Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Banana IDE

In-browser Xcode for remote coding interviews

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Banana IDE launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Free, anonymous coding interview practice▲604

   Get actionable feedback, get awesome at technical interviews, and get fast-tracked at top companies.

   2014 · interviewing.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   BananaIDE▲2

   Intuitive online Swift IDE for efficient remote interviews

   2020 · adwords.google.com · its alternatives →

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   Interviews can be stressful – give take-home projects instead▲96

   Get FREE demo of Remoteinterview, the best virtual interview tool for conducting online coding tests & interviews with collection of software developer interview questions.

   2015 · remoteinterview.io · its alternatives →

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   Meetcode▲69

   Find top developers effortlessly by online code interview

   2021 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Cactus for Mac▲92

   A better workflow for hand coding websites

   2014 · its alternatives →

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   Superapp▲498

   Hi HN We're Vitalik (Ex-Bolt) and Stas (Ex-Grammarly, Wix) We build a MacOS vibecoding tool for native Swift iOS apps, that replaces Xcode for non-developers. Features: - Project Creation agent makes a real Xcode project in the background. - Design Agent creates design system using SwiftUI (supports glassmorphism ) - Coding Agent is quite efficient with caching and parallel tool calls. - The app gets build on your mac using iOS simulator and runtime, any bugs are passed back to coding agent. Requirements: - You still need an Xcode on your machine, but don't need to open it. Website:…

   Nov 2025 · superappp.com · its alternatives →

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   Codebeat for iOS▲147

   Automated code review for iOS

   2016 · codebeat.co · its alternatives →

8. 8
   devpad.io▲81

   Devpad.io helps conduct the coding interview

   2020 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   CrackedDevs▲372

   Find remote coding jobs

   2024 · crackeddevs.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Airety▲130

    The best remote code interviewing tool for tech companies

    2015 · airety.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Codassium▲62

    A better way to conduct remote interviews.

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Interview Code Ace▲146

    The ultimate, invisible AI powered tool for interviews

    2025 · its alternatives →

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    CodeRev.app – Code Review as Interview▲150

    I've long had a dislike for leetcode interviews on both sides of the coin. Project-based interviews can also be challenging because it can end up filtering out folks who don't want to spend several hours building something in their free time. I met up with a friend last year -- a very senior dev -- who had taken some time off to study leetcode exercises while preparing for FAANG interviews. It struck me that one of the key measures of whether a candidate is a fit for a team is rather synthetic. CodeRev.app is a simple, lightweight tool that helps teams evaluate candidates using code reviews.…

    2024 · coderev.app · its alternatives →

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    DualCode▲83

    Remote technical interviews made easy, free for all to use

    2020 · hackajob.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    FaceCode 2.0▲165

    The intelligent coding interview tool

    2021 · hackerearth.com · its alternatives →

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    Mac CLi▲226

    OS X command line tools for developers

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17RI
    RemoteCoder.io – A jobsite for remote programmers▲220

    2014 · remotecoder.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Visual Studio Mac▲189

    A mobile-first, cloud-first IDE. Made for the Mac

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    LeetCode Interview▲70

    Online coding interview platform for professionals

    2021 · leetcode.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    CodePicnic CLI▲137

    Remote development environments right from your terminal

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Interview Sandbox▲75

    Code, compile, videochat, whiteboard, and AI assistant

    2022 · interviewsandbox.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    HackerRank Interview▲82

    Click, interview and it's done

    2021 · hackerrank.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Teaching App Development with Swift▲96

    A Github-hosted curriculum on Swift for teachers by Apple

    2015 · swifteducation.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Continuous▲76

    Fast and powerful .NET C# and F# IDE for iOS

    2016 · praeclarum.org · its alternatives →

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