Comparison

Text Editor vs Code App

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

Screenshots

Text Editor4 screens
Code App2 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Text Editor versus Code App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText EditorCode App
PriceFree — better$6.99
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)4.0 (301 ratings)
Positive reviews74.5% of reviews — better63.9% of reviews
Number of ratings4301 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
Best chart rank—#5 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.716.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB963 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMEGASOFT Inc.thebaselab Ltd

Customer experience

Text Editor

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive74.5%
Neutral15.7%
Negative9.8%

Code App

All ratings301 ratings
Positive73.4%
Neutral8.3%
Negative18.3%
Written reviews349 reviews
Positive63.9%
Neutral12.3%
Negative23.8%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Text Editor

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Payment$1.991 Month
  • Annual Payment3 Days trial$8.991 Year
One-time2
  • ChatGPT 100 times$0.99
  • ChatGPT 1,000 times$9.99
None

Code App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Text Editor free?
Text Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Code App free?
Code App costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Text Editor or Code App?
Text Editor and Code App are both rated 4.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 301 ratings respectively.
Do Text Editor or Code App have ads?
Neither Text Editor nor Code App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Text Editor or Code App?
Text Editor ships an update every 2 weeks, and Code App monthly. Most recently, Text Editor was updated on October 16, 2026 and Code App on October 14, 2026.

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