perli vs iEditor Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
perli
Learn, run, and share Perl scripts on iOS. Features include code autocompletion, syntax highlighting, and a built-in browser for learning materials. Customize your learning environment and generate QR codes for easy sharing.
- Autocompletion
- Auto Indent
- Code coloring
- Built-in browser
- Code templates
- File system support
- QR code generation
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This is an ios perl app,you can learn,run,share perl script. Features : Autocomplate. Auto Indent. Code color. In(the built-in browser or the txt editor),Select the text to run. Horizontal screen development. Code templates,the contents of the new file is copy from contents of the template file. *You can enter perl code, and then you can execut the perl code,support the STDIN function. *You can use the file system to supports txt, pdf, chm, mp3,m4v,zip, gif, png, html, pl ,doc... *You can find learning materials by the built-in browser . *You can save perl code and learning materials, and can be modified to the save file and delete the save file . *You can control the background image and color, and execution voice , background animation, text color and shadow, switch interface animation , the number and the order of the main interface of the tab bar to create your learning software. *You can Learn perl knowledge , the system provides some basic learning materials . *You can use perl code or learning materials to generate two-dimensional code , for easy sharing . *You can share code by Email,Weibo,Twitter,Facebook. *You can use the counter,light in the Setting tab.
iEditor Pro
This app is a powerful 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 and search/replace. Files can be exported to PDF or JPEG, printed, or emailed.
- Syntax highlighting for C, Java, HTML
- Search and replace within files
- Export to PDF or JPEG
- File management (add, delete, rename, sort)
- View multiple file formats
- Print and email files
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iEditor Pro is the Pro Version of iEditor, the No. 1 text file and source code editing tool on iPhone and iPad. You can use iEditor Pro 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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: perli at 84% against iEditor Pro's 33%. perli also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and rating (4.5 vs 4.3). iEditor Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7). On ratings volume, 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
perli is free to download; iEditor Pro costs $4.99 up front. perli sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. iEditor Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
perli holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of perli's written reviews are positive against 33% of iEditor Pro's.
perli ships an update every 3 months, iEditor Pro every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | perli | iEditor Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (19 ratings) — better | 4.3 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.9% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 小文 黄 | ComcSoft Corporation |
Customer experience
perli
iEditor Pro
Bugs and requests
perli
Reported bugs
6 issues- App crashes on startup
- Cursor position is misaligned
- Text editor has frustrating cursor placement
- Execute button missing on older devices
- Tutorials contain offensive content
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- Frequent and strong inappropriate content
Requested features
9 requests- Add search functionality
- Import/export code functionality
- Improve tutorial content
- Add more Chinese documentation
- Improve UI
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- Clear the whole screen
- Add autocomplete feature
- Enhance learning materials
- Improve text editor functionality
iEditor Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
perli
- Password Service$0.99
- To remove ads$0.99
- Horizontal screen development$0.99
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- Simple Vedio$0.99
- Encryption Compression$0.99
- Text Search$0.99
- Autocomplete$0.99
iEditor Pro
No in-app purchases
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