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Textastic Code Editor
Textastic Code Editor
Alexander Blach
📊 Productivity
🛠️ Developer Tools

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Kodex#1

Kodex by Bruno Philipe Resende Silva

A powerful code editor
Editor's Choice
🛠️ Developer Tools
4.2😐(207 ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
#87in 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#2

Runestone Text Editor by Simon B. Støvring

Edit plain text and code
Strong Contender
🛠️ Developer Tools
4.7😊(2K ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
#38in 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
a-Shell#3

a-Shell by Nicolas Holzschuch

*Local* Unix terminal (& ssh)
Worth Considering
🛠️ Developer Tools
4.6😊(547 ratings)
Free
#20in Developer Tools
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Run a full Unix-like terminal environment on your iOS device. Execute a wide range of commands, edit files, and even program using included interpreters and compilers. Supports multitasking and integration with Shortcuts.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Powerful terminal with Linux commands
  • 👍 Useful for programming and development
  • 🔒 Secure and reliable
  • 💡 Impressive capabilities for an iOS app
  • 👍 Helpful documentation and developer support

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🔍 Limited customization options
  • 🔍 Missing some basic terminal features
  • 🔍 Compatibility issues with certain packages

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