# Buffer Editor - Code Editor — user reviews

> 220 indexed App Store user reviews of Buffer Editor by Blakzero Oy, rated 3.90/5 from 157 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/buffer-editor-code-editor/id502633252/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/buffer-editor-code-editor/id502633252.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 87 · 4★ 22 · 3★ 17 · 2★ 11 · 1★ 20

## What do users think of Buffer Editor?

Overall sentiment: neutral

**Pros**

- 🚀 Great mobile development platform
- 👍 Functional and good editor
- 🚀 Responsive and performant
- 👍 Supports Vim keybindings
- 👍 Customizable themes and fonts
- 👍 Useful for editing on the go

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🐛 Git integration issues
- 🐛 Buggy SSH/SFTP/FTP connections
- 🐛 Undo/redo functionality problems
- 🐛 Laggy navigation through directories
- 🐛 Inconsistent dark mode implementation

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Crashes when switching between apps
- Losing work due to save issues
- Incorrect parameter errors when editing files
- Broken Bitbucket/GitHub authentication

**Most requested features**

- Integrated terminal/Linux shell
- GitHub/GitLab workflow integration
- Ability to run/compile code
- Better file management options
- More keyboard shortcuts and customization
- Improved syntax highlighting and auto-complete

## Newest reviews (11 of 220)

### 3/5 — This app is crashing a LOT

*2025-10-19, version 10.0.4*

2025-10-19 I have been using this app for years and it has been crashing a LOT over the past few months on my M1 iPad Pro.   IF the app has focus it works.  If it loses focus (CMD+TAB to another app or other switch) it will randomly crash.  

Unsure if the developer is still supporting this but it would be nice to get an update to fix this problem.

### 2/5 — Keeps Crashing

*2025-10-15*

I want to like this, but when I switch to a different window it freezes, becomes unresponsive, and eventually crashes. It makes it really hard to work with, I’m not sure if this has to do with the new window app functionality in iPad OS, but it’s the only app I’ve noticed that has problems with it.

**Developer response:** Hi, Thanks for reporting the issue. Please let us know if you still have issues with the new version. support@blakzero.com

### 2/5 — Editor very good - support zero

*2025-03-11*

I sent 2 emails with two different problems - one 14 month ago, the 2nd several weeks. No answer at all.
Not worth more than 2 stars

**Developer response:** Hi, We never received your email. Can you try to send new email ?
Please contact us: support@blakzero.com

### 3/5 — Should be better than textastic

*2025-03-09, version 10.0.4*

I can only give 3 cause the interface has so much glitches and is so ugly

### 2/5 — Editor is good, git is bad

*2024-08-24, version 10.0.4*

Gitlab integration is not great.  It would get corrupt / wouldn’t prompt for merges and conflicts.  Ended up throwing away changes made elsewhere.

### 3/5 — good but buggy

*2024-07-15*

buggy on iPhone15, especially when i try to open a key file this app crash so often like  3 out of 5.

### 2/5 — what i needed. but its crashing a lot

*2023-02-23, version 9.9.4*

crashes a lot. specially after undo a lot of text. please fix the bugs so we don’t request for refund. this is the perfect app what i was looking for. nothing in market compare to this…

thanks

### 4/5 — Application géniale mais peut etre amélioré

*2022-12-05*

Salut, l'application est géniale, cependant il faudrait rajouter une délimitation sur les onglets pour que ce soit plus clair.

améliorer le design en sommes, sinon c'est pile ce qu'il me fallait :)

merci au dev !

### 3/5 — regexpでの検索と置換はできる？

*2022-05-18*

検索はできそう。
置換の方法はよくわからない。

### 2/5 — Déçu

*2022-01-17*

L’application crash à chaque fois que je veux supprimer un fichier et fonctionne une fois sur deux la connexion avec mon répertoire GitHub.. 😰

**Developer response:** Hi, Thanks for contacting. Please send us more details about the crashing issue and GitHub problems you are experiencing. Please contact us support@blakzero.com

