Comparison

Runestone Text Editor vs Media Convertor

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

Media Convertor

Easily convert video and audio files to various formats. Extract audio from videos to create music files or convert audio files to different formats. Offers an intuitive interface for quick conversions.

Highlights
  • Video to audio conversion
  • Audio to audio conversion
  • Extract audio from video
  • Supports MP4, MP3, WAV, and more
  • Intuitive interface
  • One-click conversion
Features
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Media Convertor is a professional manager that the conversion of video and audio formats. Support converting formats of video and audio, extract video from audio。 Support output video format: MP4,ASF,MOV,3GP,3G2,MKV,VOB,MPEG,MPG,WMV,FLV,AVI,M4V,MTS. Video to Audio Converter - Converts video to music - Extract audio from video files and convert it to MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC, AIFF, M4A, AU, WavPack, AMR, MP2 and other music files. Audio to MP3 / WAV/AAC/FLAC converter - Convert any audio file to MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC and other formats. - The best mp3 converter that convert any video to mp3 music files. Easy to convert: - Intuitive and simple interface - Import the conversion file directly - Customize the output folder - Convert files with one click Upgrade to Premium: • Unlimited all function in app. • Ad-Free experience. • You'll get access to all function for the following durations: - 1 month $1.99 - 1 year $9.99 • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase For more infos. Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/mediaconvertor-terms-of-use/home Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/mediaconvertor-privacy-policy/home

Screenshots

Runestone Text Editor4 screens
Media Convertor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Runestone Text Editor at 4.7 against Media Convertor's 1.0. Runestone Text Editor also leads on ratings volume (2.1K vs 1) and chart position (#40 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Media Convertor sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Runestone Text Editor holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Runestone Text Editor has 2.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Runestone Text Editor versus Media Convertor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRunestone Text EditorMedia Convertor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.1K ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews76.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.1K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#40 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimon B. StøvringAsad Jamal

Customer experience

Runestone Text Editor

All ratings1,962 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral2.3%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews365 reviews
Positive76.2%
Neutral9.6%
Negative14.2%

Media Convertor

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Media Convertor

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Runestone Text Editor

One-time1
  • Premium$9.99
2 purchases

Media Convertor

Subscriptions2
  • Media Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Runestone Text Editor free?
Runestone Text Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Media Convertor free?
Media Convertor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Runestone Text Editor or Media Convertor?
Runestone Text Editor is rated higher. Runestone Text Editor averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.1K ratings, while Media Convertor averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Runestone Text Editor or Media Convertor have ads?
Neither Runestone Text Editor nor Media Convertor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Runestone Text Editor or Media Convertor?
Runestone Text Editor ships an update every 2 weeks, and Media Convertor every 2 weeks. Most recently, Runestone Text Editor was updated on October 27, 2026 and Media Convertor on October 27, 2026.

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