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Updated October 2026
a-Shell mini
a-Shell mini
Nicolas Holzschuch
📚 Education
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a is great, but it's not the only option. Explore 10+ similar apps for iPhone and iPad, each reviewed and rated by real users. Find free alternatives, premium upgrades, and hidden gems.

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Proxyman - Capture HTTPS#1

Proxyman - Capture HTTPS by Proxyman LLC

Capture HTTPS from your iPhone
Editor's Choice
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FreeIn-App Purchases
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This app acts as a web debugging proxy, allowing you to capture and inspect HTTP/HTTPS traffic directly from your iPhone or iPad. It decrypts requests and responses, offers advanced debugging tools, and ensures your sensitive data remains on your device.

What We Love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Powerful networking tools
  • 🔒 Secure and reliable
  • 💡 Helpful for debugging and development
  • 🤖 Great for reverse engineering APIs

Room to Improve

  • 💰 Expensive premium version
  • 🔋 High data usage reported by some users
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs
  • 🤖 Confusing user experience for free version
Kodex#2

Kodex by Bruno Philipe Resende Silva

A powerful code editor
Strong Contender
🛠️ Developer Tools
4.2😐(207 ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
#67in Developer Tools
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An advanced code editor for iOS devices, offering desktop-class features like multi-caret editing, regex search, and syntax highlighting for over 150 languages. It integrates with the Files app and supports external keyboards for a seamless coding experience.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Powerful code editor
  • 👍 Well-integrated with iPad features
  • 🎨 Excellent syntax highlighting and theming
  • 📁 Broad file format support
  • 💡 Useful QuickEdit mode

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues
  • 🔍 Lack of search and replace functionality
  • 🔀 Difficulty navigating between files
  • 🚫 No option to run/compile code
  • 📏 Forced word wrapping with no toggle
Runestone Text Editor#3

Runestone Text Editor by Simon B. Støvring

Edit plain text and code
Worth Considering
🛠️ Developer Tools
4.7😊(2K ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
#28in Developer Tools
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A powerful plain text and code editor for iPhone and iPad. Offers syntax highlighting, line numbers, find and replace, and extensive customization options for developers and writers.

What We Love

  • 💎 Excellent text editor
  • 🚀 Smooth and responsive
  • 🎨 Customizable themes and appearance
  • 🔒 Secure file storage and sync
  • 👍 Clean and intuitive interface
  • 💰 Good value for premium version
  • 🤖 Helpful developer

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs
  • 🔍 Difficulty navigating files/folders
  • 📝 Limited functionality without premium
  • 🔌 Performance issues on older devices
  • 🔒 Difficulty accessing files in cloud storage

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