Comparison

Kodo vs dHP

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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Kodo is a free code editor for iPhone and iPad. Keep your projects, on-device AI and an interactive SSH terminal in one workspace. You don't need a Kodo account. • Edit code with syntax highlighting, tabs, find and replace, snippets, formatting and Emmet. • Organize files and projects, start with six web templates, and recover drafts or saved versions. • Preview HTML and Markdown, inspect the web console, work with CSV tables and edit PDFs. • Ask local AI to explain code, suggest completions or propose changes across several 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 run npm or Python jobs on your own server. • Compile and run C/C++ offline with the included compiler. No extra download is required. Editable C and C++ example projects are included. • Download GitHub repositories, update linked copies and push files. • Customize your workspace with editor themes and your favorite shortcuts. Choose a compatible Qwen, Gemma, DeepSeek, Phi, Mistral, Granite or SmolLM model. Models download only when you request them. Availability, memory requirements and speed depend on your device. The interface offers 34 language and regional options. Local editing and downloaded AI models work offline. Model downloads, GitHub, remote databases, SSH and file transfers need a connection and any required credentials. Files you choose to transfer are sent to those services.

About

dHP

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

Kodo4 screens
dHP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Kodo at #150 against dHP's unranked. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 — 5.0 for Kodo against 5.0 for dHP. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kodo ships an update every 10 days, dHP every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 10 level
Kodo versus dHP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKododHP
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (10 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings10 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#150 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB3 MB
Age rating+1717+
DeveloperTHEODOR TIBERIUS STEFANYAMS (Japan)

Customer experience

Kodo

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

dHP

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Kodo

No in-app purchases

None

dHP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kodo free?
Kodo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is dHP free?
dHP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kodo or dHP?
Kodo and dHP are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 10 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do Kodo or dHP have ads?
Neither Kodo nor dHP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kodo or dHP?
Kodo ships an update every 10 days, and dHP every 9 days. Most recently, Kodo was updated on October 29, 2026 and dHP on October 29, 2026.

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