Comparison

Codigueo vs Runestone Text Editor

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

Head to head
About

Codigueo

Features
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Codigueo will basically be your great library of all your precious swift code that you normally use and / or that you collect through the web. But that's not all, you can edit swift documents anywhere you are or create Swift files to add to your Xcode projects.  You can even discover code snippets from other users around the world and make your work easier. IMPORTANT: an iCloud account is required to store the snippets. Codigueo bets on a future in the cloud. That is why some functionalities require iCloud storage. With iCloud enabled your Swift files will also be stored locally in the Files App on your device. Main Features • Add as many Snippets as you want. There are no limits. • Create, import and edit Swift files. • Save the imported Swift files as Snippets. • Access to all your snippets from the code editor • Drag and Drop Support to create snippets of existing snippets. • iCloud Support, all your Snippets synced across all your compatible devices. • Share your Snippets as real code or as text with whoever you want. • Discover and save Snippets of other users from Codigueo.

About

Runestone Text Editor

A powerful plain text and code editor for iPhone and iPad. Offers syntax highlighting, line numbers, find and replace, and extensive customization options for developers and writers.

Highlights
  • Syntax highlighting for many languages
  • Customizable themes and fonts
  • Advanced find and replace
  • Line numbers and cursor location
  • Code formatting with Prettier.js
  • Multiple windows on iPad
Features
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A plain text editor with syntax highlighting, line numbers, search and replace, page guide, and much more. It's like TextEdit but more powerful and optimised for iPhone and iPad. Runestone is made by a single person with a love for text editors and a vision of building the most lightweight text editor for iPhone and iPad that still has the core features for editing code. Features: - Syntax highlighting of many languages including HTML, JavaScript, JSON, Markdown, Swift, Python, PHP, YAML, and many more. - Select one of the twelve standard themes including popular themes like Tomorrow, Dracula, Solarized, and One Dark Pro. - Innovative find and replace for searching and modifying text while still viewing your file. - Choose font and font size, including support for custom fonts imported using another third-party app. - Show the line and column the cursor is located on. - Uses the standard document browser for an experience similar to the Files app. - Quickly navigate to a specific line. - Automatically close opening brackets and quotes. - Multiple windows on the iPad. - Format code using Prettier.js. Supported languages include CSS,HTML, JavaScript, JSON, PHP and more. - Choose text encoding between popular encodings like UTF-8, UTF-16, ISO Latin 1, and many more. - Enable or disable autocorrection, autocapitalization, and smart punctuation. - Set default file extension of new files. - Open files in Runestone from the Share Sheet. - Print documents. Premium features: - Choose between eight app icons. - Show line numbers. - Highlight the selected line. - Increase line height and letter spacing. - Disable line wrapping to allow horizontal scrolling. - Show tabs, spaces, and line breaks using a selected symbol. - Enable page guide at a specific column to easily tell when lines are getting too long. - Add vertical and horizontal overscroll. - Remember the selected language per file. - Save file extensions and filenames that should always be treated as plain text files. - Enable soft tabs and choose the width of the tab character. - Specify whether pressing the tab key should insert a tab or indent the line. - Adjust the scaling of Markdown headings and disable highlighting of code blocks in Markdown. Runestone was built on the open-source framework with the same name. Find more information on the Runestone framework at github.com/simonbs/runestone

Screenshots

Codigueo4 screens
Runestone Text Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Runestone Text Editor at Free against Codigueo's $2.99. Runestone Text Editor also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 19 months) and chart position (#46 vs unranked). Codigueo's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads 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

Runestone Text Editor is free to download; Codigueo costs $2.99 up front. Runestone Text Editor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Codigueo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Codigueo ships an update every 19 months, Runestone Text Editor every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Codigueo versus Runestone Text Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCodigueoRunestone Text Editor
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating—4.7 (2.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—76.2% of reviews
Number of ratings—2.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#46 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOskar PachecoSimon B. Støvring

Bugs and requests

Codigueo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Runestone Text Editor

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Disappearing files
  • Difficulty pasting text
  • Scroll position not saved
  • Hangs on startup
  • Trouble opening large files
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  • Issues after iOS updates

Requested features

6 requests
  • Markdown preview
  • Code folding
  • Syntax highlighting for more languages
  • Ability to run/execute code
  • Multiple file/window support
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  • Improved undo/redo functionality

In-app purchases

None

Codigueo

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Runestone Text Editor

One-time1
  • Premium$9.99

Questions

Is Codigueo free?
Codigueo costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Runestone Text Editor free?
Runestone Text Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Codigueo or Runestone Text Editor have ads?
Neither Codigueo nor Runestone Text Editor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Codigueo or Runestone Text Editor?
Codigueo ships an update every 19 months, and Runestone Text Editor every 2 weeks. Most recently, Codigueo was updated on October 27, 2026 and Runestone Text Editor on October 29, 2026.

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