Text Editor vs Code App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Text Editor
A powerful text and code editor for mobile devices. It offers cloud and server file editing via FTP and SSH, real-time HTML/Markdown preview, and Git version control. Includes ChatGPT integration for enhanced coding assistance.
- Multi-tab editing
- Split-screen view
- Real-time search with regex
- Cloud and server file editing (FTP/SSH)
- Git version control
- HTML/Markdown preview
- ChatGPT integration
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LiquidLogic is a text editor that allows you to edit text files, web pages, and source code on your iPad/iPhone. The highly functional editor is equipped with a filer and FTP to edit files in the cloud and on servers. The dedicated browser can also be used to check web pages and preview HTML. SSH terminal and Git version management functions are also included. All-in-one text editing is possible. MAIN FEATURES • Multiple files can be displayed and edited by switching tabs. • Supports multitasking, allowing you to launch multiple LiquidLogic applications. • Split screen to view and edit two files at the same time. • Real-time search with support for Perl regular expressions. • Equipped with grep find and replace function. • Supports 15 languages including HTML, Markdown, XML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Perl, Ruby, and C++. • Syntax highlighting according to language. • Edit Bar for cursor movement and input of symbols, parentheses, numbers, etc. • Supports 34 character codes including Unicode, Shift JIS, EUC, etc., and can change character codes and line feed codes. • Equipped with a filer. Multiple openings and various file operations are possible. • Files in iCloud, iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive can be edited. • Supports SMB connection. Directly edit files on servers and NAS devices. • FTP/FTPS/SFTP included. Supports download/upload and direct file editing. • Equipped with SSH terminal. Files can be downloaded and edited from there. • File comparison functionality that allows you to compare two files side by side and clearly show the differences between them. • Git version control functionality. • Built-in ChatGPT functionality. • Preview HTML/Markdown files in real time. • Download the HTML source from the browser and edit it in the editor. • Supports keyboard shortcuts. • Available for Apple Silicon-equipped Mac. ONLINE MANUAL https://www.megasoft.co.jp/support/liquidlogic/manual/index_en.php
Code App
This app offers a desktop-class code editing experience on iPadOS. It includes built-in runtimes for popular languages like Node.js, Python, and Java, along with advanced features such as autocompletion and Git integration.
- Desktop-class code editor
- Built-in Node.js, Python, C, C++, PHP, Java runtimes
- Autocompletion and language features
- Local file system support
- SSH/FTP remote connection
- Embedded terminal
- Git version control
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Code App is a MIT-licensed desktop-class code editor for iPadOS with built-in Node.js, Python, C, C++, PHP and Java runtime. We built it because there is nothing else on the App Store provides all these features in one app: * A robust, high-performance text editor (Monaco Editor from Visual Studio Code) * Autocomplete, static code analysis and other language features for Python & Java * First class local file system support * Extensive local language support * SSH / FTP remote connection support (Files and terminal) * Embedded emulated terminal * Git Version Control * Package manager support (pip and npm) * Markdown, themes, server-side snippet execution and more Read Code App's documentation: code.thebaselab.com See the project's source code, roadmap, discussion on GitHub: github.com/thebaselab/codeapp Send us an email: support@thebaselab.com Privacy Policy: thebaselab.com/privacypolicies Terms of Use (EULA): www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Text Editor at Free against Code App's $6.99. Text Editor also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and review sentiment (75% vs 64%). Code App's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (301 vs 4). On rating, 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
Text Editor is free to download; Code App costs $6.99 up front. Text Editor sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Code App asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Text Editor against 4.0 for Code App. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Code App has 301 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Text Editor's written reviews are positive against 64% of Code App's.
Text Editor ships an update every 2 weeks, Code App monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text Editor | Code App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 4.0 (301 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.5% of reviews — better | 63.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 301 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #5 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.7 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 963 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MEGASOFT Inc. | thebaselab Ltd |
Customer experience
Text Editor
Code App
In-app purchases
Text Editor
- Monthly Payment$1.991 Month
- Annual Payment3 Days trial$8.991 Year
- ChatGPT 100 times$0.99
- ChatGPT 1,000 times$9.99
Code App
No in-app purchases









