# Code App

> Desktop-class code editing

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1512938504](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1512938504)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1512938504`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** thebaselab Ltd
- **Category:** Developer Tools
- **Rating:** 4.00 / 5 (302 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.12.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-16
- **First published:** 2020-05-28
- **Size:** 963 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/code-app/id1512938504)
- **Website:** [https://thebaselab.com/code](https://thebaselab.com/code)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://thebaselab.com/privacypolicies](https://thebaselab.com/privacypolicies)

## Description

Code App is a MIT-licensed desktop-class code editor for iPadOS that brings together a high-performance Monaco Editor, local file system access, and an embedded terminal with built-in runtimes for Node.js, Python, C, C++, PHP, and Java. It enables robust remote development via SSH/FTP, Git version control, and extensive language tooling.

It also includes features such as Markdown support, themes, server-side snippet execution, and seamless integration with package managers like npm and pip, making it a comprehensive all-in-one coding environment on iPadOS.

## Rankings

- #94,494 — Overall
- #13 — code
- #33 — leetcode
- #42 — cmd/ctrl+m
- #52 — source code
- #64 — javascript

## Review summary

Code App on iPad delivers a strong, VS Code-like IDE with solid Git integration and an all-in-one workflow at a good price. However, reviewers repeatedly report bugs across views, editing and text-handling issues, and occasional stale run results. There’s clear demand for newer language/version support and tooling. Overall, it’s a powerful, appealing option that’s hampered by reliability and update gaps.

### Pros

- VS Code-like IDE feel on iPad with familiarity for code editing
- Strong Git integration and version control features
- All-in-one IDE: clone repos, write code, and run tests/tests remotely within a single app
- One-time purchase pricing offers good value and perceived affordability
- Built-in Node.js terminal for running code locally without switching apps

### Cons

- Widespread bugs and instability across multiple views, impacting reliability
- Editing experience is flaky or limited, including poor text selection/copy-paste support and unreliable bracket/auto-complete behavior
- Code execution sometimes doesn’t reflect edits and runs stale output (e.g., HTML/JS/CSS showing old code)
- Requests for updates to language/tool versions (Python 3.x updates, Rust and Go support) indicate lag in current language support

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