Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Pythonista

Bring the Zen of Python to iOS.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Pythonista launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1IA
   iOS app for learning Python▲35

   2014 · mobileicecube.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Ulysses for iPhone▲165

   Write. Anything. Anywhere.

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Skillshare for iOS▲146

   Learn just about anything.

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4PO
   Python on iOS Native Apps▲71

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Pycoder's Weekly▲80

   Your weekly dose of all things Python!

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6PT
   Pythonpy – the swiss army knife of the command line▲220

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Winston▲81

   Your everything keyboard

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   SciKey▲62

   Scientific keyboard for iOS 8

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Phoenix▲83

   Free and open version of Apple's Swift programming language

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10MF
    My first python web app - What do you want to do this year?▲70

    2013 · thisyr.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Hum▲84

    Songwriting for iPhone

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Keezy▲112

    Turn your iPhone into an instrument

    2013 · its alternatives →

13. 13SB
    SpaCy – Build tomorrow's language technology products with Python▲93

    2015 · spacy.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Codecademy App▲89

    Learn to code on your iPhone

    2013 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    OvershareKit▲65

    A soup-to-nuts sharing library for iOS.

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Kivy▲67

    Cross platform python library for user interfaces

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Tung▲96

    A social podcast player

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18FP
    Free Python Screencasts for iPhone and iPad▲31

    2014 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Cactus for Mac▲92

    A better workflow for hand coding websites

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Werdsmith▲76

    Turn your iPhone into a portable writing studio.

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Cool Fonts▲77

    Funky Keyboards for iOS

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Tweak▲74

    a native iOS design prototyping tool

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Quire for iOS▲10

    Snap your ideas and accomplish them with your team

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24IM
    I Made a Language Learning iOS Safari Extension▲6

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →