Comparison

Text Editor vs html+css+js+node+programming

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

html+css+js+node+programming

Edit text-based documents with syntax highlighting for various languages. Upload and close files directly from the app, supporting FTP, SFTP, and WebDAV. Includes live HTML preview for efficient file tweaking.

Highlights
  • Integrated text editor
  • Syntax highlighting
  • FTP, SFTP, WebDAV support
  • Live HTML preview
  • Multiple text file formats
Features
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HTML Designer is a complete web workshop for iPhone and iPad: write the code, watch the page render beside it, then publish straight to your own server. WRITE THE CODE • A real code editor, with syntax colouring for HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP • Line numbers, re-indent, find and replace, and find across the whole project • Snippets with trigger keys: type a short key, press Tab, get the block • An HTML validator that lists what is wrong and takes you to the line SEE IT AS YOU TYPE • The preview serves your site from a real local web server, so relative links, images, stylesheets and scripts behave exactly as they will online • PHP pages render through that server too, and Markdown files get a properly rendered preview • Code, Split or Preview — panes side by side or stacked, whichever suits the screen • Inspect: tap an element in the preview and land on its tag in the source • Edit Text: retype wording on the rendered page and the source updates with it PUBLISH TO YOUR SERVER • FTP, FTPS and SFTP built in — no separate client, no export step • Every file shows its sync state: to upload, to download, in sync, or changed on both sides • Publish sends everything you changed in one go • Check Online tells you whether the live site is really answering AN ASSISTANT THAT WRITES FILES • Ask for a change in plain words; the assistant creates and updates real files in your project folder — HTML, CSS, JavaScript and SVG • Bring your own key: Claude (Anthropic), Gemini (Google), or Apple Intelligence running entirely on-device • Keys are kept in the iOS Keychain and nowhere else THE TOOLBOX • DOM outline of the open document • Elements library: HTML tags, form controls, CSS properties, PHP and Markdown blocks, ready to insert • CSS Designer: every selector in the file, every declaration, editable • Snippets panel BUILT FOR iPad • Files, editor and preview side by side • Two projects open in two windows at the same time • Hardware keyboard shortcuts throughout A sample site ships with the app, so there is a real project to open the first time you launch it. Universal purchase: buy once, and the Mac version is included.

Screenshots

Text Editor4 screens
html+css+js+node+programming4 screens

Verdict

The call

Text Editor and html+css+js+node+programming both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of Text Editor's written reviews are positive against 33% of html+css+js+node+programming's. Text Editor also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (17.7 vs 26.0). html+css+js+node+programming's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (17 vs 4). On price, rating, ads 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 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. html+css+js+node+programming 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 html+css+js+node+programming. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 17 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Text Editor's written reviews are positive against 33% of html+css+js+node+programming's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text Editor ships an update every 2 weeks, html+css+js+node+programming every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Text Editor versus html+css+js+node+programming: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText Editorhtml+css+js+node+programming
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)4.0 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews74.5% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings417 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.7 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB13 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMEGASOFT Inc.RainbowFactory LTD

Customer experience

Text Editor

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

html+css+js+node+programming

All ratings17 ratings
Positive76.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative23.5%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative55.6%

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

html+css+js+node+programming

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Text Editor free?
Text Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is html+css+js+node+programming free?
html+css+js+node+programming is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Text Editor or html+css+js+node+programming?
Text Editor and html+css+js+node+programming are both rated 4.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 17 ratings respectively.
Do Text Editor or html+css+js+node+programming have ads?
Neither Text Editor nor html+css+js+node+programming shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Text Editor or html+css+js+node+programming?
Text Editor ships an update every 2 weeks, and html+css+js+node+programming every 2 months. Most recently, Text Editor was updated on October 12, 2026 and html+css+js+node+programming on October 10, 2026.

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