Textastic Code Editor Reviews: Is It Legit?

Name: Textastic Code Editor
Rating: 4.69453 (2560 reviews)

Textastic Code Editor

Alexander Blach

📊 Productivity

🛠️ Developer Tools

Customer Experience

Positive experience68.8% of reviews

Neutral8.6% of reviews

Negative experience22.6% of reviews

~ Based on 603 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say about Textastic Code Editor

Reviews of Textastic Code Editor are mostly positive: the Developer Tools app is rated 4.7/5 from 2.6K App Store ratings. What users like most: highly performant, versatile and feature-rich. Top complaints: occasional crashes or freezes, restrictive paywall for basic functionality. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

🚀Highly performant
👍Versatile and feature-rich
💡Excellent integration with other apps (e.g. Working Copy)
👍Customizable and intuitive UI
👍Reliable and stable
👍Great for mobile development and coding on the go

Negative things

🐛Occasional crashes or freezes
🔒Restrictive paywall for basic functionality
👎Confusing file management and upload/download workflow
👎Lack of modern code editing features (e.g. auto-indent, code folding)

Is Textastic Code Editor Safe?

Textastic Code Editor appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Textastic Code Editor is 94/100.

This assessment is based on 2,560 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.7/5.

Safety Analysis

93.1% of ratings point to a safe experience

1.5% of ratings suggest some concerns

5.4% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 2,552 App Store ratings for Textastic Code Editor.

Is Textastic Code Editor Legit?

Textastic Code Editor appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Textastic Code Editor is 100/100.

Based on 100 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Most Recent Highest Rated Lowest Rated

Passionate provided service

This program is software application is absolutely cutting edge and necessary for today’s contextual organization archived dense natural data sets that some people create

JCJessy Collin

9 days ago

Why does everything need a pro version to edit a css file?

Wanted to add a snippet to obsidian but i can’t without getting the pro version of this app. Why does everything require a pro version for simple things?

Jjosh.rint

11 days ago

Ripoff

Garbage. This app wont let you use FTP unless you sign up for 7-day trial + paid version. $25 per year. Why don’t you state this up front do we don’t waste our time?

BBananzaman

a month ago

Response from developer

Textastic offers a 7-day free trial when starting a monthly or yearly subscription, so you can explore all features before deciding to buy. No payment is charged if you cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends. If you prefer not to subscribe, a one-time purchase option is also available. Textastic is a paid app offered as a free download to make this trial possible through the App Store. The required purchase and available options are also stated in the App Store app description.

Completely Amazed

Now this has to be the most user-friendly app out there. After 15 years of owning an iPhone, this is my first-ever review I’m leaving on an app because it’s just that good. I didn’t know a single thing about coding. All I knew is that I had a project to finish that needed to involve it, and I’m without a PC. So I gave the free trial a whirl to see what all I could accomplish with it. And before I knew it, the guy who had about as much understanding as a caveman does with technology was able to finish the project days before the trial even ended! Everything works so seamlessly; the interface makes it a breeze, and you’re given so many tools to help you at your disposal. On top of that, I haven’t run into a single bug or crash after hours of tinkering with it. I highly recommend & encourage anyone who needs anything to do with coding to give Textastic a try. The free trial is all you need to experience the ease of coding that these devs worked so hard to accomplish. Even though I don’t need this app anymore, I may just buy it outright to show these devs some support. They’ve definitely earned it.

MBMr BrotatoChipp

a month ago

Response from developer

Thank you so much! This made my day. I’m really glad Textastic helped you finish your project, and it means a lot that you took the time to write your first App Store review.

Cant text edit

Buy pro version and can text edit🤣🤣

MAMohsen Atashi

2 months ago

Все платно

Скачал - открыл - «оплатите Про, чтобы смотреть и редактировать файлы» - закрыл - удалил. Минус 5 минут жизни

ННаталиЛена

2 months ago

Seems like an amazing app… but paywall

This seems like an amazing app based on everything I've seen, but everything is locked behind a paywall. Including viewing, creating, and editing code files, which is literally the purpose of a code editor.
I wish the pro subscription were less of a necessity and more of an optional upgrade for advanced features. Granted, it's only $20 a year, but it's still something to be aware of before downloading.

LLinkZelda99!

2 months ago

It’s getting worst with every update

Last update is the worst ever. Now, just trying to open a file is prone to crash, corrupting files.
Stay away from this.

AHAlceu HF

2 months ago

Response from developer

I'm sorry you're experiencing crashes when opening files. I'm not currently aware of an issue in the latest version that would cause this. Please tap the (?) button in the bottom toolbar and choose Email Support, or email support@textasticapp.com directly, with any details that could help me reproduce the problem. If possible, include a sample file that causes the crash. I'd very much like to investigate and fix this.

Merece 7 🌟

Infelizmente o iOS não permite :-)

Rreinaldoopus

3 months ago

Response from developer

Thank you!

Paywall Clickbait

There is no point in the free version other than to show you what you could have if you subscribe. It can’t even open files, so it’s very underhand to offer it free in the App Store…. Clickbait at best. Koder is much better for the free functionality.

Pp4c970

3 months ago

Essential for Web Development on iPad

The best text-editor for web development I have used on iPad! It’s got a great interface, is easy to use, and lets me comfortably work on websites on my iPad.

GG.Evil

3 months ago

Perfect

The app is perfect, but I strongly recommend adding one more feature in Search icon, I need another search icon that allow me to enter the line number to move to the specific line. AI tells “edit line#333 and it’s sometimes difficult to find this specific line manually

MAMr. Ahmad Almoutaz

3 months ago

Herşey paralı 💶

Uygulamayı açar açmaz ücret istemesi hoşuma gitmedi. Önce deneme imkanı sunulmalıydı. Ben bunun yerine TrueCode kullanmayı tercih ediyorum.

BBatman_karasovalye

3 months ago

Bad

Every thing needs to pay! !

DDon’t,likeit

4 months ago

Response from developer

Textastic offers a 7-day free trial when starting a monthly or yearly subscription, so you can explore all features before deciding to buy. No payment is charged if you cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends. If you prefer not to subscribe, a one-time purchase option is also available. Offering a free download with in-app purchases is the only way to provide a free trial through the App Store.

It doesn’t open files without subscription

This is completely paid app, it does not provide even basic functions without subscription.

Rraa.cer

4 months ago

Paid

Just make it paid. Does nothing for free.

AAlanKeifer

4 months ago

Just make the app paid access at this point, or advertise it as a paid experience.

You literally cannot do anything until you purchase the subscription. No free features whatsoever, not even viewing or editing files.

JJobbjk6

4 months ago

Interruptions

The app should not interrupt me with a request to read it while I’m trying to use it

Rrkostin

4 months ago

Not Free

There is no free version of this app without a subscription fee. Meanwhile Notepad++ and VS Code, both completely outperform this app, are free. There is no reason to charge for this.

GGidsghrybfshjcv

5 months ago

Over 6 years and 2 iPads

Textastic was one the first apps I bought in 2020 for my shiny new iPad and it was a first install for M5 iPadPro. It is my go to editor for all things text.

MLMark Levison

5 months ago