Dcoder shut down: what to use instead on Android

I build PocketCode, which is one of the options below, so weigh what I say about it with that in mind. I describe the other apps from their own pages and store listings, read on 31 October 2026, not from hands-on testing, and I say where PocketCode falls short.

What happened to Dcoder

Dcoder was a mobile IDE and compiler for Android. Its site says it launched in 2016 with C, Java and Python, grew to more than 35 languages, and reached over 5 million developers and 15 million projects. It joined the Techstars Bangalore accelerator in 2019.

The page at dcoder.tech now says "Dcoder has officially shut down" and gives 31 March 2026 as the date, after ten years. Clubic, a French software site, reports the closure too (its page was updated on 8 June 2026).

The team does not say why it closed, so I won't guess. The page has a line for questions about your data with a contact address, and it says nothing about what happens to saved projects. If you had work in Dcoder, write to that address and check whether you kept a copy anywhere. I don't know of an app that replaces its community, so the options below cover the tool only.

What to use now, by what you did in Dcoder

You practised Python: Pydroid 3

Pydroid 3 is a Python IDE. Its Google Play listing says the Python 3 interpreter runs offline, and it adds pip with prebuilt packages such as NumPy, SciPy, matplotlib and scikit-learn, plus Tkinter and a built-in C and C++ compiler.

Its limits, from the same listing: it contains ads and offers in-app purchases, and some features (code prediction and real-time code analysis among them) are marked Premium only. It is built around Python. The listing names C, C++ and Fortran, but nothing like Dcoder's 35 languages.

You edited code and wanted plugins: Acode

Acode is an open-source code editor under the MIT licence. Its listing mentions syntax highlighting for more than 100 languages, a plugin store, Git, SSH, FTP and SFTP, and a built-in terminal. It needs Android 7.0 or later.

It is an editor first. Running C or Python goes through its terminal and plugins, and the listing's own getting-started steps include a one-time terminal setup, so expect some configuring. The free version contains ads, and the Pro version removes them.

You pasted code into a compiler to see the output: a web compiler

Sites like OneCompiler run your code on their servers from the browser. OneCompiler describes itself as a free online compiler for more than 110 languages and databases, with nothing to install. That covers the "type it, run it" part of Dcoder for almost any language.

The limits come with the format. It needs a connection, your code runs on someone else's machine, and I have not checked what each site limits or where it keeps your files. Read that before you rely on one.

You want several languages offline in one app: PocketCode

PocketCode is an IDE for Android: code editor with language servers, Git, a terminal, SSH and SFTP, database managers, an API tester and an AI assistant that uses your own key. It has no ads. It is on Google Play for Android 9 and later, on 64-bit devices.

What runs on the phone without a connection, once you are signed in: Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, C, Java, Ruby, PHP, SQL and shell scripts. A few come with caveats:

• Python runs offline with its standard library. More in Python on Android.
• Java runs through a limited interpreter, and TypeScript runs without type checking.
• Lua, Go and Kotlin run after a one-time download. Kotlin's tools come from Google Play, about 119 MB.

SSH and SFTP are in the same app.

Three things to know before you install:

1. You need an account. PocketCode asks you to sign in with email, Google or GitHub, and there is no guest mode. The connection is only needed to sign in. After that the app opens without one.
2. The Free plan has limits. It holds one project at a time (you can keep many files in it), one saved SSH host, one database connection with four tables per database, one API collection, one local shell session and one SSH session at once, one active deploy and three design templates. Pro removes those limits. A 7-day Pro trial needs no card, returns you to Free when it ends and never renews or charges. The pricing page has the full table.
3. Your projects live on the phone. They sit in the app's private storage, so other apps cannot see them. You can export a project as a ZIP file or push it to Git.

AI is optional and uses your own key, so you pay your provider and PocketCode sells no credits. If that interests you, see AI coding agents on Android.

Comparison

Listings change often, so check each one before you install.

How to choose

• You used Dcoder to learn Python or do exercises with libraries: Pydroid 3.
• You mostly edit web projects or want plugins and open source: Acode.
• You need a quick run of a snippet in any language and have signal: a web compiler.
• You want C, Python, JavaScript or SQL to run offline, plus Git and SSH, with no ads, and you accept an account and one project on the Free plan: PocketCode.

For a wider list of editors, see apps to code on your Android phone and Termux alternatives. If you are learning, learning to code on your phone covers the first steps.

Sources

All read on 31 October 2026.

• Dcoder, the shutdown notice, the date and the company timeline.
• Clubic, "Dcoder a fermé ses portes", a second report of the closure.
• Pydroid 3 on Google Play, for its features, ads and Premium features.
• Acode on Google Play and on GitHub, for its licence, features and the free version's ads.
• OneCompiler, for how it describes itself.

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PocketCode is free to download on Google Play. Get PocketCode if you want several languages running offline in one app, and keep a copy of your code outside any single app.