Tester vs JavaScript Coding Editor & IDE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tester
Test various APIs directly from your mobile device. Supports REST, GraphQL, WebSockets, and more, with advanced editors and request customization. Share requests easily and manage cookies and history.
- Test REST, GraphQL, WebSocket, SOAP, JSON RPC, XML, HTTP, HTTPS APIs
- Powerful GraphQL editor with query, mutation, subscription support
- WebSocket testing tool for WS and WSS connections
- Flexible request data encoding and transfer types
- Import requests from curl, links, or files (Swagger, OpenAPI, Postman)
- One-tap request sharing via deep link or cURL command
- Apple Watch app for sending requests from your wrist
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The first mobile app to handle any developer task on the go. Main features: - REST, GraphQL, WebSocket, SOAP, JSON RPC, XML, HTTP, HTTPS, etc. - All types of HTTP requests: GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS, COPY, LINK, UNLINK, PURGE, LOCK, UNLOCK, PROPFIND, VIEW. - Powerful GraphQL editor with full-scale experience: body editor with Queries, Mutations, Subscriptions and syntax support; variables editor; documentation explorer; request settings and metadata. - WebSocket testing tool. Handles connection and message exchange via WS or WSS. - API calls with any kind of request data encoding and transfer type (query params, URLEncoded params, FormData, raw data, send files from device storage, cloud, remote server). - Settings. TLS can be skipped, redirects can be disabled, timeouts are adjustable. Weak SSL verification can be enabled and replaced with self-signed certificate. - Import request or collection by curl, link or file from your device. And naturally, there is any type of collection for you: Swagger, OpenAPI, Postman, YAML. - Need to share request in seconds? Deep link and cURL command supported. - Apple Watch app. Allows to send API requests directly from your wrist. - Integrations: Shortcuts, Widgets. Additional little things: - Autocomplete for most common headers keys. - Syntax highlighting; Auto formatting. - Optimized for viewing on any device screen. - Cookies. Collect, edit, create. - Request metrics. Measure request duration, response size, status code changing. - History of all request calls. - Request authorisation. Basic Auth with password and username. OAuth with header or query access token. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tester.io/privacy-policy
JavaScript Coding Editor & IDE
This app is a powerful offline IDE for JavaScript and TypeScript development. It features a built-in compiler, console, and DOM WebView, allowing you to write, run, and debug code anywhere. Enhance your skills with tutorials, coding challenges, and an AI assistant.
- Offline JavaScript and TypeScript execution
- Built-in compiler and console
- DOM WebView for web app development
- AI assistant for code help
- Syntax highlighting and code completion
- Coding challenges and tutorials
- Node.js runtime support
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Run JavaScript and TypeScript on Node.js anywhere—100% Offline. The most powerful mobile IDE for JS and TS. Features a built-in compiler, console, and DOM WebView. No server, no internet, no limits. Whether you are a professional developer, a student, or a hobbyist, JavaScript CodePad will help you practice and improve your coding skills anytime, anywhere. Built in tsc compiler transpiles your TypeScript code to JavaScript offline. Use the WebView mode to access the built-in Web Browser Window and DOM interface. Combine HTML, CSS, and JavaScript and learn building Web apps. Organise your code into modules and run multiple JS files using Node.js as a runtime (Internet connection required). You can run, execute, and evaluate JS code and programs from this app. Lightweight app with full JavaScript syntax highlighting, code completion and editor actions like undo, redo, comment lines, and indent selection to enhance your developer productivity. Enhanced productivity with live JS and TS code analysis as you type. Catch errors before you run the code. Built-in AI Assistant, whenever you get an error in your code, AI can suggest how to resolve it. AI Assistant can also refactor your code, clean it up, check it for bugs, write comments and documentation strings or just explain it. Blazing fast, all single script and Web View code is ran directly on the embedded node.js runtime or built in Web browser. Enhance your programming and JavaScript skills by solving built-in coding problems. Learn JavaScript with the MDN tutorial. Become a JavaScript coding master. Learn TypeScript with the official TypeScript handbook. Test your JavaScript and TypeScript knowledge, the app will tell you if you are writing valid JavaScript. With JavaScript CodePad, you can: - Write and execute JavaScript code with syntax highlighting and auto-indentation. - Run and compile TypeScript code and scripts - Test and debug your code with the built-in console and error messages. - Share and load your code snippets for later use - Customised keyboard with special keys and shortcuts for JavaScript and TypeScript - Code completion - Code formatting - Code linting - Solve built-in coding challenges - Access JavaScript and TypeScript tutorial and library reference from the app - Learn new concepts and techniques - Write HTML, CSS and JS code and run it in a built-in WebView - Run multiple JS files Download it today and unleash your creativity with the most popular programming language in the world. Note that certain features like Code completion, WebView mode and project mode require paid Developer upgrade.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tester at 90% against JavaScript Coding Editor & IDE's 42%. Tester also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). JavaScript Coding Editor & IDE's advantage is chart position (#173 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Tester sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and JavaScript Coding Editor & IDE sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Tester holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tester has 574 ratings behind it against 97, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Tester's written reviews are positive against 42% of JavaScript Coding Editor & IDE's.
Tester ships an update every 2 days, JavaScript Coding Editor & IDE every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tester | JavaScript Coding Editor & IDE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (574 ratings) — better | 4.3 (97 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 89.8% of reviews — better | 42.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 574 — better | 97 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #173 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 188 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FJEDI | Cloudbit d.o.o. |
Customer experience
Tester
JavaScript Coding Editor & IDE
Bugs and requests
Tester
Reported bugs
3 issues- Deleting all saved requests after updates
- App launching to a black screen
- Shortcuts integration not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for environment variables
- Implement folders/collections management
- Allow exporting/importing data as JSON
- Provide more Shortcuts actions
- Add ability to change app icon
JavaScript Coding Editor & IDE
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tester
- Tester Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
- Tester Plus Yearly$24.991 Year
- Tester Plus Lifetime$79.99
JavaScript Coding Editor & IDE
- Developer Upgrade Monthly3 Days trial$11.991 Month
- Developer Upgrade Yearly1 Month trial$39.991 Year
- Remove Ads$6.99
- Developer Upgrade Offer$9.99
- Developer Upgrade$19.99
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- Developer Lite$39.99
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