Comparison

Python Code Cards vs Clayshell

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

Head to head
About

Python Code Cards

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Write Python. Save it as a card. Run and debug it on your iPhone or iPad. Python Code Cards is an on-device code notebook for organizing editable Python snippets and notes. Five ready-to-edit samples let you try execution and debugging immediately after installation. ORGANIZE CODE AS CARDS • Add code cards and notes • Edit, duplicate, delete, collapse, and reorder cards • Keep source code, breakpoints, watches, and recent results on your device RUN PYTHON 3.14 ON-DEVICE • View standard output and errors on each card • See the source line and message for exceptions • Inspect execution time and resulting variables • Use the core app without an internet connection DEBUG WITH BREAKPOINTS • Set breakpoints from line numbers • Continue, pause, step over, step into, and step out • Inspect the current line, changed variables, watch expressions, and call stack • Restart or stop from dedicated controls WRITE WITH LESS FRICTION • Python syntax highlighting • Local completion for keywords, built-ins, and symbols already in your code • System, Light, and Dark appearance across every screen • Switch the entire app among 10 languages from Settings PRIVACY BY DESIGN No account, advertising, analytics, tracking, or cloud sync. Cards and settings stay in the app's local storage and are not automatically sent to the developer. Version 1.0 includes the bundled Python standard library. Installing third-party packages with pip, AI completion, and cloud execution are not supported. Normal execution has a time limit to help protect the device from code that does not stop.

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Clayshell

Features
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Clayshell is an SSH server manager for people who run their own servers. Add a server once, then do the daily work without leaving the app. TERMINAL A real terminal with full colour, in tabs. Your own shell, as many sessions as you need. FILES Browse the server over SFTP. Upload, download, rename, delete, make files and folders, and preview text files. EDITOR WITH A BACKUP Open a file on the server, edit it and save. Before every save the previous version is kept next to it as a .bak file, and one tap puts it back. If the file changed on the server while you were editing, Clayshell tells you instead of overwriting it. MONITOR CPU, memory, disk, load, uptime and the busiest processes, live, for Linux servers. PM2 See your PM2 processes, start, stop and restart them, and follow their logs. ALERTS Be told when a disk fills up, when CPU or memory stays high, when a PM2 process goes down, or when a server cannot be reached. On the Mac, Clayshell can watch your servers from the menu bar. A small script can also be installed on the server itself, so alerts reach Telegram, ntfy or a webhook even when your devices are asleep. MORE SSH Jump hosts. Import from your SSH config. Port forwarding. Ed25519, ECDSA and RSA keys, or a password. YOUR DATA STAYS WITH YOU • No account, no analytics, no tracking. Nothing is sent to us. • Passwords and keys are kept in the Keychain on your device. • Clayshell only talks to the servers you add. • It asks before trusting a new server, and stops if a server's key changes. • An optional lock with Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode. Clayshell has a day and a night look, and works on Mac and iPhone. Monitoring needs a Linux server. The PM2 screen needs PM2 on the server. Server alerts need curl and cron on the server. An RSA key protected by a passphrase is not supported yet.

Screenshots

Python Code Cards4 screens
Clayshell4 screens

Verdict

The call

Python Code Cards and Clayshell are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — 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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Python Code Cards versus Clayshell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPython Code CardsClayshell
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Mac
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSMART BIT K.KArvind Kumar

In-app purchases

None

Python Code Cards

No in-app purchases

None

Clayshell

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Python Code Cards free?
Python Code Cards is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Clayshell free?
Clayshell is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Python Code Cards or Clayshell have ads?
Neither Python Code Cards nor Clayshell shows ads.

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