Comparison

Runestone Text Editor vs RenPyLinter

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

RenPyLinter

This tool allows users to read Ren'Py visual novels on their mobile devices. It is designed to be lightweight and easy to use, with all functions accessible from the homepage. The application is not officially affiliated with or supported by the Ren'Py project.

Highlights
  • Ren'Py visual novel reader
  • Lightweight application
  • Fast startup
  • Simple homepage interface
  • Mobile device compatibility
Features
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RenPyLinter: Your Ren'Py Story Library Add, organize and play Ren'Py visual novels on your device. Keep your stories together in My Stories, view their details and play time, and continue reading in your preferred language. Features: - Add stories from Files as ZIP, RAR, 7z or TAR archives. - Translate dialogue and menus as you play. Offline Translation works without a connection; AI Translation reads the context for a more natural tone. - View and edit saves, and back up and restore them with iCloud. - Browse character art, CGs, music, videos and scripts in the Media Library. Scrub, change playback speed and loop media; watch videos in full screen and view audio waveforms. - Choose the engine version for each story, from Ren'Py 7.5.3 through 8.5.3. This project is not affiliated with, endorsed by or supported by the official Ren'Py project. Please contact us directly for support. Terms of Use (EULA, also applicable to auto-renewable subscriptions): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Runestone Text Editor4 screens
RenPyLinter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Runestone Text Editor at 2.1K against RenPyLinter's 6. Runestone Text Editor also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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 RenPyLinter sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 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 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Runestone Text Editor has 2.1K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 76% and 76% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Runestone Text Editor ships an update every 2 weeks, RenPyLinter fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Runestone Text Editor versus RenPyLinter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRunestone Text EditorRenPyLinter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.1K ratings) — better4.5 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews76.2% of reviews — better76.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.1K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#18 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB251 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimon B. Støvring武汉小强科技有限责任公司

Customer experience

Runestone Text Editor

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

RenPyLinter

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive76.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative16.0%

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

RenPyLinter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Runestone Text Editor

One-time1
  • Premium$9.99
4 purchases

RenPyLinter

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Membership - 1 Month$2.991 Month
  • Pro Membership - 1 Year$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • Translation Lite$2.99
  • Early Bird Rewards$99.99

Questions

Is Runestone Text Editor free?
Runestone Text Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RenPyLinter free?
RenPyLinter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Runestone Text Editor or RenPyLinter?
Runestone Text Editor is rated higher. Runestone Text Editor averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.1K ratings, while RenPyLinter averages 4.5 from 6 ratings.
Do Runestone Text Editor or RenPyLinter have ads?
Neither Runestone Text Editor nor RenPyLinter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Runestone Text Editor or RenPyLinter?
Runestone Text Editor ships an update every 2 weeks, and RenPyLinter fortnightly. Most recently, Runestone Text Editor was updated on October 27, 2026 and RenPyLinter on October 25, 2026.

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