Comparison

CodePad! vs NameTheory

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

Head to head
About

CodePad!

Features
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CodePad is a lightweight code viewer and editor for your iPhone and iPad that opens your files directly — not a copy. Browse to any code or text file (HTML, JSON, Swift, Python, JS, and more), view it instantly, and edit it in place with a single tap. Changes save straight back to the original file, so what you edit is what stays on disk. • Open files directly from the Files app — no copying, no import step • Instant syntax-aware viewing for common code and markup files • One-tap edit mode with clear save/cancel controls • Saves changes directly to the source file • Simple, distraction-free interface built for quick edits CodePad is built for anyone who needs to peek at or tweak a code file on the go — students, developers, and anyone managing text-based files on their iPhone or iPad.

About

NameTheory

This app assists developers and creators in brainstorming unique names and checking their availability across web domains and social media handles. It leverages AI to generate variations and offers domain alerts, all while prioritizing user privacy with on-device processing.

Highlights
  • AI-powered name generation
  • Web domain availability search
  • Social media handle availability search
  • Domain alerts
  • On-device AI processing
  • Private data storage
Features
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NameTheory is a name generation and search tool for developers and creators. NameTheory uses AI to help you brainstorm name ideas and instantly looks up available web domains for those names and variations of them. All you have to do is add a few starter words that you like and NameTheory will suggest more words matching your theme and look up variations of all your words for available web domains across dozens of top-level domains like .com, .app, .ai and many more. Features: - Automatically searches available domains across hundreds of top-level domains for your names - Set up domain alerts to be notified if a domain becomes available - Uses AI to generates variations of your names and searches for their availability - Tries common "domain hacks" to find available names (getname.com, nameapp.com, getna.me, etc.) - Displays pricing for available domains - Searches App Store for similar names - Searches Instagram, TikTok, BlueSky, X/Twitter, Reddit, and GitHub for available handles - No AI subscription required, everything runs on your device using Apple's on-device AI - All your data is private and stored locally on your device or synced via your iCloud account

Screenshots

CodePad!4 screens
NameTheory4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: NameTheory at every 2 weeks against CodePad!'s every 4 weeks. CodePad!'s advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CodePad! ships an update every 4 weeks, NameTheory every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
CodePad! versus NameTheory: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCodePad!NameTheory
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB14 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJIN SIK CHOIRoshan Choxi

In-app purchases

None

CodePad!

No in-app purchases

None

NameTheory

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CodePad! free?
CodePad! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NameTheory free?
NameTheory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CodePad! or NameTheory have ads?
Neither CodePad! nor NameTheory shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CodePad! or NameTheory?
CodePad! ships an update every 4 weeks, and NameTheory every 2 weeks. Most recently, CodePad! was updated on October 20, 2026 and NameTheory on October 9, 2026.

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