Textastic Code Editor vs Aspect Cropper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
Aspect Cropper
Easily resize and crop your photos with custom aspect ratios on your iPhone or iPad. Select multiple images for quick batch editing, or add color margins to fill empty spaces. Ideal for social media, printing, and creative projects.
- Custom aspect ratio cropping
- Batch image processing
- Color margin addition
- Multiple image selection
- Save time with quick trimming
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With this app, you can resize and crop the photos in your iPhone or iPad by freely specifying the vertical and horizontal ratios. By swiping, you can select multiple images. You can quickly trim multiple images and save time. ***Two modes*** First mode, cut the photo in vertical and horizontal proportions Second mode, add color margins to fill in missing parts of the photo [ Examples of use ] - Image editing - Creative activities - Posting on social media - Photo printing - Blogging - iPhone wallpaper and widget creation - Thumbnail creation etc. Hope you can make use of this app! If you have any suggestions for improvement, please write a detailed description in your review. We would like to improve it as much as possible. [Terms of Use] https://sites.google.com/view/aspectcropper/term-of-service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Aspect Cropper at free with in-app purchases against Textastic Code Editor's subscription. Aspect Cropper also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 69%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Textastic Code Editor's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (2.5K vs 24). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Textastic Code Editor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Aspect Cropper sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Textastic Code Editor holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Textastic Code Editor has 2.5K ratings behind it against 24, 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 83% of Aspect Cropper's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Textastic Code Editor ships an update every 2 weeks, Aspect Cropper every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 26, 2026.
| Parameter | Textastic Code Editor | Aspect Cropper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.5K ratings) — better | 4.5 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.9% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.5K — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #14 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Blach | Ryusuke Uchida |
Customer experience
Textastic Code Editor
Aspect Cropper
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
Aspect Cropper
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Textastic Code Editor
- Textastic Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Textastic Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Textastic Pro (One-Time)$69.99
Aspect Cropper
- Pro Version$1.991 Month
- Pro Version$9.991 Year
- Pro Version$17.99
Questions
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