Subtext vs Holesail Go
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Subtext
A straightforward text editor for iPhone and iPad, allowing direct creation and editing of files within iCloud. It offers advanced controls for line endings and character encoding, ideal for on-the-go code or data file modifications.
- Direct iCloud file editing
- No import/export required
- Line ending control
- Character set encoding control
- Quick edits for code and data
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Subtext is a simple, no-frills text editor for iPhone and iPad. Create or edit files directly on your device or in iCloud, with no need to import or export. Includes advanced features such as line ending and character set encoding control. Perfect for making quick edits to code or data files on the go!
Holesail Go
Securely access your local servers from anywhere in the world. This network tunneling software allows remote access to SSH, VNC, HTTP, and other TCP-based services on iOS devices.
- Remote server access
- Network tunneling
- Secure connections
- Access SSH, VNC, HTTP, HTTPS
- TCP service access
- iOS compatible
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Holesail.io is the first-of-its-kind network tunnelling software that lets you access locally running servers anywhere in the world securely. Access your SSH, VNC, HTTP, HTTPS or anything running over TCP now on iOS with Holesail Go.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Holesail Go at 5.0 against Subtext's 4.5. Holesail Go also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Subtext's advantage is ratings volume (85 vs 5) and chart position (#92 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Holesail Go holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Subtext has 85 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Subtext's written reviews are positive against 100% of Holesail Go's.
Subtext ships an update every 3 weeks, Holesail Go monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Subtext | Holesail Go |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (85 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 85 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #92 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.4 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Charcoal Design | Suryaansh Singh |
Customer experience
Subtext
Holesail Go
Bugs and requests
Subtext
Reported bugs
11 issues- Fails to save work
- Jumps to top of document on blank lines
- Poor network behavior leading to data corruption
- Cannot open or create new text files
- Error when saving to network drive
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- Cannot edit .tex files without renaming
- Chinese input method errors
- Random capitalization after paste
- Large text files cause errors
- File saving issues, creates extra copies
- Bug when using Chinese input method with delete key
Requested features
20 requests- Add 'Unselect all' option
- Add 'Replace all' function
- Add font size settings
- Add tab key
- Allow editing of non-text files
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- Improve network drive handling
- Option to disable auto-save
- Add highlighter
- Add character count
- Add JetBrains Mono font
- Add 'reopen last file' option
- Add widget support
- Add highlighting
- Add font and background color settings
- Add distraction-free mode
- Add swipe to close gesture
- Option to release focus for collapsing skb
- Fix Chinese input method bugs
- Allow editing of files with arbitrary extensions
- Add Chinese input method bug fixes
Holesail Go
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Subtext
No in-app purchases
Holesail Go
No in-app purchases
