Comparison

PythonIDE vs Pocket Web Studio

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

About

Pocket Web Studio

Features
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Turn your ideas into working webpages with Pocket Web Studio—a native code editor for iPhone and iPad. Start a project, import existing files or experiment with a template. Write your code, preview the result and keep refining—all in one app. WRITE, PREVIEW, CREATE • Edit HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JSON, PHP and Markdown with syntax highlighting. • Type comfortably with a coding keyboard strip, bracket completion and indentation tools. • Switch between code files using quick-access tabs. • Find and replace text within a file. • Format JSON with undo support. • Preview HTML, CSS and browser JavaScript. • View console messages and JavaScript runtime errors. • Choose light or dark appearance and adjust your editor font. KEEP YOUR WORK ORGANISED • Create up to three local projects for free. • Organise projects into files and nested folders. • Rename, duplicate, pin, export and delete projects from their actions menu. • Import files and ZIP projects. • Export and share your work. • Use autosave and recoverable drafts while editing. UNLOCK PRO ONCE An optional one-time Pro Lifetime purchase unlocks: • Unlimited local projects. • Side-by-side editing and preview on iPad. • Preview width presets. • Custom snippets and keyboard customisation. • Project-wide search and replace. • Local version history and named checkpoints. • Guided insertion of browser-compatible libraries. • Additional templates and a syntax colour theme. • Portfolio, local-business and interactive task-list starters. Pay once for the lifetime unlock, with no recurring payment. Restore your purchase on another device using the same Apple Account. YOUR PROJECTS, UNDER YOUR CONTROL No account is required. Your projects are stored on your device, and existing projects remain editable and exportable without Pro. Work offline with local files and assets. Remotely linked libraries and other online resources require an internet connection. Export important projects regularly to keep a separate backup. PHP is supported for editing and syntax highlighting only. The app does not run PHP, Node.js or npm builds, and does not provide website hosting. The interactive task-list starter is a demonstration; its tasks reset when the preview reloads. Support: info@darweish.com Privacy Policy: https://www.darweish.com/apps/pocket-web-privacy.php Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PythonIDE4 screens
Pocket Web Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pocket Web Studio at none against PythonIDE's 17. PythonIDE's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks) and chart position (#208 vs unranked). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PythonIDE sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Pocket Web Studio asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PythonIDE ships an update weekly, Pocket Web Studio every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
PythonIDE versus Pocket Web Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPythonIDEPocket Web Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (44 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews89.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings44 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#208 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size668 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer文禄 张Hardi Darweish

In-app purchases

17 purchases

PythonIDE

Subscriptions2
  • PythonIDE Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • PythonIDE Pro Yearly$12.991 Year
One-time15
  • 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
None

Pocket Web Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PythonIDE free?
PythonIDE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pocket Web Studio free?
Pocket Web Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PythonIDE or Pocket Web Studio have ads?
Neither PythonIDE nor Pocket Web Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PythonIDE or Pocket Web Studio?
PythonIDE ships an update weekly, and Pocket Web Studio every 4 weeks. Most recently, PythonIDE was updated on October 25, 2026 and Pocket Web Studio on October 25, 2026.

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