Pocket VHDL vs CmdForge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Pocket VHDL
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Pocket VHDL is an offline VHDL code editor for iPhone and iPad. Open, edit, and save .vhd and .vhdl documents through the Files interface. Syntax highlighting distinguishes keywords, types, strings, numbers, and comments, while document-aware completion helps you reuse declarations from the source you are editing. Features ⢠Create, open, edit, and save .vhd and .vhdl documents ⢠Highlight VHDL keywords, types, strings, numbers, and comments ⢠Complete signals, variables, constants, types, and VHDL language items ⢠Find, move between results, replace, and replace all ⢠Show line numbers and go directly to a line ⢠Navigate entities, architectures, processes, and declarations in the symbol outline ⢠Use automatic indentation and paired brackets or quotes ⢠Access a mobile coding toolbar and hardware keyboard shortcuts ⢠Adjust font size, tab width, and editing behavior ⢠Work in portrait or landscape on iPhone and iPad Pocket VHDL requires no account and includes no advertising or user tracking. Document contents are not sent to a developer-operated server. The current version focuses on code editing and does not compile or simulate VHDL.
CmdForge
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CmdForge is a command and snippet organizer for personal use. Save commands and text snippets you use often, organize them into groups, and copy them with one tap. Search finds a saved command quickly. Everything is stored locally on your device. There are no accounts, no ads, and no analytics. An optional feature lets you sync your commands to a Google Sheet. This requires your own Google Cloud service account credentials, which you create and manage yourself. CmdForge does not run its own servers and does not see your data.
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Verdict
Pocket VHDL and CmdForge are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters ā price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them ā neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Pocket VHDL | CmdForge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad ā better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ki youn ryu | Brian Imai |
In-app purchases
Pocket VHDL
No in-app purchases
CmdForge
No in-app purchases









