Comparison

JavaScript IDE & Node.js vs dev HTML Playground

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

Head to head
About

JavaScript IDE & Node.js

A powerful mobile coding environment for writing, editing, and managing JavaScript projects. It offers advanced code editing features, syntax highlighting, and the ability to run and test code directly on your device. Ideal for developers and learners needing a portable workspace.

Highlights
  • Advanced JavaScript code editor
  • Syntax highlighting
  • Run and test JavaScript code
  • Project and file management
  • Offline coding support
  • Multiple editing themes
Features
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JavaScript IDE is a powerful coding environment designed for developers who want a fast and efficient way to write, edit, and manage JavaScript projects directly on iPhone and iPad. Whether you're testing snippets, learning JavaScript, or working on real projects, JavaScript IDE provides the tools you need in a clean and developer-focused workspace. FEATURES - Advanced JavaScript code editor - Syntax highlighting - Auto indentation and formatting - Run and test JavaScript code - Project and file management - Support for HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files - Fast search and editing tools - Multiple Editing themes - Customized Editor - Offline coding support PERFECT FOR - JavaScript developers - Web development practice
 - Testing code snippets - Student coding projects - Learning frontend development - Coding on the go WHY CHOOSE JAVASCRIPT IDE - Clean and responsive interface - Optimized for mobile coding - Fast editing experience - Easy project organization - Built for developers and learners JavaScript IDE gives you a flexible and portable workspace for writing and managing JavaScript code anytime, anywhere.

About

dev HTML Playground

Create and run HTML projects on your iPhone without coding knowledge. Easily integrate AI-generated code, preview instantly, and save your work. Turn your creations into standalone apps on your home screen.

Highlights
  • AI integration for code generation
  • Code editor with syntax highlighting
  • Instant code preview and debugging
  • Safe, project-specific data storage
  • Multiple project templates
  • Add projects to home screen
  • Export projects as ZIP or HTML
Features
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dev HTML Playground (dHP) runs HTML written by ChatGPT or any AI on your iPhone: free, no ads, and no coding knowledge needed. No computer required. Copy the AI's reply, paste it, and it becomes your own app. Its data stays on your phone, and it opens from your Home Screen like a regular app. IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR - A way to run HTML that ChatGPT made, on an iPhone, for free, with no ads and no programming knowledge - A place to keep the budget tracker or diary an AI built for you, with its data, and use it every day - A way to build your own tools without owning a computer - A quick way to view HTML documents an AI wrote for you FEATURES Code Editor A syntax-highlighted editor for HTML, CSS and JavaScript with autosave and file management (add, rename, delete). Smart quotes and other typing "corrections" that break code are disabled. Instant Preview Run your code with one tap. console.log output and errors appear in a built-in console, so you can debug entirely on your phone. AI Integration A ready-made environment prompt for AIs like ChatGPT and Claude. Paste it, and the AI asks "What would you like to build?" — just answer in plain words. Bring the returned code in with one tap using "Paste & Replace All". You can finish real apps with zero programming experience. Safe Data Storage Every project ships with storage.js, a simple persistence library. Your apps' data is stored safely and kept separate per project. It also works in regular browsers, so your creations are portable. 7 Templates - Game (Crowd Rush): the real version of that "grow your crowd" ad game - Game (Pull the Pin): the real version of that pull-the-pin puzzle from the ads - Empty Project: start from a clean slate - Basic Sample: learn the ropes with a counter and notes - To-Do List: a practical task app - Habit Calendar: a monthly habit tracker - Game (NEON RUSH): a full neon mini-game demo Add to Home Screen Register your apps as Home Screen icons via Shortcuts and launch them like regular apps. Export Export as ZIP (for backup) or a single HTML file (for sharing). Send your work via AirDrop, save to Files, or continue editing on a Mac. Opening a saved .html file is just as easy: share it from the Files app and choose dHP. HTML that an AI exported "as a file", or that you received via AirDrop, becomes one of your apps. HTML Viewer Copy any HTML (like a document an AI wrote) and view it with one tap. Everything you view is kept in a history, and you can import it as a project to edit. Built-in Browser A browser tab for research or chatting with AI sites, so the whole loop stays in one app. About your AI Works with any AI you like — ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and more. Free AIs are fine; smarter ones just nail it on the first try more often. And if something breaks, dHP catches the error for you — copy it, paste it back to your AI, and it gets fixed. The interface is available in English, Japanese and Simplified Chinese. Everything is free, with no ads. Your "I want to build something" — right in your pocket.

Screenshots

JavaScript IDE & Node.js4 screens
dev HTML Playground4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: dev HTML Playground at every 9 days against JavaScript IDE & Node.js's every 6 weeks. JavaScript IDE & Node.js's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 3). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for JavaScript IDE & Node.js against 5.0 for dev HTML Playground. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JavaScript IDE & Node.js ships an update every 6 weeks, dev HTML Playground every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
JavaScript IDE & Node.js versus dev HTML Playground: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJavaScript IDE & Node.jsdev HTML Playground
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (9 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings9 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB3 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDevashy RangpariyaKOICHIRO YAMAMOTO

Customer experience

JavaScript IDE & Node.js

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

dev HTML Playground

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

JavaScript IDE & Node.js

No in-app purchases

None

dev HTML Playground

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is JavaScript IDE & Node.js free?
JavaScript IDE & Node.js is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is dev HTML Playground free?
dev HTML Playground is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, JavaScript IDE & Node.js or dev HTML Playground?
dev HTML Playground is rated higher. JavaScript IDE & Node.js averages 4.9 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while dev HTML Playground averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do JavaScript IDE & Node.js or dev HTML Playground have ads?
Neither JavaScript IDE & Node.js nor dev HTML Playground shows ads.
Which is updated more often, JavaScript IDE & Node.js or dev HTML Playground?
JavaScript IDE & Node.js ships an update every 6 weeks, and dev HTML Playground every 9 days. Most recently, JavaScript IDE & Node.js was updated on October 8, 2026 and dev HTML Playground on September 29, 2026.

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