php$ vs Bash IDE Fresh Edition
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.
Bash IDE Fresh Edition
Learn and practice Bash scripting with this application. It offers code highlighting, direct execution of examples, and practical functions for efficient learning and testing.
- Grammar highlighting
- Direct code execution
- Code compilation
- Code sharing
- Practical functions
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* * * * * Grammar highlights the learning materials to make learning easier. * * * * * Directly run code examples make it easier for you to test. * * * * * Rich and practical functions make it easier for you to use. This is our Bash learning application. Set learning, coding, compiling, sharing code in one. Efficient learning, happy test, easy operation. Everything is in the mastery... Come and try it!!!!!!!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Bash IDE Fresh Edition at Free against php$'s $2.99. Bash IDE Fresh Edition also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 88%). php$'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#129 vs unranked). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Bash IDE Fresh Edition is free to download; php$ costs $2.99 up front. Bash IDE Fresh Edition sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. php$ asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for php$ against 4.9 for Bash IDE Fresh Edition. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 14 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of php$'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Bash IDE Fresh Edition's.
php$ ships an update every 5 months, Bash IDE Fresh Edition every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and August 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | php$ | Bash IDE Fresh Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (9 ratings) | 4.9 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #129 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 小文 黄 | 小文 黄 |
Customer experience
php$
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In-app purchases
php$
No in-app purchases
Bash IDE Fresh Edition
- Convenient functions$2.99









