Runestone Text Editor vs CirqtLab Kit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
CirqtLab Kit
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CirqtLab Kit: Your Essential Companion for OpenCirqt Development The CirqtLab Kit is the indispensable mobile application designed to seamlessly complement and elevate your experience with the OpenCirqt family of Development Kits. It provides a powerful, streamlined, and highly intuitive platform, turning the complex process of IoT development into an approachable and exciting journey. Whether you are a seasoned engineer prototyping advanced applications or a curious beginner taking your first steps into the world of connected devices, CirqtLab Kit simplifies the heavy lifting, allowing you to focus purely on innovation. Explore, Experiment, and Innovate with Unmatched EaseUnleash the full potential of your OpenCirqt hardware and dive deep into cutting-edge IoT sensing technologies like never before. The app establishes a stable and reliable bridge between your smartphone and your development kit, offering easy, on-the-go access to essential tools and resources.Core Capabilities & Features: - Effortless Device Connectivity:Instantly discover and connect to nearby Cirqt IoT devices via secure and energy-efficient protocols (e.g., Bluetooth Low Energy).Maintain a clear overview of your connected devices, including signal strength and battery status. - Live Sensor Data Visualization & Capture:Capture, view, and record live data streams from a variety of integrated sensors in real-time.Gain immediate insights with dynamic graphing for complex data types, including:Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) Data: Visualize acceleration, angular velocity (gyroscope), and magnetic field readings across all three axes (X, Y, Z). Perfect for motion tracking and orientation studies.Color Sensor Data: See instant readouts of ambient light intensity, RGB and even IR values, and color temperature for immediate environmental analysis. - Intelligent Data Management:Efficiently manage recorded data logs directly on your mobile device.Compress and batch-send large datasets via Wi-Fi or cellular networks to your cloud storage, PC, or analysis server, ensuring minimal bandwidth usage and maximum efficiency for field testing.Easily review, tag, and export logs for later analysis. - Over-The-Air (OTA) Firmware Management:Keep your development kits current with the latest features, bug fixes, and security patches.Perform seamless, reliable, Over-The-Air (OTA) firmware updates for your Cirqt IoT devices directly from the app, ensuring your hardware is always optimized and ready for your next project. CirqtLab Kit transforms your OpenCirqt Development Kit into a truly mobile and powerful laboratory, giving you the flexibility and control needed to rapidly prototype, deploy, and iterate your Internet of Things solutions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CirqtLab Kit at none against Runestone Text Editor's 1. Runestone Text Editor's advantage is chart position (#47 vs unranked). On price, ads, device support 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
Both are free to download. Runestone Text Editor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CirqtLab Kit asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Runestone Text Editor | CirqtLab Kit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 76.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #47 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Simon B. Støvring | OpenCirqt Lab |
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
CirqtLab Kit
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Runestone Text Editor
- Premium$9.99
CirqtLab Kit
No in-app purchases
Questions
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