Comparison

Opcodes vs Verbum

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

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About

Opcodes

This app provides a comprehensive reference for retro CPU opcodes, including detailed descriptions, assembly examples, and historical context. It covers eighteen iconic processors and offers features like search, sorting, and filtering for easy exploration of historical computing information.

Highlights
  • Opcode reference for 18 iconic processors
  • Detailed instruction descriptions
  • Hex, octal, decimal values
  • Flags affected, addressing modes, cycle counts
  • Assembly code examples
  • CPU history and pinout diagrams
  • Simple assembler/disassembler
Features
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Opcodes – The Retro CPU Reference The definitive opcode reference for the legendary processors that launched the personal computer revolution. Whether you're a retrocomputing enthusiast, a student of computer history, writing code for classic hardware, or just a big old nerd - the Opcodes app gives you everything you need. Eighteen iconic processors covered: Intel 4004 · Intel 8008 · Intel 8080 · Intel 8085 · Intel 8088 · Zilog Z80 · Motorola 6800 · Intel 8085 · Motorola 6809 · MOS 6502 · Signetics 2650 · RCA 1802 - SC/MP · Motorola 68000 · Intel 8086 · WDC 65816 · Texas Instruments TMS9900 · INMOS Transputer · ARM2 For every opcode:  • Full description of what the instruction does. • Hex, octal, and decimal values. • Flags affected. • Addressing modes and cycle counts. • Assembly code examples - including loops, conditionals, and common patterns. More than just opcodes:  • CPU history and historical context. • IC pinout diagrams. • Notable systems that used each CPU, with memory maps and other background information. • Chip variants and successors. • A silly card game(!) • Simple assembler / disassembler for many CPUs. Built for exploration:  • Search for opcodes by name or category. • Sort by mnemonic, opcode byte, or category. • Filter by category, Quick Find with a colorful map. • Undocumented instructions clearly marked and optionally displayed. More than microprocessors:  • Information on key support chips: video, sound, memory and more. Cool design:  • Clean, readable layout optimised for quick reference. • Multiple colour themes. • Full "dark mode" support. Everything is included with absolutely no in-app purchase required. Recent additions: • Quiz game - test your CPU knowledge! • Share CPU cards - beautiful shareable images showing specs and history for any processor • External references - curated links to community resources for all 18 CPUs • "Opcodes display first" setting - choose whether selecting a CPU shows opcodes or info first • Chip-maker colour themes - Zilog, MOS Tech, and Motorola replace the old themes • Enhanced 6502 docs - JMP page boundary bug, BRK behaviour, and Read-Modify-Write quirks • Fixed Scratchpad hang when switching tabs

About

Verbum

Features
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Swift Student Challenge Distinguished Winner 2026! Check my developer profile to see my 2025 winning submission, Neura! Meet Verbum, an interactive AI tutor that teaches the concepts behind modern AI. Verbum features guided conversations, real examples, and easy to understand demos that make the complex technologies present in modern day AI easy to understand for all. You'll learn how LLMs generate responses, how to write better prompts, how to spot hallucinations, and how tool calling and agents work under the hood. Your guide throughout is Lumen, an in-app assistant who walks you through every concept in real time. All AI in Verbum runs entirely on your device using Apple Intelligence. No cloud, no internet required, no privacy tradeoffs. Verbum also tracks the water, energy, and carbon footprint that cloud AI would have used, so you can see the environmental cost you're saving. No matter what your goals are with AI, Verbum gives you the foundation to use these tools the right way.

Screenshots

Opcodes4 screens
Verbum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Verbum at none against Opcodes's 1. Opcodes's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.2). On price, rating, 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. Opcodes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Verbum asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Verbum holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Opcodes has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Opcodes versus Verbum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpcodesVerbum
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohn KennedyPoorvi Tiku

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Opcodes

One-time1
  • Buy Me a Coffee$0.99
None

Verbum

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Opcodes free?
Opcodes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Verbum free?
Verbum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Opcodes or Verbum?
Verbum is rated higher. Opcodes averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Verbum averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Opcodes or Verbum have ads?
Neither Opcodes nor Verbum shows ads.

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