On iPad coding apps (updated)

@time_trial that is really good news, I didn’t think it would pass approval.

@bee Isn’t everyone forgetting one of the greats? Python for iOS 2.7 (It also has different versions of the app for heaps of different python versions) https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/python-2.7-for-ios/id485729872?mt=8

@Dalorbi how does this compare to pythonista? Why do you mention 2.7 while the author proposes many more recent version? Thanks.

@Jmv38 From what i can gather python 3 upsets a large portion of people as it breaks quite a few applications due to dependencies and stability. I have nothing to quote from but it seems several features have been deprecated from python 2.0 breaking a sizable portion of hidden gems of modules out there in the wild. (Python 3.1 however…)

As for its usefulness as compared to Pythonista? It’s a loser feature wise as it doesn’t come packed to the brim with every module you’d ever need, but from the little I’ve played with allows easier access for downloading modules without using tools (like the excellent pipista: https://gist.github.com/pudquick/4116558) to do so.

edit: dug through app internals found support for the turtle, tkinter, curses and cgi libraries to name a few

@Dalorbi thank. So you would recommend python-2-7-for-ios vs pythonista?

@Jmv38 I would recommend both, however if it’s only possible to get one, then Pythonista, if only for it’s wealth of iOS specific modules.

Dringend now released and in the App Store.

@time_trial beat me to it

Thank you. Dringend had been added.

However, Dringend has different method compare to Codea. Though you can write codes on the iPad, it requires a remote build server on a Mac. And to enable remote compilation, you need an Apple’s iOS developer program license. Without it, will Dringend be useless? CMIIW.

@bee you’re absolutely correct though you seem to be forgetting an app…

@dalorbi Python for iOS added. Thank you. IMO, Pythonista is much better. :slight_smile:

@bee - especially considering the next release will have NumPy and matplotlib built in. Omz is really kicking butt with Pythonista.

@Bee @anthros Dammit guys, you made me spend the whole day coding with pythonista, love it more than ever @Jmv38 Pythonista for sure.

@Dalorbi - Welcome to the world of coding. :wink: Happens all the time to me.

Heyo @bee, got bored, went on a hunt, caught a nice little fish, geovertex: https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/geovertex/id616823077?mt=8
and it’s website: http://www.relicagames.co.uk/gv/about.html
It’s another game make like gamepress but from what i can see, slightly more limited

which one supports “debugging”?

Added Apple’s Swift Playgrounds. And here is the demo video from WWDC 2016: https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2016/408/

YAY I love hopspctch! Glad it’s on this list!

What about TouchLua+? I’ve been using it for years and I literally just found out about Codea yesterday

@MPan1 - that’s interesting. It reminds me of a programmable graphics calculator.

Codea has the advantage of providing OpenGL and physics, which are fantastic for building games. I wouldn’t swap, but you can’t complain about TouchLua+ being free!