Textastic Code Editor vs Git Rover
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/
Git Rover
A native Git client designed for touch devices, offering a full code editor, diff viewer, and essential Git workflows. Manage repositories, edit code with syntax highlighting, and resolve merge conflicts efficiently on the go.
- Clone and manage repositories anywhere
- Real code editor with syntax highlighting
- Full diff viewer and conflict resolver
- Branch, tag, and stash management
- Support for multiple Git providers
- SSH key generation and management
- iCloud sync for settings and accounts
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Git Rover is a native Git client built from the ground up for touch, with a real code editor, full diff viewer, and the everyday Git workflow you'd expect on the desktop. Whether you're triaging a pull request from the couch, fixing a typo on the train, or kicking off a hotfix from the airport, Git Rover keeps your repositories within reach. CLONE AND WORK ANYWHERE • Clone public and private repos over HTTPS using OAuth or a personal access token • Store working copies in any folder you pick — including iCloud Drive, on-device storage, or an external SSD • Browse the working tree with file-status badges (modified, untracked, ignored, conflicted) • Search file contents across the entire repository with case-insensitive grep A REAL CODE EDITOR • Syntax highlighting for 16 languages including Swift, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Ruby, Go, Java, HTML, CSS, JSON, YAML, Markdown, Bash, C, and C++ • Nine editor themes — Default Light/Dark, Solarized Light/Dark, Dracula, Nord, Tokyo Night, One Dark, and Gruvbox • Find and Find & Replace, Go to Line, line/column indicator, word wrap toggle • Pick your font family and size — SF Mono, Menlo, Courier, or System • Tap any file to preview with QuickLook; PDFs, images, and documents render natively COMMIT WORKFLOW • Stage and unstage individual files • Discard changes with confirmation • Commit composer with subject/body and saved commit templates (global or per-repo) • Push, pull, and fetch with live progress • View full commit history with author, date, and message — jump to any commit by SHA DIFFS AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION • Unified diff view for any commit, staged file, or working-tree change • Syntax-colored additions and deletions • Hunk-by-hunk merge conflict resolver — pick Ours, Theirs, Both, or write a custom resolution with live preview before saving BRANCHES, TAGS, STASHES • Create, rename, switch, merge, and delete branches • Set or unset branch upstreams from a picker • Create lightweight or annotated tags • Save, apply, pop, or drop stashes • Revert and reset (soft or hard) any commit MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS AND PROVIDERS • Connect GitHub, GitLab (cloud and self-hosted), Bitbucket Cloud, and Bitbucket Server • OAuth sign-in for GitHub and GitLab; personal access tokens for any provider • Browse your repos from connected accounts and clone with one tap • Create pull requests directly from the app SSH AND SECURITY • Generate Ed25519 SSH keys on-device with CryptoKit • Import existing OpenSSH keys • Upload public keys to GitHub with one tap • All tokens and private keys stay in the Keychain — never on our servers ICLOUD SYNC • Your repository list, accounts, SSH keys, and commit templates sync automatically across all your devices via iCloud • Working copies stay on the device where you cloned them PRIVACY FIRST Your source code never leaves your device for any server we control. OAuth tokens and SSH keys live only in the Keychain. iCloud sync uses your own iCloud account — White Bread Games can't see your data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Git Rover at free with in-app purchases against Textastic Code Editor's subscription. Git Rover also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 69%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Textastic Code Editor's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (2.5K vs 2). 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 Git Rover sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Git Rover holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Textastic Code Editor has 2.5K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Textastic Code Editor's written reviews are positive against 100% of Git Rover's.
Textastic Code Editor ships an update every 3 weeks, Git Rover every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Textastic Code Editor | Git Rover |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.5K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.5K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 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 | #17 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Blach | White Bread Games |
Customer experience
Textastic Code Editor
Git Rover
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
Git Rover
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
Git Rover
- Git Rover Pro$4.99









