Comparison

Text editor vs CEAR

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

Head to head
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

CEAR

Features
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CEAR is the mobile application for monitoring of electrical distribution, transformation, and elevation cabinets produced by Costruzioni Elettroniche CEAR s.r.l. Monitor your electrical systems wherever you are, receiving immediate notifications on critical alarms and operational warnings. View the complete status of your cabinets and analyze historical data for effective operational management. **MAIN FEATURES** - Real-time monitoring of all electrical cabinets with automatic updates - Immediate push notifications for critical alarms, operational warnings, and system information - Interactive synoptic view with complete graphical representation of the plant - Time-based charts for analysis of voltages, currents, powers, and temperatures - Historical data queryable with advanced filters for cabinets, nodes, and time intervals

Screenshots

Text editor4 screens
CEAR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CEAR at none against Text editor's 1. CEAR also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. CEAR asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Text editor versus CEAR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText editorCEAR
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (114 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews46.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings114 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMasatsugu FutamataSET SVILUPPO E TECNOLOGIA SRL

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
Show 17 more
  • 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

CEAR

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Text editor

One-time1
  • Hide ads$0.99
None

CEAR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Text editor free?
Text editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CEAR free?
CEAR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Text editor or CEAR have ads?
Text editor shows ads; CEAR does not.

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