Comparison

Text editor vs QiitaWidget

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head

Text editor

For source code, HTML and text

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 3.9113 ratingsView app →

About

Text editor

This app is a powerful text editor designed for source code, HTML, and general text input on iOS devices. It offers advanced editing features like syntax highlighting, symbol pads, and undo/redo, with cloud storage integration and an optional online compiler.

Highlights

Syntax highlighting
Symbol input and cursor pads
Undo/Redo functionality
Line number display
Search and replace
Cloud storage integration
HTML/Markdown preview

Features

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A text editor optimized for source code editing on iPhone and iPad. In addition to source code, it supports editing of HTML, Markdown, notes, and various other text formats. ■ Online Compilation Compile your code by integrating with an online compiler. Powered by Sphere Engine A Sphere Engine account is required Supported languages vary — please refer to the official website https://sphere-engine.com/ ■ Editor Features Syntax highlighting Symbol input and cursor control pad (toggleable) Undo / Redo (iPhone supported) Line numbers Search and replace Character / line count display (toggleable) Multiple file editing Invisible character display (line breaks, tabs, spaces) ■ File Management File / directory listing Create / delete / copy / move View file details (path, size, creation date, etc.) Local grep search ■ Cloud Integration Requires an account for each service iCloud Dropbox Google Drive OneDrive Box Google Drive is currently available only to a limited number of users ■ Other Features HTML / Markdown preview Font customization (type and size) FTP support Image / PDF viewer Feedback and feature requests are always welcome. Follow development updates on X (Twitter): @devpweditor Contact: devpweditor@gmail.com

About

QiitaWidget

Features

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QiitaWidgetは、エンジニアのための情報共有サイトであるQiitaの記事一覧をウィジェットに表示するアプリです。 Qiitaは、エンジニアが技術的な知見や経験を共有するためのプラットフォームであり、多くのエンジニアが自身の知見を発信しています。しかし、Qiitaの記事を読むためには、Webサイトにアクセスする必要があります。そこで、QiitaWidgetはユーザーがQiitaの記事を手軽に閲覧できるようにすることを目的としています。

Screenshots

Text editor4 screens

QiitaWidget2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: QiitaWidget at none against Text editor's 1. Text editor's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Text editor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. QiitaWidget asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text editor ships an update weekly, QiitaWidget every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level

Text editor versus QiitaWidget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Text editor	QiitaWidget
Price	Free	Free
Rating	3.9 (113 ratings) — better	—
Positive reviews	47.6% of reviews	—
Number of ratings	113 — better	—
Update frequency	Weekly — better	Every 4 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	Yes	No — better
Monetization	Free with in-app purchases	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	16.6	15.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	80 MB	37 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Masatsugu Futamata	taishin miyamoto

Bugs and requests

Text editor

Reported bugs

22 issues

Font size always 1 pixel
Cannot export files
Files stuck on iPad
Google Drive not working
Files not showing in Files app

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Cannot access local files
Crashes on opening
Doesn't save changes
Randomly resets
App doesn't open
Mismatched file names with cloud storage
Export error: 'No subdirectory in directory info list'
Incorrect UTF-8 encoding and line endings
Messed up HTML by replacing characters (dashes to underscores)
Replaces straight double quotes with curly ones
Cursor does not always position correctly
App doesn't read editor correctly (e.g., 'type' attribute)
Transparently substitutes multi-character Unicode for straight text
Forgot password, no reset option
App closes immediately after starting
Irritating reset problem still exists
Resets when hitting Save

Requested features

10 requests

Option to turn off ads (paid version)
Dark mode option
Share sheet integration
Local version of Dropbox files
Ability to search within a file while editing

Show 5 more

Improve dark mode with dark keyboard
Ability to write file contents before naming/saving
Fix Google Drive integration
Improve UI to be more modern
Show up in share sheet menu to open files directly

QiitaWidget

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Text editor

One-time1

Hide ads$0.99

None

QiitaWidget

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Text editor free?

Text editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Is QiitaWidget free?

QiitaWidget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Text editor or QiitaWidget have ads?

Neither Text editor nor QiitaWidget shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Text editor or QiitaWidget?

Text editor ships an update weekly, and QiitaWidget every 4 months. Most recently, Text editor was updated on October 17, 2026 and QiitaWidget on October 13, 2026.