Comparison

iCodeEditor vs SF TabBar for SwiftUI

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

iCodeEditor

This app is a compact and powerful code editor and file manager. It allows for parallel file editing with diff operations, direct execution of Ruby and Lua code, and efficient file organization. It also offers advanced searching and navigation features for source code and documents.

Highlights
  • Parallel file editing with diff
  • Direct Ruby and Lua code execution
  • Fast indexing and searching of code
  • Advanced file management
  • Markdown live preview
  • Unicode and UTF-8 inspection
Features
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Ultra small, strong will. Enjoy edit code with an ultra small code editor. Write your code and immediately syntax checking, run and debugging, regardless they're written with JS, TS, Python, PHP, Ruby, Lua, Perl, Tcl, Java, OC, Clojure, Kotlin, Swift, Erlang, OCaml, Haskell, ...., almost any programming language. Fav Features --------------- * Parallelly edit files side by side. * Fast goto arbitrary file and scroll to particular line. * Side by side edit files with remote terminal and AI code assistant. * Record live log from remote device or server for fast inspect runtime issues. * Indexing all kinds of source code file and documents for fast autocompletion and jumping. * High performance search with Perl regular expression and powerful file filters. * Fast switch between multiple searched results and locating code lines. * Fast download and upload big folders from server or load into editor from other apps. * Efficiently organise and manage folders and files, add, duplicate, cut, paste etc. * View coloured file changes with diff operation and revert to particular version. * Automatically detecting text encoding of a file and it's a binary file or not. * Directly run diff and patch operation on file or folders. * Directly run JavaScript, Ruby and Lua code within the editor, the app is scriptable. * Inspect unicode codepoint and UTF-8 sequences of a single character. * Show invisible characters and efficiently edit them. * Write markdown document and instantly live preview with each typing in. * Add comments and print coloured file changes to pdf file or print as paper. .... mruby supports 3.4.0. Lua supports 5.4.x. *** Release Note *** More than just a code editor, but also a file manager, universal document viewer and multimedia player. In fact, emphasise the app is also a highly efficient file manager is never too much. Since 2012, the app was originally developed as a code editor for iPad for code review, and later, iPhone also supported, while reading code and viewing files on an iPhone is certainly convenient and useful, but editing text file on iPad is even better. Today's iCodeEditor is almost brand new after years of continuous development, reliable, small and fast. Large software is considered harmful, this small code editor also follows the design philosophy, making software as small as possible, pursue terseness and performance, all operations including source code parsing and autocompletion are locally executing except file download and upload requires a network connection, making the app independent of network is another unmentioned key feature. People should have independent thinking to find good stuff by themselves, but not by those prompt feeds, ad video, picture, article, comments and ranks.

About

SF TabBar for SwiftUI

This app allows designers and developers to create and preview custom tab bar designs for iOS 26, leveraging the latest SF Symbols and Liquid Glass design language. It offers real-time previews, customizable options, and SwiftUI code export.

Highlights
  • iOS 26 Tab Bar System support
  • SF Symbols 7 library access
  • Liquid Glass effects preview
  • Real-time tab bar design preview
  • SwiftUI code export
  • Customizable colors and weights
Features
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Build and preview modern SwiftUI TabViews using SF Symbols 8 and iOS 27's Liquid Glass design language. Design tab bars with search and prominent tabs, bottom accessories, and navigation patterns, then export production-ready SwiftUI code. Perfect for designers, developers, and anyone exploring iOS 27's tab bar capabilities. Create native tab bar designs that take full advantage of Apple's latest design language. New in 3.0: • Prominent Tab Role - Design the new iOS 27 tab role that lifts a key destination, like a cart, ticket, or workout, into its own button beside the tab bar, and preview exactly how it renders • SF Symbols 8 - The complete updated library, with nearly 300 new symbols and every symbol organized by Apple's real categories so the latest additions are easy to find • Built for iOS 27 - Updated for the latest SwiftUI TabView and the current release of iOS • "New" Badges - Spot the newest SF Symbols 8 additions at a glance while browsing • Updated Code Export - Generated SwiftUI now includes the prominent role Core Features: • iOS 27 Tab Bar System - Full support for TabView with search roles, prominent tabs, minimize behavior, and bottom accessories • 8,000+ SF Symbols - The complete library from SF Symbols 1.0 through 8.0 • Liquid Glass Effects - Preview how your tab bars look with Apple's translucent glass materials • Search Role Integration - Design tab bars with a floating search button that activates a search field • Minimize Behavior - Preview tab bars that hide and show based on scroll direction • Bottom Accessories - Add persistent UI elements that stay visible across every tab • Content Preview - Test your tab bars with real content, custom colors, and background images • Real-time Preview - See your tab bar design live as you build it • Customizable Colors - Tint colors, label colors, and glass effects • Font Weights - Choose from regular, bold, and every SF Symbol weight • 2–5 Tab Support - Design for any app layout

Screenshots

iCodeEditor4 screens
SF TabBar for SwiftUI4 screens

Verdict

The call

iCodeEditor and SF TabBar for SwiftUI both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of SF TabBar for SwiftUI's written reviews are positive against 14% of iCodeEditor's. SF TabBar for SwiftUI also leads on price (Free vs $19.99) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). iCodeEditor's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). On rating and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

SF TabBar for SwiftUI is free to download; iCodeEditor costs $19.99 up front. SF TabBar for SwiftUI sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. iCodeEditor asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for iCodeEditor against 5.0 for SF TabBar for SwiftUI. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SF TabBar for SwiftUI has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 14% of iCodeEditor's written reviews are positive against 100% of SF TabBar for SwiftUI's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iCodeEditor ships an update every 3 days, SF TabBar for SwiftUI every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
iCodeEditor versus SF TabBar for SwiftUI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriCodeEditorSF TabBar for SwiftUI
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB8 MB
Age rating4++4
Developer斌 虞TapTeach LLC

Customer experience

iCodeEditor

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral14.3%
Negative71.4%

SF TabBar for SwiftUI

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

iCodeEditor

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

SF TabBar for SwiftUI

One-time2
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Large Tip$2.99

Questions

Is iCodeEditor free?
iCodeEditor costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SF TabBar for SwiftUI free?
SF TabBar for SwiftUI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iCodeEditor or SF TabBar for SwiftUI?
iCodeEditor and SF TabBar for SwiftUI are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 8 ratings respectively.
Do iCodeEditor or SF TabBar for SwiftUI have ads?
Neither iCodeEditor nor SF TabBar for SwiftUI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iCodeEditor or SF TabBar for SwiftUI?
iCodeEditor ships an update every 3 days, and SF TabBar for SwiftUI every 2 months. Most recently, iCodeEditor was updated on September 23, 2026 and SF TabBar for SwiftUI on September 23, 2026.

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