Comparison

Textastic Code Editor vs Userscripts

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Textastic Code Editor

A powerful text and code editor for mobile devices, offering syntax highlighting for over 80 languages, code completion, and formatting tools. It allows connection to various servers and cloud storage for seamless file management and editing.

Highlights
  • Syntax highlighting for 80+ languages
  • SFTP, FTP, WebDAV, and Dropbox client
  • Built-in SSH terminal
  • Code completion and formatting
  • External keyboard and trackpad support
  • Split View and Slide Over multitasking
Features
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Textastic is a comprehensive and versatile text and code editor for iPad and iPhone. It supports syntax highlighting for more than 80 programming and markup languages. Connect to SFTP, FTP, and WebDAV servers or to your Dropbox account. Use the built-in SSH terminal to work directly on your server. Features: - Syntax highlighting for more than 80 languages, including HTML, JavaScript, CSS, C++, Swift, Objective-C, Rust, XML, Markdown, PHP, Perl, Python, Ruby, Lua, YAML, JSON, SQL, shell scripts, and many more (full list available on the website) - Compatible with Sublime Text 3 and TextMate 1 syntax definitions and themes - Code completion for HTML, CSS, JavaScript, C, Objective-C, and PHP - SFTP (SSH), FTP, FTPS (FTP over SSL), WebDAV, and Dropbox clients - SSH terminal connections - Code formatter for HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and JSON - Git repositories from the Git client app Working Copy can be opened as external folders in Textastic - Emmet support - JavaScript console - iCloud Drive file synchronization - WebDAV server for easy file transfer between Textastic and your Mac or PC over Wi-Fi - Symbol list for quick navigation within a file - Full support for external keyboards, trackpads, and mice - Configurable keyboard shortcuts - Additional keys above the virtual keyboard for frequently used programming characters - Cursor navigation wheel for easy text selection - Move the cursor using swipe gestures - Split View and Slide Over multitasking on iPad - Open multiple files in tabs - Multiple windows on iPadOS - Dark Mode support - Support for common text encodings such as UTF-8, UTF-16, and ISO-8859-1 - Support for different tab widths and soft tabs (spaces instead of tabs) - Custom fonts - Find and Replace, including regular expression search - Find in multiple files - File information such as character and word counts - Local and remote web preview for HTML and Markdown files Pricing: Textastic requires a monthly or yearly subscription or a one-time purchase. Each subscription includes a 7-day free trial with full access to all features. Privacy Policy: https://www.textasticapp.com/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Userscripts

This open-source Safari extension allows you to run custom JavaScript and CSS code on any website. Enhance your browsing experience with personalized styling, automatic redirects, and ad-blocking.

Highlights
  • Run custom JavaScript
  • Inject custom CSS
  • Automatic page redirection
  • Website page manipulation
  • Custom ad-blocking
  • Open source
  • No user tracking
Features
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Userscripts is an open source Safari extension that lets you save and run arbitrary bits of JavaScript (and CSS) code for the websites you visit. Features: - Open source - No user tracking Use cases: - Automatic page redirection - Website page manipulation (styling, element creation) - Custom ad-blocking - Custom code injection - Custom style injection If you're looking for a way to easily create quality of life Javacript code snippets for your web browsing experience, give Userscripts a try. Visit the GitHub repository for help or to report bugs: https://github.com/quoid/userscripts/

Screenshots

Textastic Code Editor4 screens
Userscripts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Userscripts at none against Textastic Code Editor's 3. Userscripts also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 69%) and device support (4 vs 2). Textastic Code Editor's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (2.5K vs 181). On price, update cadence, ads and chart position there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Textastic Code Editor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Userscripts asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Textastic Code Editor holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Textastic Code Editor has 2.5K ratings behind it against 181, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of Textastic Code Editor's written reviews are positive against 78% of Userscripts's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Textastic Code Editor ships an update every 3 weeks, Userscripts monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Textastic Code Editor versus Userscripts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTextastic Code EditorUserscripts
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.5K ratings) — better4.3 (181 ratings)
Positive reviews68.9% of reviews78.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.5K — better181
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
Best chart rank#15 — better#27
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander BlachJustin Wasack

Customer experience

Textastic Code Editor

All ratings2,537 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral1.5%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews601 reviews
Positive68.9%
Neutral8.7%
Negative22.5%

Userscripts

All ratings181 ratings
Positive82.3%
Neutral2.2%
Negative15.5%
Written reviews251 reviews
Positive78.1%
Neutral5.6%
Negative16.3%

User reviews

Textastic Code Editor

From 2.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Highly performant
  • 👍 Versatile and feature-rich
  • 💡 Excellent integration with other apps (e.g. Working Copy)
  • 👍 Customizable and intuitive UI
  • 👍 Reliable and stable

Room to improve

  • 🐛 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)

Userscripts

From 181 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Works well to inject CSS on iPad in Safari
  • 👍 Best thing since sliced bread
  • 💡 Allows you to do thousands of things that were previously desktop only
  • 🔒 Very stable and works flawlessly with Safari
  • 👍 Excellent Safari extension

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Satisfactory to an extent, stops working sometimes
  • 🐛 Broke until reinstall
  • 🐛 Slowed my Safari down to a crawl
  • 🐛 Unpredictable when it applies scripts, but still useful
  • 🐛 It's been way too unpredictable for a while now

Bugs and requests

Textastic Code Editor

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Issues with SSH/SFTP connectivity and authentication
  • Problems with handling large files or files with certain extensions
  • Inconsistent text selection and editing behavior

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for more cloud storage providers (e.g. Google Drive, OneDrive)
  • Implement a more seamless remote file editing and syncing workflow
  • Improve code editing features like code folding, multi-cursor support, and code beautification
  • Add a built-in terminal or ability to run code directly within the app

Userscripts

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Failed to load user data
  • Saying there's an error when trying to download something
  • Won't work, keeps saying there's an issue and retry
  • Disappeared from Safari preferences and won't return after troubleshooting

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for Safari Tech Preview
  • Allow editing of userscripts from the browser extension popup
  • Allow creation of a new script from the Safari Extension for the current site
  • Allow specifying the order in which scripts should be loaded
  • Add support for running scripts in normal mode, private mode or both

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Textastic Code Editor

Subscriptions2
  • Textastic Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Textastic Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Textastic Pro (One-Time)$69.99
None

Userscripts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Textastic Code Editor free?
Textastic Code Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Userscripts free?
Userscripts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Textastic Code Editor or Userscripts?
Textastic Code Editor is rated higher. Textastic Code Editor averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.5K ratings, while Userscripts averages 4.3 from 181 ratings.
Do Textastic Code Editor or Userscripts have ads?
Neither Textastic Code Editor nor Userscripts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Textastic Code Editor or Userscripts?
Textastic Code Editor ships an update every 3 weeks, and Userscripts monthly. Most recently, Textastic Code Editor was updated on October 10, 2026 and Userscripts on October 11, 2026.
Which is more popular, Textastic Code Editor or Userscripts?
Textastic Code Editor currently peaks at #15 in the App Store charts, and Userscripts at #27. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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