Comparison

Web IDE vs Kodo

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

Head to head
About

Web IDE

Transform your mobile device into a portable IDE for web development. This app offers AI-assisted coding, a professional code editor, and tools for learning, creating, and deploying projects anywhere, offline or online.

Highlights
  • AI-assisted code completion and refactoring
  • Agentic AI website builder
  • SSH, SFTP, and Git integration
  • Live server with real-time preview
  • Offline coding and editing
  • Syntax highlighting for multiple languages
  • One-tap publishing with live URLs
Features
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Web IDE turns your iPhone or iPad into a full-featured, portable code editor, powered by AI. Whether you're learning to code or shipping real projects, Web IDE gives you a desktop-class development environment in your pocket. The app also supports; WebDAV, Dropbox, FTP, SSH, SFTP and git remote file management. BUILD AND EDIT WEBSITES WITH AI - Supports Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT, DeepSeek, and GLM models. - Supports Offline local models like Qwen2.5 coder, Deepseek-coder, Granite 3.1. These models work fully offline and supports airplane mode. etc. - Agentic AI that writes HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, and more from plain text prompts - Autonomous AI agent that plans your project structure and edits multiple files automatically - AI code completion, refactoring, bug fixing, and inline explanations - Personal AI tutor for learning and understanding code - Generate UI assets and design elements directly inside the editor PROFESSIONAL CODE EDITOR - Syntax highlighting for 40+ languages: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, PHP, Swift, Java, SQL, Node.js, JSON, Markdown, C, C++, Rust, Go, Ruby, Shell, YAML, Lua, and more - Live server with real-time preview as you code - Built-in localhost to run and test projects in any browser - Find and Replace, code font customization, and custom syntax themes (Monokai, Solarized, Dracula, and more) - Create and share beautiful code snapshots - Draggable code completion panel for a faster editing workflow - Keyboard and character shortcuts optimized for mobile - Dark mode support CONNECT & DEPLOY - SSH Terminal: connect to remote servers, run commands, and manage your machine - SSH interactive shortcuts for navigating prompts and terminal options - FTP & SFTP: browse, upload, download, edit, and manage remote files - Dropbox integration for easy cloud project access and editing - WebDAV support for flexible remote server workflows - One-tap publishing with a live website URL - Free webideapp.com subdomain for your project - Git integration for version control - Connect to any Git repository with support for both GitHub and self-hosted services like Forgejo. - Use HTTPS or SSH to securely access and manage your code on any Git server, from anywhere. FILE & PROJECT MANAGEMENT - Create and manage multiple files and folders per project - Import existing projects and export as ZIP or .webide files - iCloud storage, secure local backups, and offline editing - Assets support for images, videos, and audio - Cross-device support for iPhone and iPad BUILT-IN WEB INSPECTOR View the HTML source of any public website, useful for learning, debugging, and referencing real-world code. This tool only accesses publicly available content and does not bypass any security, authentication, or paywalls. PRIVACY & SECURITY Web IDE does not collect, store, or transmit any of your data. API keys, credentials, and project files are stored locally on your device and never shared with us or any third party. We have no access to your data, ever. Terms of Use: https://webideapp.com/pages/terms/ Support: support@webideapp.com

About

Kodo

This app allows you to create and edit files using offline AI agents directly on your device. It provides a coding copilot, project organization tools, and the ability to run C/C++ and Python code. Connect to servers via SSH, transfer files, and preview web content locally.

Highlights
  • Offline AI code generation and editing
  • Coding copilot with inline completions
  • Project organization and file management
  • Integrated C/C++ and Python runtimes
  • Local HTTP server with Live Reload
  • SSH connectivity for remote servers
  • Support for 15 main programming languages
Features
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YOUR PROJECT. YOUR DEVICE. YOUR AI. Ask offline AI agents to create and edit files across your projects. Review the differences and choose which changes to apply. Kodo brings your code and tools together on iPhone and iPad, without a Kodo account. Chat with AI using file and project context, get explanations and review code. Your coding copilot offers inline AI completions while you write. Organize code, folders, resources and documents, including authorized Files and iCloud locations. Tabs, find and replace, snippets, Emmet, formatting, drafts, saved versions, CSV and PDF tools keep work moving. Prepare technical documentation, CycloneDX BOM/SBOM inventories and editable CRA dossiers for requirements, security, support, maintenance and test evidence. Run C and C++ offline with the included Clang toolchain. Run Python with CPython/Pyodide WebAssembly, the standard library, interactive input and multi-file projects. Use the built-in terminal, Run, Stop and saved configurations. No extra runtime downloads. Start from templates or your HTML, CSS and JavaScript files. The local HTTP server offers Live Reload on save and sharing over the same Wi-Fi using links or QR codes. On iPad, code beside the preview or go full screen; on iPhone, use Safari inside Kodo. HTML and Markdown previews are included. Connect to your servers with SSH, use the remote terminal and run npm, Python or C/C++ with the tools installed there. Transfer files with SFTP/FTP and monitor server resources. Download GitHub repositories, update linked copies and upload files. Explore SQLite and query PostgreSQL. 15 main languages, plus 150 other languages and formats: 165 in the editor. Python, C, C++, Swift, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, Java, PHP, Go, Rust, C#, Kotlin, SQL. AI models: Qwen2.5-Coder, Qwen2.5, Qwen3, Qwen3.5, DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen, Gemma 3, Phi 3.5, Phi 4 mini, Mistral 7B, Granite 3.3, SmolLM2, Liquid LFM2.5, Spark-X2.5. Models download on request and then work offline. Compatibility, speed and memory requirements depend on the model and device. 35 interface languages and regional variants: Italian, English (United States), English (United Kingdom), English (Australia), English (Canada), French (France), French (Canada), German, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Mexico), Portuguese (Portugal), Portuguese (Brazil), Dutch, Japanese, Chinese, Simplified, Chinese, Traditional, Korean, Russian, Ukrainian, Turkish, Polish, Romanian, Greek, Hindi, Indonesian, Thai, Hebrew, Persian, Arabic, Vietnamese, Swedish, Danish, Czech, Finnish, Norwegian Bokmål.

Screenshots

Web IDE4 screens
Kodo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Kodo at 4.9 against Web IDE's 4.3. Kodo also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). Web IDE's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Web IDE sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Kodo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kodo holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Web IDE's written reviews are positive against 100% of Kodo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Web IDE ships an update every 4 days, Kodo every 9 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Web IDE versus Kodo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeb IDEKodo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (15 ratings)4.9 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
Best chart rank—#178 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB128 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTahmiez SandaimTHEODOR TIBERIUS STEFAN

Customer experience

Web IDE

All ratings15 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

Kodo

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Web IDE

Subscriptions4
  • Remove Ads - Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Unlock Pro Features - Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Remove Ads - Yearly$9.991 Year
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  • Unlock Pro Features - Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Remove Ads - Lifetime$14.99
  • Unlock Pro Features - Lifetime$29.99
None

Kodo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Web IDE free?
Web IDE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kodo free?
Kodo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Web IDE or Kodo?
Kodo is rated higher. Web IDE averages 4.3 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Kodo averages 4.9 from 11 ratings.
Do Web IDE or Kodo have ads?
Neither Web IDE nor Kodo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Web IDE or Kodo?
Web IDE ships an update every 4 days, and Kodo every 9 days. Most recently, Web IDE was updated on November 5, 2026 and Kodo on November 5, 2026.

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