Comparison

rubyi vs TextCode

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

Head to head
About

rubyi

Learn, run, and share Ruby scripts with an iOS app offering code completion, syntax highlighting, and a built-in browser. Customize your coding environment and even run code on your Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Autocomplete
  • Auto Indent
  • Code coloring
  • Run selected text
  • Apple Watch code execution
  • Code templates
  • File system support
Features
Read full description

This is an ios ruby app,you can learn,run,share ruby 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 run code on the Apple Watch! *You can enter ruby code by keyboard, and then you can execut the ruby code,support the gets function. *You can use the file system to supports txt, pdf, chm, mp3,m4v,zip, gif, png, html, rb ,doc... *You can adjust the code color and font size , and support to move the cursor left and right and up and down , easy to read and write. *You can find learning materials by the built-in browser . *You can save ruby 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 ruby knowledge , the system provides some basic learning materials . *You can use ruby 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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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 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

rubyi4 screens
TextCode4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: rubyi at 4.7 against TextCode's 3.0. rubyi also leads on ratings volume (27 vs 2). TextCode's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. rubyi sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and TextCode sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

rubyi holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: rubyi has 27 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

rubyi ships an update every 3 months, TextCode fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
rubyi versus TextCode: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterrubyiTextCode
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (27 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews81.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB40 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer小文 黄文亮 马

Customer experience

rubyi

All ratings27 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.7%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews153 reviews
Positive81.7%
Neutral3.9%
Negative14.4%

TextCode

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

rubyi

One-time7
  • To remove ads$0.99
  • Password Service$0.99
  • Horizontal screen development$0.99
Show 4 more
  • Simple Vedio$0.99
  • Encryption Compression$0.99
  • Text Search$0.99
  • Autocomplete$0.99
2 purchases

TextCode

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$1.491 Month
  • Annually Subscription$9.491 Year

Questions

Is rubyi free?
rubyi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TextCode free?
TextCode is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, rubyi or TextCode?
rubyi is rated higher. rubyi averages 4.7 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while TextCode averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do rubyi or TextCode have ads?
Neither rubyi nor TextCode shows ads.
Which is updated more often, rubyi or TextCode?
rubyi ships an update every 3 months, and TextCode fortnightly. Most recently, rubyi was updated on October 7, 2026 and TextCode on October 3, 2026.

Other comparisons