iEditor vs TextCode
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iEditor
A fast and simple text and source code editor for iPhone and iPad. It allows users to create, import, edit, and manage various file types with features like syntax highlighting, search/replace, and export options.
- Create and import text/source code files
- Syntax highlighting for C, Java, HTML
- Search and replace functionality
- Export files to PDF or JPEG
- File management (add, delete, rename, sort)
- View multiple file formats
Read full descriptionHide full description
Voted No. 1 text and source code editor on iPhone/iPad. Simple and fast. iEditor is a text file and source code editing tool on iPhone and iPad. You can use iEditor to: - Create a new text or source code file. - Import files from various locations through Document Browser. - Support Syntax Highlighting for C, Java, HTML files. - Edit text based files and source codes. Supported files include: TXT files, C source codes, HTML files, JAVA source codes, log files, Shell scripts, etc. - Support Search/Replace within a text file. - Support to export a text based file to a PDF or a JPEG file. - Support to Print a file. - Support to Email a file. - Support File Management including: Add/Delete/Rename/Sort files. - Support to view many file formats, including: DOC, EXCEL, PPT, PDF, image files, video files, etc. - Support to open a file in another App. - Support to save an image to your Photo Album. With its simple interfaces, iEditor provides the easiest way to edit text and source code files on iPhone and iPad. If you have any questions, please visit: http://www.comcsoft.com/Portfolio/our_apps/iEditor/iEditor_overview.php.
TextCode
A versatile editor for text, code, and markup with syntax highlighting for numerous programming languages. It includes a file manager for organizing projects and integrates with popular version control services like GitHub.
- Syntax highlighting for multiple languages
- Built-in file manager
- Version control integration (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket)
- Regex search and replace
- Themeable interface
- Support for various character encodings
Read full descriptionHide full description
TextCode is a text, code and markup editor with syntax highlighting for developers. It compatible with nearly every programming languages. You can access and organize your files with the built-in file manager. # Text Editor # • Fully Themeable: Have dozens of themes and syntax highlighting for nearly all major languages. • Text Editor: Toggle line numbers, show the hidden characters liks tabs and line breaks, and configurable font. • Code Navigation: You can navigate symbols inside a file by tapping. • Support almost every character encodings: Unicode, Arabic, Baltic Rim, Celtic, Central European, Chinese, Croatian, Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew, Icelandic, Japanese, Korean, Nordic, Portuguese, Romanian, Thai and more. • Supports user defined file types for specified programming language. • Powerful Search: Regular expression search. • Text Replacement: Regex capture groups and back-references. # Version Control # • Integration: Use the built-in github, gitlab and bitbucket services, you can browser repositories and clone (download) repository. • Built-in Git: With the built-in source control manager, you can git push the local changes to your github, gitlab and bitbucket repository. # File Manager # • File creation, deletion, renaming and so on. • Drag and drop to select files and organzie them into folders. • Zip and unzip files locate the file or folder that you want to zip. • Preview markdown and HTML files. ---------------- *UNLOCK ALL FEATURES* One yearly subscription enables a variety of features on all your devices. - Unlock All Themes - Font Customization - Show Line Numbers - Keep the TextCode updates coming $9.49 annually ---------------- Price may vary by location. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will not be able to cancel the subscription once activated. After purchase, manage your subscriptions in App Store Account Settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. ---- --- Privacy Policy: https://codesload.github.io/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://codesload.github.io/terms.html
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iEditor at 4.1 against TextCode's 3.0. iEditor also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (189 vs 2). TextCode's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months). On price, 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. TextCode sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. iEditor asks for nothing beyond the download.
iEditor holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iEditor has 189 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
iEditor ships an update every 7 months, TextCode fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iEditor | TextCode |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (189 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 189 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ComcSoft Corporation | 文亮 马 |
Customer experience
iEditor
TextCode
Bugs and requests
iEditor
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to save edited files
- Text disappearing during editing
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Autosave functionality
- Support for more file formats
- Syntax highlighting for code
- Cloud/iCloud integration
TextCode
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iEditor
No in-app purchases
TextCode
- Monthly Subscription$1.491 Month
- Annually Subscription$9.491 Year









