PythonIDE vs codeout
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PythonIDE
This app provides a full development environment on your mobile device, allowing you to run Python and JavaScript code locally. It includes a professional code editor, SSH terminal for server management, and various developer tools. An AI coding assistant is also integrated to help with code generation and debugging.
- Local Python 3.13 and JavaScript execution
- Professional code editor with syntax highlighting
- SSH terminal with SFTP and server monitoring
- AI coding assistant for code generation and review
- Built-in developer toolbox utilities
- Scene canvas engine for graphics and games
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PythonIDE turns iPhone and iPad into a local Python and Web development workspace. Run Python 3.14.7, build multi-file HTML/CSS/JavaScript projects, and turn code into notebooks, native MiniApps, widgets, and automations. HTML / CSS / JavaScript • Edit multi-file HTML, CSS, and JavaScript projects • Use offline completion and formatting for HTML/CSS, plus relative asset-path completion • Preview pages instantly with local images, scripts, styles, and other project resources • Inspect console output and resource-loading, Promise, and fetch errors in the built-in console Python Development & Debugging • Run Python 3.14.7 locally on your device • Use interactive input, launch arguments, ANSI/Rich output, images, and charts • Debug with breakpoints, step controls, call stacks, and a variable viewer • Use bundled scientific and development libraries, and install compatible pure-Python packages from PyPI AI Agent • Let the Agent understand project context, create or edit files, run code, and continue fixing issues from execution results • Git, SSH, web, and native tool calls are governed by permission and confirmation policies Notebooks & Native MiniApps • Open and edit .ipynb files, run cells, and display Markdown, HTML, images, and charts • Build MiniApps with native interfaces using Python + AppUI • Create widgets, Shortcuts, and automation workflows SSH, SFTP & Git • Connect over SSH with a password or key and verify host fingerprints • Browse, edit, upload, and download files over SFTP • Work with Git status and diffs, staging, commits, branches, remotes, and conflicts • Access WebDAV, Files, and iCloud Drive AI, remote connections, and some online features require a network connection. Installable packages must be compatible with iOS and the current Python version. Some features require Pro. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pythonide.xin/privacy/
codeout
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codeout puts your AI coding agents in your pocket. Run Claude or a plain shell on your own machine, then drive them from your phone, tablet, or browser, wherever you are. No cloud, no relay, no account. The agent runs on your hardware over a direct, end-to-end-encrypted link, and your code never leaves your machine. -Chat or terminal, per session: a clean messaging-style chat over your agent with streamed replies, tool cards, and file and image attachments, or a full raw terminal. - Approve before it runs: allow or deny each command, right on your phone. - Every device, same sessions: pair your phone, tablet, and laptop and they all drive the same live work. - End-to-end encrypted, reboot-proof, free and open source. Most "code from your phone" tools route everything through their servers. codeout has no servers. That is the whole point. Requires the free codeout daemon on your computer. Visit codeout.dev to get started.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: codeout at none against PythonIDE's 17. PythonIDE's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. PythonIDE sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. codeout asks for nothing beyond the download.
PythonIDE ships an update weekly, codeout every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PythonIDE | codeout |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (39 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 89.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 39 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 668 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 文禄 张 | LAWRENCE JAMES LINDSEY-DEAN |
In-app purchases
PythonIDE
- 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
- Lifetime Premium Upgrade$1.99
- Connect Your Own AI$1.99
- SSH Server Management$1.99
- 200次调用包$2.99
- Lifetime Premium (Upgrade)$3.99
- Lifetime Premium (Upgrade)$4.99
- Lifetime Premium (Upgrade)$5.99
- 500 AI Calls Pack$7.99
- PythonIDE Pro Legacy$7.99
- Lifetime Premium$7.99
- PythonIDE Pro Lifetime$24.99
codeout
No in-app purchases









