Comparison

Runestone Text Editor vs Google Play Console

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

Head to head
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

About

Google Play Console

Monitor key app metrics, manage orders, and issue refunds. Engage with users by viewing and replying to app reviews. Track app availability across various release tracks.

Highlights
  • Monitor app metrics
  • Manage app orders
  • Issue refunds
  • View and reply to reviews
  • Track release availability
Features
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• Monitor the metrics you care about • Manage your app's orders and issue refunds • View and reply to app reviews • Track and monitor the availability of your apps across different tracks and releases

Screenshots

Runestone Text Editor4 screens
Google Play Console4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Google Play Console at none against Runestone Text Editor's 1. Runestone Text Editor's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and review sentiment (76% vs 57%). On price, rating, ads and chart position 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. Runestone Text Editor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Google Play Console asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Runestone Text Editor against 4.7 for Google Play Console. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Runestone Text Editor has 2K ratings behind it against 154, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Runestone Text Editor's written reviews are positive against 57% of Google Play Console's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Runestone Text Editor ships an update every 2 weeks, Google Play Console every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Runestone Text Editor versus Google Play Console: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRunestone Text EditorGoogle Play Console
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2K ratings)4.7 (154 ratings)
Positive reviews76.2% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings2K — better154
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#46#28 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimon B. StøvringGoogle

Customer experience

Runestone Text Editor

All ratings1,962 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral2.3%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews353 reviews
Positive76.2%
Neutral9.6%
Negative14.2%

Google Play Console

All ratings154 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral3.2%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews70 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative35.7%

Bugs and 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

Google Play Console

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Runestone Text Editor

One-time1
  • Premium$9.99
None

Google Play Console

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Runestone Text Editor free?
Runestone Text Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Google Play Console free?
Google Play Console is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Runestone Text Editor or Google Play Console?
Runestone Text Editor and Google Play Console are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2K and 154 ratings respectively.
Do Runestone Text Editor or Google Play Console have ads?
Neither Runestone Text Editor nor Google Play Console shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Runestone Text Editor or Google Play Console?
Runestone Text Editor ships an update every 2 weeks, and Google Play Console every 6 weeks. Most recently, Runestone Text Editor was updated on October 15, 2026 and Google Play Console on October 12, 2026.
Which is more popular, Runestone Text Editor or Google Play Console?
Runestone Text Editor currently peaks at #46 in the App Store charts, and Google Play Console at #28. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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