### 4/5 — functional but can be better

*2021-12-20*

Grabbed it on a sale (thanks) and love that I can directly clone and edit github as others mentioned. Has a slight learning curve (setting and user guide takes a few taps and scrolls to read), feels like this is tailor made for people used to vim’s style. Auto completing quotes didn’t work all the time (turns out its because I didn’t name the file with an extension).  Some functions only gets undo by using software keyboard not cmd+z, for example when tabbing multiple lines using the software tab key (is it a magic keyboard/iOS limitation that hardware tab key deletes selection with a tab character?), or after search and replace. Also would it be possible to have redo shortcut as well for non-vim mode?
Another minor UI issue is that the software keyboard buttons messes with the ipad built-in swipe from the bottom functions when using a hardware keyboard.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — License issue

*2025-12-17, version 20.5*

I paid for this app but right now it is free and requires a subscription to access features.

### 1/5 — Wrong time to ask for a review

*2024-11-11, version 10.0.4*

I’ve been struggling with all sorts of crashes and hangups for the few hours I’ve been using this app. The only reason I’ve stuck with it is I can’t find another iOS app that lets me edit files on a remote machine without having to maintain local copies. 
The app had just frozen while I was browsing a remote machine for the third time, and the app stayed frozen for a bit even after I closed and reopened it. As soon it managed to unfreeze itself, I got a popup asking for a rating. Pretty easy one star.
Now I’m thinking about trying to refund this purchase and giving up on native apps in favour of something cloud based.

### 1/5 — GitHub Functionality Is Broken

*2023-09-24, version 9.9.8*

It has the Email Address field twice, however your fill it in it says that your username is wrong. Since git functionality is basically required for me to do my job on a daily basis, this is entirely useless to me. Requesting refund.

### 1/5 — Git integration is broken trash

*2023-08-25, version 9.9.7*

The git integration is broken. Refuses to commit and push. When I pull IT LOST ALL 4 HOURS OF WORK CHANGES. I want my money back.

### 1/5 — Unable to connect via ssh

*2023-04-03, version 9.9.4*

I’ve tried setting up multiple SSH connections and none of them work. I have reached out to their support but they have not responded. Feel really disappointed to buy this app and not be able to use it.

### 1/5 — Won’t connect to ftp if the username is an email address

*2023-03-09, version 9.9.4*

Doesn’t work for cPanel then.

### 1/5 — Worked years ago but no longer

*2022-05-01*

These days it suffers from disappearing “back” buttons in the settings menu, no or zero byte file listings, and not found file paths, which makes it basically unusable.

The app is no longer recommended - the current version should have never passed the App Store review.

**Developer response:** Hi, Thanks for contacting,

Thanks for reporting the issues. Please update to latest version, if you still have issues please contact us via email: support@blakzero.com

### 1/5 — Writing to SFTP/SSH remote connections doesn’t work

*2021-12-03*

Every time I try to do this I get a “no writing permission” error

**Developer response:** Hi, Thanks for contacting. We just tested with few SFTP/SSH servers (Mac, Windows, Ubuntu) and there was no issues with writing. We can help you out with configuration if you want, so please contact us with more details at: support@blakzero.com

### 1/5 — Word wrap disable not working

*2021-09-21*

Love this app but seems like word wrap function can’t be disabled. I tend to read my code while I am out side on my iPhone and difficult to read a code which keep getting wrapped. Appreciated if it can be fixed ASAP.

**Developer response:** Hi, Thanks for contacting, Word wrapping works fine. When off, it breaks the word on line, if it doesnt fit the screen. When on, it breaks the line by full words, not in the middle of word. You must be talking about line wrapping. It is already on devlist. If you need any assistance with the app contact: support@blakzero.com

### 1/5 — 무료앱과 크게 다르지 않은 수준

*2021-07-30*

무료 앱과 다를 것 같아서 사용해보니 제 개인적으로는 느리고 코드 수정도 매우 불편했습니다.

**Developer response:** Hi, Thanks for the feedback. Could you contact us and explain any issues you might had with the app. We can also assist you, if you have any issues using the app correctly. Thanks in advance. You can send details at support@blakzero.com

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — really nice

*2026-05-14*

Well done app, has everything I need.

### 5/5 — Great Mobile Development platform. One of my favorite. I also have an Idea:

*2025-12-07, version 20.0*

Proposal:

Transform Buffer into a full mobile dev environment with minimal integrations

Buffer already solves the hardest part of mobile developer tooling: providing a performant, scriptable environment with reliable text input and persistent context on iOS.

