Textastic Code Editor vs Text Editor
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/
Text Editor
This powerful text editor allows real-time editing and previewing of various file formats across numerous cloud and server storage services. It offers advanced features like syntax highlighting for many languages, invisible character display, and file management tools. AI integration provides summarization, rephrasing, and translation capabilities.
- Supports 10 storage types (cloud, server, local)
- Previews 16 file formats with real-time updates
- Syntax highlighting for 20+ languages
- Advanced editor features (invisible chars, guides)
- Multiple tabs and split-screen view
- File manager with search and backup history
- AI-powered text summarization, rephrasing, translation
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PWEditor Next is a powerful text editor that lets you edit text files directly across a wide range of storage services. You can edit in real time while viewing a preview tailored to each file format. Based on the original PWEditor app, PWEditor Next has been redesigned for the latest iOS and iPadOS environments. ・Supports 10 storage types Supports local files, five cloud storage services (iCloud Drive, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, and Box), and four server types (FTP, SFTP, SMB, and WebDAV). - SFTP supports username and password authentication. - WebDAV supports username and password authentication and connects over HTTP or HTTPS. ・Previews 16 file formats - Dedicated previews: PDF and images - Document formats: HTML, Markdown, and AsciiDoc - Diagram and chart formats: Mermaid, PlantUML, Graphviz, D2, and Pikchr - Tree formats: JSON, YAML, XML, and PropertyList - Table formats: CSV and TSV The 14 formats other than PDF and images also support real-time previews. For CSV and TSV, you can configure whether the file has a header row and choose the delimiter. ・Advanced editor features - Syntax highlighting - 20 languages: Arduino、Bash/Shell、C、C++、C#、Dart、GO、Java、JavaScript、Kotlin、Lua、Objective-C、PHP、Python、R、Ruby、Rust、SQL、Swift、TypeScript - 13 formats: AsciiDoc, CSS, D2, Graphviz, HTML, JSON, Markdown, Mermaid, Pikchr, PropertyList, PlantUML, XML, and YAML - Display of invisible characters (half-width spaces, full-width spaces, tabs, and line breaks) - Status information (character encoding, line endings, character count, and line count) - File path display - Line numbers - Horizontal and vertical guide lines - Auto-indentation - Symbol input, including Undo and Redo - Cursor movement - Character encoding and line ending conversion ・Multiple tabs and split-screen view Open and edit multiple files at the same time in tabs. The free plan supports up to two tabs; the Pro plan removes the tab limit. In split-screen view, you can display two files or a file and its preview side by side within a single tab. Split-screen view is available on the free plan for local files and iCloud Drive. The Pro plan is required for all other storage services. ・Three types of search - Find and replace within a file - Search for file and directory names - Search across multiple files ・File manager features - File list - Rename, copy, move, and delete files and directories - Export files - Recently opened files - Favorites ・Backup history Files are backed up before saving, before converting character encoding or line endings, and before restoring from backup history. You can use the history to restore an earlier version of a file. ・AI features Use Apple Intelligence to summarize, rephrase, and translate text. ・Other features - Switch the display language (Japanese, English, Spanish, or Chinese) - Switch between light and dark themes - Support for cloud storage sharing links - Support for files shared from other apps ・Free plan and Pro plan Basic features are available for free. The following features require the Pro plan: - More than two tabs across all storage services - Split-screen view, AI features, copy, move, and export for storage services other than local files and iCloud Drive - Search within subdirectories and search filters for some storage services ・Terms of Use (Apple’s Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Text Editor at free with in-app purchases against Textastic Code Editor's subscription. Text Editor also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). Textastic Code Editor's advantage is review sentiment (69% vs 33%) and ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 Text Editor sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Textastic Code Editor ships an update every 2 weeks, Text Editor every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Textastic Code Editor | Text Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.6K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 68.8% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.6K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #9 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 165 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Blach | Masatsugu Futamata |
Customer experience
Textastic Code Editor
Text Editor
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
Text Editor
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
Text Editor
- Ad-Free (Monthly)$0.991 Month
- Pro (Monthly)2 variants$1.991 Month
- Ad-Free (Yearly)$5.991 Year
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- Pro (Yearly)2 variants$11.991 Year
Questions
Is Textastic Code Editor free?
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