This app brings the powerful Vim text editor to iOS devices. It offers advanced features like custom font import, an extended and customizable keyboard, multistage language input, and seamless integration with other apps through sharing and document pickers. Advanced functionalities like plugin management and version control are available via in-app purchases or a subscription.
What We Love
- 🎯 Excellent Vim port with most keybindings and features working correctly
- ⌨️ Innovative custom keyboard with easy access to special characters and Vim keys
- 🔌 Great integration with iOS Files app and external keyboards
- 🎨 Highly customizable with plugin support and color schemes
- 📚 Comprehensive Vim documentation included (:help iOS)
- ⚡ Fast and responsive performance with no UI lag
- 🔄 Good clipboard integration and file sharing capabilities
- 🎓 Excellent for practicing Vim and learning the editor
- 📝 Superior for note-taking and text editing on iPad
- 🛠️ Python interpreter and scripting capabilities available
- 🎭 Dark mode and font customization options
- 🔗 URL scheme support for integration with other apps
Room to Improve
- 🐛 Keyboard constantly pops up and obscures content
- 🐛 Difficulty hiding keyboard on iPad
- ⚠️ App appears abandoned with infrequent updates
- 💰 Expensive subscription model for Pro features
- 🔐 Requires internet access for basic text editing
- 📁 Limited file access and navigation compared to desktop Vim
- ⌨️ ESC key access problematic without external keyboard
- 🔧 .vimrc configuration doesn't work reliably
- 🐛 Memory management issues when app is suspended
- 🐛 Focus stealing bug in Split View mode
- 🐛 Paste function (Command-V) unreliable
- 🐛 netrw breaks after accessing certain folders
- 📱 Not optimized for newer iPad Pro models with rounded corners
- 🔄 Paste from clipboard only works inconsistently
- ⌨️ Key repeat not working for movement keys (h,j,k,l,w,b,x)
- 🎯 Cannot create directories through Explore function
