Comparison

R Analyst vs Typeset Typst

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

Head to head
About

R Analyst

This app provides a powerful R language engine for executing code directly on your device without needing a backend server. It includes a code editor with helpful features like keyword auto-completion and syntax highlighting, along with a comprehensive set of built-in packages.

Highlights
  • On-device R language execution
  • Code editor with auto-complete
  • Syntax highlighting
  • Includes 30+ built-in R packages
  • Help command for documentation
Features
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R Analyst is a R language engine that can execute R code in devices directly(do not require to connect to a backend server), the buildin pacakges:utils,methods,graphics,grDevices,stats,grid,lattice,nlme,MASS,rpart,splines,cluster,foreign,parallel,spatial,survival,boot,stats4,KernSmooth,nnet,tools,class,zoo,lmtest,gridExtra,tseries,quadprog,mvtnorm,multcomp,Hmisc,rms,psych,GPArotation,gof,Matrix,arules. Include a code editor for R language, can type help command to show help document, keyword auto-complete/highlight limitation: cannot install package.

About

Typeset Typst

This app allows users to write and compile Typst documents on Apple devices. It offers a live PDF preview alongside the source code and integrates a language server for enhanced editing features like autocomplete and signature hints.

Highlights
  • Typst document compilation
  • Live PDF preview
  • Side-by-side source and preview
  • Tinymist language server integration
  • Autocomplete and signature hints
  • Package universe support
Features
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Typeset compiles Typst documents on Apple devices. You can use the spectacular universe of packages to add content and style your documents. In addition to typst, Typeset integrates the Tinymist language server for autocomplete and command signature hints. Typeset is completely free and open source and always will be. Typeset is unaffiliated with Typst. A native Mac editor with your Typst source and a live PDF preview side by side. The preview keeps pace as you type, and clicking it jumps straight to the matching line of source. Typeset embeds the Tinymist language server, so the editor understands your document as you write it. Start typing and Typeset suggests the functions, parameters, and symbols that fit, including your own #let bindings and anything pulled in from a package. Call a function and a signature hint shows its parameters and their types, so you don't have to keep the documentation open in another window.

Screenshots

R Analyst4 screens
Typeset Typst3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Typeset Typst at Free against R Analyst's $4.99. Typeset Typst also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months). R Analyst's advantage is review sentiment (36% vs 0%) and ratings volume (11 vs 3). On 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

Typeset Typst is free to download; R Analyst costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Typeset Typst holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 36% of R Analyst's written reviews are positive against 0% of Typeset Typst's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

R Analyst ships an update every 4 months, Typeset Typst every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
R Analyst versus Typeset Typst: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterR AnalystTypeset Typst
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (11 ratings)4.3 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS11.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.0 GB123 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer友辉 严Twarge LLC

Customer experience

R Analyst

All ratings11 ratings
Positive45.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative45.5%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive35.7%
Neutral21.4%
Negative42.9%

Typeset Typst

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

R Analyst

No in-app purchases

None

Typeset Typst

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is R Analyst free?
R Analyst costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Typeset Typst free?
Typeset Typst is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, R Analyst or Typeset Typst?
Typeset Typst is rated higher. R Analyst averages 3.0 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Typeset Typst averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do R Analyst or Typeset Typst have ads?
Neither R Analyst nor Typeset Typst shows ads.
Which is updated more often, R Analyst or Typeset Typst?
R Analyst ships an update every 4 months, and Typeset Typst every 4 days. Most recently, R Analyst was updated on October 6, 2026 and Typeset Typst on October 9, 2026.

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