Pad Code AI vs Kodo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pad Code AI
A powerful, local-first code editor and IDE for iPad and iPhone, offering a desktop-class experience with on-device AI assistance. Write, run, and manage code offline with integrated Git and support for numerous programming languages.
- Desktop-class code editor
- Local code runner for multiple languages
- On-device AI code assistant
- Full Git integration
- Project workspace management
- Absolute privacy (local-first)
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Turn ideas into working code on iPad and iPhone. Pad Code AI brings an editor, local code runners, a terminal and project tools into one workspace. WRITE AND RUN Run C, C++, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Ruby, PHP, Lua and SQLite queries on your device with bundled compilers and interpreters. Use interactive input, command-line arguments and project files. Preview HTML and CSS projects. Language and library support depends on the included runtime. EDIT AND ORGANIZE Work with syntax highlighting, find in files, individual-file replacement, code folding and snippets. Open project folders through Files, manage multiple files, review Git changes, commit and push, and export projects as ZIP. SMARTER EDITING AND GIT SYNC Code completion suggests keywords, types and names from your file as you type, and works with VoiceOver. Pull changes from GitHub: edits made on both sides are merged line by line, and overlapping lines are marked for you to choose. Your projects also appear in the Files app. AI, WHEN YOU WANT IT Ask for explanations, refactoring ideas, tests or fixes. Review suggested changes before applying them. On-device AI requires a compatible system and device with Apple Intelligence enabled. Optional third-party AI requires your own credentials and an internet connection; availability varies by region. You choose what context to share. LEARN AND BUILD ANYWHERE Practice programming, try small scripts and develop project ideas. Local code execution works offline; Git network operations and remote AI require internet access. The interface is available in 20 languages. Support: https://phamhungtien.com/PadCodeAI PREVIEW SUPPORT Preview HTML, CSS and browser JavaScript with WebKit. Swift/SwiftUI, Metal and native OpenGL visual previews are not supported. Swift and other unsupported languages are editing-only. WORKSPACE AGENT With a compatible configured provider, the optional Workspace Agent can inspect code, create and edit text files, rename or delete files, and run supported code inside the project you open. Agent Changes shows saved changes, before/after diffs and Undo. The app checks for intervening edits before writing or restoring. You explicitly enable access and choose what context to share. Provider credentials are your own; multi-step requests may incur additional provider charges. This is a bounded project workflow, not an unrestricted system shell or package installer. New editor color themes and a refined interface. Git over HTTPS now supports GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket and compatible servers, using standard repositories with branches, commits, stash, push and pull. Python can import compatible packages, including NumPy and pandas. Package downloads require internet; not every PyPI package is supported. Programs using only the bundled standard library can run offline. Improved language icons and links to video guides. Start faster with ready-to-run Python, web, C and JavaScript project templates.
Kodo
A powerful offline code editor for iOS devices featuring an on-device AI assistant for writing, explaining, and fixing code. It also includes a real SSH terminal, SFTP/FTP support, and GitHub integration, all with a strong focus on user privacy.
- On-device AI for code generation and assistance
- Real SSH terminal with full shell access
- SFTP and FTP for remote server management
- GitHub repository cloning and file pushing
- VS Code-style syntax highlighting and features
- Live web preview for front-end development
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Kodo is a free code editor for iPhone and iPad, with on-device AI, project workspaces and an interactive SSH terminal. No Kodo account is required. • Edit code with syntax highlighting, multiple tabs, find and replace, snippets, formatting tools and Emmet. • Organize files and projects, start from six web templates, and recover drafts or saved versions. • Preview HTML and Markdown, inspect the web preview console, work with CSV tables and edit PDFs. • Ask local AI to explain code, suggest inline completions or propose changes across multiple files. Review the differences and choose what to apply. • Open SQLite databases and connect to PostgreSQL to explore tables and run queries. • Use SSH, transfer files with SFTP or FTP, and manage npm or Python jobs on your own remote server. • Download GitHub repositories, update linked copies and push files. Choose a compatible Qwen, Gemma, DeepSeek, Phi, Mistral, Granite or SmolLM model. Models are downloaded only when you request them; availability, memory needs and speed depend on your device. The interface supports 25 language localizations. Local editing and downloaded AI models work offline. Model downloads, GitHub, remote databases, SSH and file transfers require a connection and any relevant credentials. Files you choose to transfer are sent to those services.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Kodo at 5.0 against Pad Code AI's 4.0. Kodo also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#161 vs unranked). Pad Code AI's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ads and monetization model 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. Pad Code AI sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Kodo asks for nothing beyond the download.
Kodo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kodo has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Pad Code AI ships an update every 2 days, Kodo every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pad Code AI | Kodo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #161 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Hung Tien Pham | THEODOR TIBERIUS STEFAN |
Customer experience
Pad Code AI
Kodo
In-app purchases
Pad Code AI
- Premium Lifetime$12.00
Kodo
No in-app purchases








