Comparison

Text editor vs つづるEdit

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

★ 3.9114 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

つづるEdit

Features

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つづるEditは、iCloud Driveや端末内のフォルダにあるテキストやMarkdownファイルを編集し、縦書きで確認できるシンプルなテキストエディターです。横書きで書いた文章を、縦書きでプレビュー。文字の並びや改行、余白の見え方を確かめられます。短歌、俳句、詩、小説など、縦書きで読みたい文章の推敲にも向いています。普段は横書きでシンプルに書き、必要なときに縦書きで確認。Markdown記法にも対応しているため、創作、原稿、日記、メモなど、さまざまな文章に使えます。編集内容は自動保存されます。【主な機能】・テキスト（.txt）／Markdown（.md）ファイルの編集・縦書きプレビュー・見出し・強調・リストなどのMarkdown記法に対応・テキスト（.txt）／Markdown（.md）形式での書き出し・共有・保存、本文のコピー【プレミアム（買い切り）】・原稿用紙プレビュー・原稿用紙レイアウトのPDF書き出し

Screenshots

Text editor4 screens

つづるEdit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: つづるEdit at none against Text editor's shown. Text editor's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Text editor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and つづるEdit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text editor ships an update every 9 days, つづるEdit every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level

Text editor versus つづるEdit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Text editor	つづるEdit
Price	Free	Free
Rating	3.9 (114 ratings) — better	—
Positive reviews	46.0% of reviews	—
Number of ratings	114 — better	—
Update frequency	Every 9 days	Every 6 days — better
Ads	Yes	No — better
In-app purchases	Yes	Yes
Monetization	Free with in-app purchases	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad	iPhone, iPad
Requires iOS	16.6 — better	18.0
Further details — not scored
Size	81 MB	11 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Masatsugu Futamata	Haruka Nakamura

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

つづるEdit

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Text editor

One-time1

Hide ads$0.99

1 purchases

つづるEdit

One-time1

原稿用紙レイアウト$2.99

Questions

Is Text editor free?

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

Is つづるEdit free?

つづるEdit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Do Text editor or つづるEdit have ads?

Text editor shows ads; つづるEdit does not.

Which is updated more often, Text editor or つづるEdit?

Text editor ships an update every 9 days, and つづるEdit every 6 days. Most recently, Text editor was updated on November 1, 2026 and つづるEdit on October 24, 2026.