Text editor vs WebPen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Syntax highlighting
- Symbol input and cursor pads
- Undo/Redo functionality
- Line number display
- Search and replace
- Cloud storage integration
- HTML/Markdown preview
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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
WebPen
Write, test, and run HTML, CSS, and JavaScript code directly on your mobile device. This app offers a clean editor with live preview and the ability to instantly execute AI-generated code. Save your projects and share them easily.
- Code Editor for HTML/CSS/JS
- Instant AI Code Execution
- Live Code Preview
- Save and Store Projects
- Customizable User Interface
- Quick Code Sharing
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Want to write or test HTML, CSS, and JavaScript right on your phone? This app makes it simple: edit your code and see the result instantly. Even better—you can paste in AI-generated code and run it with just one tap! Key Features: Code Editor: Clean, easy-to-use editor for HTML/CSS/JS. AI Code Ready: Instantly run code generated by AI tools. Live Preview: Write and see the result immediately. Save Your Work: Store projects and pick up anytime. Customizable UI: Change fonts and themes to fit your style. Quick Sharing: Copy or share your code with ease. Perfect for learning, coding practice, or testing AI-generated web code on the go!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Text editor at none against WebPen's shown. Text editor also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (113 vs 7). WebPen's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (60% vs 48%). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Text editor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and WebPen sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Text editor holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text editor has 113 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 48% of Text editor's written reviews are positive against 60% of WebPen's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Text editor ships an update weekly, WebPen every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text editor | WebPen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (113 ratings) — better | 3.7 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 47.6% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 113 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masatsugu Futamata | 伟强 周 |
Customer experience
Text editor
WebPen
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
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- 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
WebPen
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Text editor
- Hide ads$0.99
WebPen
- Remove Ads$1.99









