Comparison

React Handbook vs Noviqel

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

Head to head
About

React Handbook

Features
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The entire React documentation in one app, fully offline. WHAT IS INSIDE The react.dev handbook — 177 articles: quick start, learning guides, the API reference and hooks. All of it ships with the app: on the underground, on a plane and with no signal, the documentation opens exactly as it does at home. LANGUAGES English, Russian, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean and Chinese. English and Russian are complete. The language comes from the phone; articles the community has not translated yet are shown in English with a note. READING • Dark theme • Text size • Reading progress: the app remembers where you stopped and takes you back • Search inside the handbook • Links inside articles open the article they name, not a browser HONESTLY No ads, no accounts, no analytics, no tracking. The app does not need the internet to work. The react.dev documentation is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

About

Noviqel

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Noviqel is a professional MySQL and MariaDB client for iPhone and iPad, built for developers, database administrators, engineers, and anyone who needs reliable database access away from a desktop. Connect directly to your database server, inspect schemas, run SQL, edit data, manage table structure, create backups, restore databases, build dashboards, and keep key metrics visible with Home Screen widgets. DATABASE ACCESS • Connect to MySQL and MariaDB servers over the network • Save multiple connection profiles • Use TLS-enabled connections • Store database passwords securely in iOS Keychain • Reconnect cleanly after network changes or Airplane Mode SQL & DATA • Run SQL queries from a dedicated SQL editor • Browse tables, rows, and result sets • Edit supported rows safely using primary keys • Insert, update, and delete data • Work with JSON, text, numeric, date/time, NULL, and binary-oriented database content • Reuse SQL snippets and query history TABLE STRUCTURE • Inspect columns and metadata • Add, edit, rename, and remove supported columns • Configure data types, NULL behavior, defaults, comments, auto-increment, and timestamp options • Use guarded ALTER TABLE workflows with confirmation • Open complex DDL in the SQL editor when a visual edit would be unsafe BACKUP & RESTORE • Create SQL database backups • Restore compatible SQL dumps • Review restore compatibility before execution • Track backup and restore progress • Prevent automatic screen locking during long operations when enabled DASHBOARDS & WIDGETS • Turn SQL results into dashboard cards • Display metrics, tables, and charts • Publish selected dashboards to Home Screen widgets • Use Small, Medium, Large, and supported iPad widget sizes • Refresh dashboard snapshots in the background when iOS grants an opportunity • See when widget data was last updated PRIVACY & SECURITY Noviqel connects directly to database servers you configure. Database credentials and SQL data are not routed through a Noviqel cloud service. Passwords are stored in iOS Keychain. Optional app locking can use device authentication. Noviqel is designed as a practical mobile database workbench: fast to open, clear to navigate, and powerful enough for real administration and development tasks when you are away from your Mac or PC. MySQL and MariaDB are trademarks of their respective owners. Noviqel is an independent product and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Oracle or MariaDB plc.

Screenshots

React Handbook4 screens
Noviqel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: React Handbook at none against Noviqel's shown. React Handbook also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 3 level
React Handbook versus Noviqel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReact HandbookNoviqel
PriceFreeFree
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMikhail EfanovYevhenii Kolesnyk

In-app purchases

None

React Handbook

No in-app purchases

None

Noviqel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is React Handbook free?
React Handbook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Noviqel free?
Noviqel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do React Handbook or Noviqel have ads?
Noviqel shows ads; React Handbook does not.

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