even AI-assisted coding. Access a wide range of libraries and build native applications directly from your iPhone or iPad.
- Local Python 3 execution
- Syntax highlighting and completion
- Interactive debugging tools
- .ipynb notebook support
- Multi-file web project development
- Bundled native extension packages
- AI-assisted coding agent
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Your ideas. Your code. Your iPhone and iPad. PythonIDE brings local Python, notebooks, web projects, native MiniApps and remote development into one workspace. Learn a language, explore data, build a useful tool or work on an existing project wherever you are. PYTHON, FROM EDITING TO DEBUGGING • Run Python 3.14.10 locally without a remote server. • Work with syntax highlighting, completion, multiple files and project folders. • Use interactive input, script arguments, ANSI/Rich terminal output, images and charts. • Investigate problems with breakpoints, stepping, call stacks and a variable viewer. NOTEBOOKS THAT KEEP YOUR THINKING WITH YOUR CODE Open and edit .ipynb files, run Python cells, and combine Markdown notes with results. View rich output including HTML, images and plots. HTML / CSS / JAVASCRIPT Build multi-file web projects with live page and style previews. HTML/CSS includes offline completion, formatting and relative resource path suggestions. Load local images and scripts, then use the built-in console to inspect console messages, resource loading, Promise and fetch errors. 50 BUNDLED NATIVE EXTENSION PACKAGES Start with 50 third-party distributions containing C/C++/Rust native extensions for scientific computing, data analysis, imaging, machine learning, media and cryptography. Libraries include NumPy, pandas, Matplotlib, SciPy, scikit-learn, OpenCV, Pillow, pygame, h5py, PyAV, MLX, tokenizers, safetensors, SentencePiece, cryptography and lxml. Install compatible pure Python packages through the package manager. EXPLORE ON-DEVICE COMPUTING WITH MLX Use MLX for arrays, automatic differentiation and training. With compatible higher-level packages and model weights obtained separately, explore local model inference from Python scripts. MLX.md in the examples folder includes array, training, tokenization and model-file examples. MLX requires iOS 17 or later; model weights are not preinstalled. BUILD NATIVE MINIAPPS WITH PYTHON Use AppUI to combine native lists, forms, charts and navigation with Python logic. Organize projects with file tools, import/export and native capability interfaces, subject to system permissions. AN AI AGENT THAT WORKS WITH YOUR PROJECT Get help writing and editing files, running code, analyzing errors and working through multi-step tasks with project context. Extend workflows with Skills and MCP. Tool access follows the app's permission and confirmation settings. SSH / SFTP / GIT AND YOUR FILES Connect to SSH with passwords or keys and host fingerprint verification. Browse, edit and transfer SFTP files. Work with Git status, diffs, staging, commits, branches, remote synchronization and conflicts. Access WebDAV, Files and iCloud Drive. WIDGETS, AUTOMATION AND DEVELOPER TOOLS Create Python widgets and connect scripts to Shortcuts and automation. Discover and share community scripts, publish web projects, and use JSON, regex, encoding, HTTP, QR and download tools, plus SQLite/CSV previews. Some features require Pro. AI, community, remote connections and online publishing need internet access. AI services may require separate credits or your own API key. Packages, models and system capabilities depend on compatibility, device support and permissions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pythonide.xin/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PythonIDE Python 3 Code Editor at every 10 days against Scripting's every 3 weeks. Scripting's advantage is chart position (#35 vs #177) and ratings volume (154 vs 44). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Scripting sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and PythonIDE Python 3 Code Editor sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Scripting against 4.8 for PythonIDE Python 3 Code Editor. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 154 and 44 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 98% of Scripting's written reviews are positive against 91% of PythonIDE Python 3 Code Editor's.
Scripting ships an update every 3 weeks, PythonIDE Python 3 Code Editor every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scripting | PythonIDE Python 3 Code Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (154 ratings) — better | 4.8 (44 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 98.5% of reviews — better | 91.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 154 — better | 44 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #35 — better | #177 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 596 MB | 716 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Yin Shi Technology Co., Ltd. | 文禄 张 |
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Scripting
PythonIDE Python 3 Code Editor
In-app purchases
Scripting
- Monthly Plan$0.991 Month
- Annual Plan$7.991 Year
- Lifetime Access$19.99
PythonIDE Python 3 Code Editor
- PythonIDE Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- PythonIDE Pro Yearly$12.991 Year
- Donate · Chicken Leg$0.99
- Donate · Lollipop$0.99
- Donate · Bubble Tea$0.99
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- Feed Dev Poop$0.99
- 200次调用包$2.99
- 500 AI Calls Pack$7.99
- PythonIDE Pro Legacy$7.99
- PythonIDE Pro Lifetime$24.99
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