Gopher+ vs Reactive Playground
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Gopher+
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Gopher+ is a modern text-based Gopher client for iOS and macOS that makes it easy to explore Gopherspace from your Apple devices. Gopher is a classic internet protocol that focuses on simple, text-based navigation and community-run servers. Browse Gopher servers, discover classic Gopherholes, and experience the retro internet through the Gopher protocol. You can even visit my own burrow at gopher://gopherspace.dk along with many other Gopher sites across Gopherspace. Features ⢠Clean and modern interface for browsing Gopher menus and documents ⢠Synchronization of bookmarks and browsing history across your devices ⢠Support for downloading classic Macintosh disk formats ⢠Compatible with formats such as .dsk, StuffIt archives, .ds, .hqx, and more ⢠Fast and lightweight text-based browsing experience ⢠User-Defined Browsing History Retention Thank you for exploring Gopherspace with Gopher+.
Reactive Playground
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Reactive Playground is a visual learning app for reactive programming. Instead of reading operator definitions only, you can play with marble timelines directly. Pick a category, open an operator, move events around, edit their values, clone items, remove them, or turn them into errors and completed events. The output updates live so you can understand what each operator really does. Explore operator categories such as: Transforming Filtering Combining Error Handling Utility Each playground shows a source timeline, an output timeline, a short explanation, and a code-style example. It is useful for learning ReactiveX concepts, reviewing operators, or quickly refreshing how a stream behaves before using it in code. Reactive Playground is made for developers, students, and anyone learning Rx-style reactive programming.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Reactive Playground at every 3 days against Gopher+'s fortnightly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Gopher+ ships an update fortnightly, Reactive Playground every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gopher+ | Reactive Playground |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac ā better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Morten Harding | Deya Eldeen Mahmoud |
In-app purchases
Gopher+
No in-app purchases
Reactive Playground
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Is Reactive Playground free?
Do Gopher+ or Reactive Playground have ads?
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