AIDE vs Swift Playgrounds
AIDE
android-ide.comSwift Playgrounds
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| Figure | AIDE | Swift Playgrounds |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 4 | 1 |
| Spec score · Mobile Development IDEs | 8.5 (#9) | 7.3 (#34) |
| Founded | 2012 | 1976 |
| Headquarters | Karlsruhe, Germany | Cupertino, California, USA |
| Learning | AIDE offers interactive programming lessons with step-by-step instructions and lets learners code apps to apply what they learn. | Interactive lessons use puzzles and experimentation to teach coding concepts including commands, loops, functions, and variables. |
| Privacy | The privacy policy says appfour may collect anonymous app usage statistics such as session length, country, device type, and feature events. | The App Store listing says Apple may collect device identifiers, product interaction usage data, and performance diagnostics for analytics, not linked to the user. |
| Purpose | AIDE is an integrated development environment for Android devices that lets users develop Android apps, Java applications, or PhoneGap apps. | Swift Playgrounds helps people learn to code and build apps using Swift through interactive lessons and walkthroughs. |
| Support | The About page lists [email protected] as the company contact email. | Apple provides Swift Playgrounds documentation and developer forums for questions and discussion with Apple experts and other developers. |
Plans
AIDE
- Android EditionFree
- UI Designer$2.99, paid once
- PhoneGap Edition$9.99, paid once
- Premium Key$9.99, paid once
In their own words
AIDE
AIDE is an integrated development environment for creating Android apps and other mobile projects directly on an Android device. It supports Java, C/C++, HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript, with Android and PhoneGap/Cordova listed as targets. The editor includes code completion, error checking, refactoring, and code navigation. A mobile Android SDK is included, so the maker says a separate SDK installation is unnecessary for Android app development. AIDE also supports Android NDK work with C/C++ on Arm devices, provides Git and Dropbox support, and opens Eclipse projects plus basic Android Studio projects using the default structure. The full Gradle build system is not supported. Interactive lessons teach programming step by step while letting learners build apps. A visual UI designer and app packaging are included. AIDE is freemium: Android Edition is free; UI Designer costs 2.99 USD once, while Premium Key and PhoneGap Edition cost 9.99 USD once. Final prices depend on country.
Swift Playgrounds
Swift Playgrounds has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.