Is it possible to use R on an iPad? I am new to coding and I am attempting to learn about R using online resources. I am wondering how to use R from an iPad when I’m away from a desktop/laptop (or if this is feasible at all)?

I also don’t know much about operating systems, or the differences between a Mac and an iPad (particularly differences that would affect software installation). So I’m thinking it will be quite difficult for me to learn to use R from an iPad if it’s at all possible. But if someone else happens to have done it and is willing to post instructions, I would give it a shot.
Your question is basically:


  “Is it possible to use R on an iPad?”


And the answer to that is a simple:

No.

While you are well intentioned in your post, from a basic operating system there is no way you can program on any iOS device since you won’t be able to ever selfie-install tools or get to the command line to install R to begin with.

Some might say you could do this by using the iPad to remotely connect to another machine—such as a MacBook or a Mac mini and such—but that is really not a solution. You would simply be remotely accessing a real computer in a kludgy way. If you want to use R, you need a real macOS computer… Or Windows… But you asked for Mac so I will say… Mac.