NapCat vs TextCode
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NapCat
Access and read your favorite GitHub repositories offline on any device. This app offers a powerful code editor and comfortable reading experience with syntax highlighting for over 90 languages. Enjoy your code anywhere, anytime.
- Offline Git client
- Code editor
- Syntax highlighting
- Starred repository access
- Supports 90+ languages
- Customizable themes
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Reading and exploring source code should be enjoyable and not limited to your desktop. NapCat is a GitHub client that lets you download your most-used or favorite projects for offline reading and coding on the go. Features: • Universal: one app for all your devices • Fully offline Git client • Powerful code editor • Private Coding Agent Built-In (*) • Comfortable offline reading with beautiful syntax highlighting • Quick access to starred repositories • Support for 90+ languages and 30 themes, so you can read comfortably in bright sunlight or late at night (**) What users say: "Oh @napcatapp, you're the best discovery I've made all month." -- @davidlesches "The best code reader ever for iOS: NapCat - A GitHub Client" -- @elia "If you're in the market for a free iPhone github code reader, I totally recommend NapCat" — @drewbiewubie "NapCat on iPad is great when you want to offline study something cool on github" — @siuying ----- • Full version: access to all themes • Full version: unlimited offline code storage • Full version: access to private repositories ----- * Agent run locally, only context is sent to LLM ** Access to all themes is available with the Full Version upgrade Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula
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
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NapCat at 3.7 against TextCode's 3.0. NapCat also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 2). TextCode's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 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
Both are free to download. NapCat sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month 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.
NapCat holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively.
NapCat ships an update every 4 months, TextCode fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NapCat | TextCode |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (7 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 156 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shotdoor | 文亮 马 |
Customer experience
NapCat
TextCode
In-app purchases
NapCat
- 1 Month Pro$1.991 Month
- 1 Year Pro$9.991 Year
- NapCat Upgrade$12.99
TextCode
- Monthly Subscription$1.491 Month
- Annually Subscription$9.491 Year








