Comparison

Code IDE vs Code

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

Head to head
About

Code IDE

This app provides a comprehensive programming environment on mobile devices, supporting over 50 languages. It features an AI agent for autonomous project planning, building, and debugging, alongside a professional-grade code editor with live previews and advanced file management.

Highlights
  • AI-powered project planning, building, and debugging
  • Support for 50+ programming languages
  • Desktop-class code editor with syntax highlighting
  • Live web preview for HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
  • Advanced file explorer and workspace sync
  • Template gallery for quick project starts
Features
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Code IDE brings a complete programming environment to your iPhone and iPad. Write, compile, and run code in 50+ languages — including Python, Java, C++, and JavaScript. Your built-in AI Agent autonomously plans, builds, and debugs entire projects for you. AUTONOMOUS AI CODING AGENT Your AI Agent handles complete project workflows — from scaffolding to debugging: • Auto-Build Projects — Describe what you want. The AI creates the full folder structure, files, and boilerplate automatically. • PLAN Mode & AUTO Mode — Review a detailed technical blueprint before execution, or let the agent run end-to-end autonomously. • AI Debugging — The agent scans your file tree, pinpoints logic errors, and applies patches automatically. • AI Memory — The agent remembers your coding style and project context across sessions for a personalised experience. • Human-in-the-Loop — Granular permission settings and approval prompts mean the AI never acts without your consent. PROFESSIONAL MOBILE IDE A desktop-class code editor and compiler designed for mobile: • Fast Compiler — Instantly compile and run Java, Python, C++, HTML, JavaScript, Kotlin, Rust, Go, and 40+ more. • Live Web Preview — Build and preview HTML, CSS, and JavaScript apps with real-time rendering. Visualise data with Mermaid Diagrams, 3D graphics, and charts. • Smart Code Editor — Syntax highlighting, auto-indent, bracket matching, code completion, pinch-to-zoom, and multi-tab editing. • Advanced File Explorer — Manage, move, and organise large multi-file codebases like a desktop IDE. • Workspace Sync — Import local projects and access your workspace directly from the Files app. • Template Gallery — Start new projects instantly with ready-to-run code templates. • Themes & Fonts — Fully customisable editor with high-contrast developer themes and fonts. 50+ PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES • Popular — Java, Python, C++, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript • Mobile & Systems — Kotlin, C, C#, Swift, Rust, Go • Web & Scripting — TypeScript, PHP, Ruby, Shell, Lua • Data & Docs — JSON, XML, Markdown, Mermaid, Visual Basic, and more LOCALISED IN 19 LANGUAGES English, Arabic, Bengali, German, Spanish, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, and Chinese (Simplified). PRIVATE & RELIABLE Your files are saved on your device, and no account is required to start. Web projects preview on-device; compiling other languages and using AI features securely send the relevant code to cloud services to return your results, where it is used only to fulfil your request. Built for fast startup and a smooth experience across iPhone and iPad. BUILT FOR • Developers who need a full IDE on iPhone and iPad • Students learning Java, Python, C++, or web development • Engineers who want a reliable mobile compiler • Anyone who wants to build real projects on the go Download Code IDE and start building today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Code

Features
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Coden is a remote control for a coding Agent that works on your own computer. You install the Server on the computer and start it over one project. The phone pairs with it by scanning a QR code — and from that moment you no longer have to be at the desk. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Give it a task and watch what the Agent does, line by line. • Approve or reject every change it wants to write. • Browse the project's files, images and Markdown included. • Run the tests and see what failed. • Open the running application in Preview, as if you were at the computer. • Switch a branch, write a commit, look through the history. THE WORK STAYS WITH YOU Neither the project nor the source code is uploaded anywhere. The Agent runs on your computer, under your account, over the directory you gave it. The phone is a window into it, not storage. The connection between the phone and the computer is end-to-end encrypted. When the two cannot see each other directly, our Service passes the traffic — but it cannot read it, because it has no key to it. NO ACCOUNT There is nothing to register and nothing to sign in to. Nothing to forget. WHAT YOU NEED • A computer with macOS, Windows or Linux, and the Server from coden-app.com • The Claude Code CLI and an Anthropic account — you pay for the Agent directly with them • Git Without the Agent the Server still runs: Documents and Preview work, there is just nobody to give a task to. FREE Both the app and the Server are free. We sell nothing inside the app and collect no analytics.

Screenshots

Code IDE4 screens
Code4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Code at none against Code IDE's 6. Code also leads on ads (none vs shown). Code IDE's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price 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. Code IDE sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Code asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Code IDE versus Code: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCode IDECode
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMohammad Abdul MalikMatej Zalmanek

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Code IDE

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$34.991 Year
One-time4
  • 50 AI Credits$1.99
  • 200 AI Credits$3.99
  • 500 AI Credits$7.99
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  • Lifetime Pro$99.99
None

Code

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Code IDE free?
Code IDE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Code free?
Code is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Code IDE or Code have ads?
Code IDE shows ads; Code does not.

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