Comparison

php$ vs Recipes for Swift

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

php$4 screens
Recipes for Swift4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
php$ versus Recipes for Swift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterphp$Recipes for Swift
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (9 ratings)4.8 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews88.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#135 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB8 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer小文 黄Fedor Obraztsov

Customer experience

php$

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative6.3%

Recipes for Swift

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive88.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative4.0%

In-app purchases

None

php$

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Recipes for Swift

One-time5
  • 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

Questions

Is php$ free?
php$ costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Recipes for Swift free?
Recipes for Swift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, php$ or Recipes for Swift?
php$ and Recipes for Swift are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 9 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do php$ or Recipes for Swift have ads?
Neither php$ nor Recipes for Swift shows ads.
Which is updated more often, php$ or Recipes for Swift?
php$ ships an update every 5 months, and Recipes for Swift every 2 months. Most recently, php$ was updated on September 14, 2026 and Recipes for Swift on September 20, 2026.

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