Comparison

Textastic Code Editor vs Vedetta

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

Vedetta

Features
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Never miss a production incident again. Vedetta puts your Sentry error monitoring in your pocket, watch your org's health, triage issues from anywhere, and get pushed the moment new errors appear, from iPhone or iPad. An unofficial client for Sentry, built for the developers and on-call engineers already living in it. TRY IT FREE — NO ACCOUNT NEEDED Demo mode is free and opens the entire app on bundled sample data. Explore every screen before you connect or subscribe. MONITOR • Unresolved-issue count with an all-clear zero-state and event-volume trends • Stat tiles for Events, New, and Errors • Org-wide or per-project issue lists • Sentry query search (is:unresolved), saved searches, plus status, environment, sort, and time-range filters TRIAGE • Resolve, resolve in next release, or ignore (for an hour, a day, a week, or until 100 events / 10 users) • Assign to members and teams, set Priority (High/Medium/Low), bookmark • Swipe and context quick actions straight from the list • Every action is optimistic, with instant Undo INVESTIGATE • Severity, status, and unhandled badges, culprit, and full metrics: Events, Users affected, First/Last seen, releases, Assignee, Participants, Seen by, user reports • Sentry Seer AI fixability score • Activity feed with an inline note composer • Top tags with tag-value distributions • Jump from the latest event to the full stack trace • Copy ID, share permalink, open in browser RELEASES + CRASH-FREE HEALTH • Crash-free sessions and users over the last 7 days • Sessions crashed vs total, deploys, and per-release health REAL-TIME PUSH ALERTS • Get pushed the moment a new issue, or a regression, hits a project you watch • Choose New issues or Regressions, and which projects to watch • Manual check-now, with a background-refresh fallback • Read-only view of your Sentry server-side alert rules BUILT FOR iPHONE AND iPAD • Universal app; iPad runs a three-column, mail-style layout: Projects, Issues, Detail • Split View, Slide Over, Stage Manager, and hardware-keyboard shortcuts • Offline cache, haptics, light and dark WORKS WITH YOUR SENTRY Connect sentry.io (SaaS) or a self-hosted / custom-region install with a Sentry User Auth Token. Required scopes: org:read, project:read, event:read; add event:write, member:read, and team:read to enable triage and assignment. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No Sentry content, tokens, or account data is ever sent to us. The push relay stores only a push token and the project IDs you watch, never your issue data or your token. FREE DEMO + VEDETTA PRO Demo mode is free on sample data, no account required. Vedetta Pro is an auto-renewable yearly subscription with a 1-month free trial, then billed yearly at the localized price shown at purchase. Pro connects a real Sentry account for live data, real-time push alerts, and triage. If it lapses, the app falls back to demo, you're never locked out. Redeem codes and Restore Purchases supported. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Vedetta is an unofficial, third-party client. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Functional Software, Inc. (Sentry). Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Textastic Code Editor4 screens
Vedetta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Textastic Code Editor at #14 against Vedetta's unranked. Textastic Code Editor also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, 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

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 and Vedetta sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $8.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Textastic Code Editor versus Vedetta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTextastic Code EditorVedetta
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.5K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
Best chart rank#14 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander BlachRob Mulder

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

Vedetta

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
1 purchases

Vedetta

Subscriptions1
  • Vedetta Pro$8.991 Year

Questions

Is Textastic Code Editor free?
Textastic Code Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vedetta free?
Vedetta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Textastic Code Editor or Vedetta have ads?
Neither Textastic Code Editor nor Vedetta shows ads.

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