Two lightweight integrations would push it from “mobile productivity” into “mobile coding stack” territory:
	1.	ISH / local Linux shell integration
Interactive terminal access enables local scripts, package managers, and workflows to run directly on-device. This replaces cloud-dependent workflows and unlocks offline development.
	2.	GitHub chat / workflow sync
Inline commit messages, branch visibility, and PR discussion make it possible to manage repo work end-to-end without leaving the app.

With these two endpoints, Buffer becomes effectively a mobile VS Code equivalent, without building a full IDE. You’d define a new category: “mobile-first dev ops interface” instead of mobile markdown.

If this direction interests you, I’d be glad to outline a minimal technical spec and UX flow that keeps the implementation constrained.

### 5/5 — Simplement sublime :)

*2024-12-17*

J’avais tous d’abord téléchargée l’app pour pouvoir me connecter via ssh à mon "raspberry pi", sans même utiliser ça fonction principale, aujourd’hui…
Aujourd’hui j’étudie la programmation js css html, et je suis grave content d’avoir payé buffer editor, maintenant que je sais coder  je peux utiliser son plein potentiel, comme par exemple si j’ai pas mon ordi ou accès a un pour x raison, je pourrais me connecter en ssh sur mon "raspberry pi" ou tout autre machine, et coder directement sur ma page web et voir le résultat, ou même lancer avec 'node.js', pour faire des test avec des petits scripts,
Maintenant cotée éditeur, et bien je le trouve complet, je trouve que la barre au dessus du clavier est bien pensée comme par exemple la touche tab et bien a gauche et il suffit d’un appuie pour que cela prenne effet, cela rend l’immersion dans le développement bien naturel, comme sur ordinateur, puis la barre n’est ni trop grosse ni trop petite, le juste milieu pour s’y retrouver et tous y est, rarement besoin de faire afficher les caractère du propre clavier du téléphone.
Enfin bref ce n’est que m’on humble avis.

### 5/5 — Very functional, very good

*2024-01-15, version 10.0.2*

In my experience, this is amongst the very best editors on iOS, and the most functional - at least for my usage anyway. Very pleased with it. I genuinely am puzzled why the overall rating on the App Store is not 4.5 or over. It would be truly deserved IMHO!!

### 5/5 — Brilliant

*2023-07-20*

I love this app! Recently I was away from my personal computer and I realised that at some point I’d deleted a page on my website, accidentally.  With the buffer app I was able to put it back there from my GIT repo.  Fixed. I did this on my mobile. Awesome app.

### 5/5 — 터미널 결과값 복사가 안되네요

*2023-04-11*

터미널 결과값 복사가 필요할 때가 있는데 그게 안되네요
crontab -l 카피가 안됨

### 5/5 — 최고의 프로그램 입니다.

*2023-03-23*

ssh 접속 후 .xxx.log 와 같이 숨겨진 폴더 및 파일을 화면에 나오지 않게 하는 방법이 있나요?

### 5/5 — The Best

*2022-05-13*

Buffer is perfect, you'll get a lot of features in one app! Light, clean, easy to use, I use it for several occasions, just perfect, for me it's the best!

### 5/5 — 정말로 최고의 개발 에디터 앱입니다…

*2021-12-07*

우연히 버퍼 에디터라는 것을 알게 되었고 이제 2틀째 사용하고 있습니다. 문법에 vim 에디터와 같아서 적응하는데 좀 애를 먹고 있지만, 정말로 마우스가 필요 없을 정도로 익숙해지면 다른 건 못쓸것 같네요. pc에서는 웬만한 에디터가 가격이 기본 10만원이 넘는데 이건 10/1 정도로 저렴하고 아이패드만 있으면 간단한 개발/테스트는 문제없을 것 같네요. 만드신 분/회사께 진심으로 감사드립니다.

### 5/5 — Thank you for your interest.

*2021-10-19*

Thank you for being interested in my problem.
It's the best application once the questions are solved.

**Developer response:** Hi, Thanks for contacting. We have not ignored you. We requested more details of your issues, but you never responded to our email. We have sent the email again for you. You can also contact us support@blakzero.com

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