Comparison

Textastic Code Editor vs HogView

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

HogView

Features
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See your product analytics and subscription revenue together, and quickly understand what changed. HogView brings metrics from PostHog, RevenueCat, Stripe, Sentry and Plausible into one focused iPhone dashboard. Track MRR, revenue, active subscriptions, users, funnels, retention, errors and other key product metrics without jumping between services. KNOW WHAT CHANGED Compare important metrics with previous periods and see both the direction and the underlying values. Small samples are shown honestly instead of being turned into misleading percentages. YOUR DASHBOARDS ON IPHONE View your existing dashboards through native mobile charts, including metrics, time series, bars, tables, funnels, retention and activity grids. Open any metric to inspect trends, averages, peaks and exact daily values. METRICS AT A GLANCE • Product analytics and subscription revenue in one place • MRR, ARR, revenue, subscriptions and trials • Active users, signups, funnels and retention • Stripe revenue and payment metrics • Sentry issue and error metrics • Plausible website analytics • Previous-period comparisons • Exact-value tables for detailed analysis • Home Screen widget • Daily digest and metric alerts • Multiple products and data sources with HogView Pro • Light, dark and custom themes BUILT FOR TRUST HogView is read-only. It cannot edit your dashboards, insights, events, feature flags, experiments or provider settings. Your API credentials are stored in the iOS Keychain. HogView connects directly to your selected services, without sending your analytics data through a HogView server. TRY IT BEFORE CONNECTING Explore the complete experience using included sample data. No account or API key is required to try the demo. FREE AND PRO The free version supports one product, one data source and three pinned metrics, with full access to dashboards and metric details. HogView Pro adds unlimited products, sources and pinned metrics, plus the Home Screen widget, daily digest, alerts and calculated metrics. HogView Pro is available as an auto-renewing monthly or annual subscription. The annual plan may include a free introductory trial when eligible. HogView is an independent third-party client. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by PostHog, RevenueCat, Stripe, Sentry or Plausible. All trademarks belong to their respective owners. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Textastic Code Editor4 screens
HogView4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Textastic Code Editor at #11 against HogView's unranked. 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 HogView sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 10 level
Textastic Code Editor versus HogView: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTextastic Code EditorHogView
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.5K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
Best chart rank#11 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander BlachJakub Gajzler

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

HogView

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
2 purchases

HogView

Subscriptions2
  • HogView Pro$4.991 Month
  • HogView Pro7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

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

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