php$ vs Recipes for Swift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
php$
Learn, run, and share PHP scripts with this iOS application. It offers code autocompletion, syntax highlighting, and a built-in browser for learning resources. Customize your coding environment and share your work via email or social media.
- Autocompletion and auto-indent
- Code coloring and font customization
- Built-in browser for learning materials
- Save, modify, and delete code files
- Support for various file types
- Customizable interface and background
- Generate QR codes for sharing
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This is an ios php app,you can learn,run,share php script. Features : Autocomplate. Auto Indent. Code color. In(the built-in browser or the txt editor),Select the text to run. Horizontal screen development. Code templates,the contents of the new file is copy from contents of the template file. *You can enter php code by keyboard, and then you can execut the php code,support the input and raw_input function. *You can adjust the code color and font size , and support to move the cursor left and right and up and down , easy to read and write. *You can find learning materials by the built-in browser . *You can save php code and learning materials, and can be modified to the save file and delete the save file . *You can use the file system to support txt, pdf, chm, mp3,m4v,zip, gif, png, html, py ,doc... files. *You can control the background image and color, and execution voice , background animation, text color and shadow, switch interface animation , the number and the order of the main interface of the tab bar to create your learning software. *You can Learn php knowledge , the system provides some basic learning materials . *You can use php code or learning materials to generate two-dimensional code , for easy sharing . *You can share code by Email,Weibo,Twitter,Facebook. *You can use the counter,light in the Setting tab.
Recipes for Swift
Access a curated collection of tested Swift and SQL code examples for common programming tasks. Quickly find solutions for interviews, exams, or daily development needs, with offline access and cross-device compatibility.
- Swift and SQL code directory
- Tested code examples
- Offline access
- Cross-platform (iOS/macOS)
- Quick search functionality
- Interview/exam preparation tool
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A reference of everyday Swift, from strings and collections to protocols and design patterns. Every example comes with an explanation, and most of them run. • 25 sections: simple types, arrays and collections, classes and structs, protocols and generics, functions and closures, files, serialization, error handling, regular expressions, concurrency, extensions, patterns. • Run in the app: the example really executes and the output appears under the code. Needs an internet connection. • What changed in new versions: 19 sections from Swift 2.0 to 6.2, with "before" and "after" code side by side. • Keyword and function reference: 228 articles, fully open with no daily counter. • SQL alongside: over 200 queries against a live practice database - JOIN, GROUP BY, subqueries, data types. • Edit examples and add your own - they stay in the app and are always at hand. • Search runs over the code itself, not just the titles: remember a fragment and you will find the example. • Everything except running works offline. No account needed. WHAT THE FREE VERSION INCLUDES 12 runs and 12 edits a day - the counter resets every morning. The keyword reference is open without limits. Up to 5 examples of your own. Copying in the free app is blocked after five attempts. The full version opens every example, removes the daily limits and raises running to 30 launches a day. One purchase, no subscription. Made by a developer for developers. In development since 2015.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Recipes for Swift at Free against php$'s $2.99. Recipes for Swift also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). php$'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and chart position (#135 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
Recipes for Swift is free to download; php$ costs $2.99 up front. Recipes for Swift sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. php$ asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for php$ against 4.8 for Recipes for Swift. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 88% and 88% positive.
php$ ships an update every 5 months, Recipes for Swift every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | php$ | Recipes for Swift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (9 ratings) | 4.8 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | 88.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #135 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 小文 黄 | Fedor Obraztsov |
Customer experience
php$
Recipes for Swift
In-app purchases
php$
No in-app purchases
Recipes for Swift
- Оperations with example$0.99
- Unlock the paid topics$0.99
- Swift Samples$0.99
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- SQL queries$0.99
- Pro Version – Unlimited$2.99









