Neon Vision Editor vs Dev Notes++
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Neon Vision Editor
A native, ultra-fast text editor for macOS, iPhone, and iPad. It's bloat-free and designed for focused editing without plugins or IDE overhead, supporting a wide range of file types and offering remote editing capabilities.
- Broad syntax highlighting
- Fast navigation with Quick Open
- Markdown preview and PDF export
- Large-file editing support
- Remote SSH session editing
- Optional Vim-style keyboard workflow
- Code Snapshot / Share Shot tools
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Neon Vision Editor is a fast, native text editor for macOS, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Vision Pro. Bloat-free. Readable. Built for focused editing without Electron, required plugins, or full IDE complexity. Edit notes, Markdown, code, configuration files, and large documents with an interface designed for each platform. Work with touch, hardware keyboards, and native editing controls. App Store editions do not include a local Terminal or shell-execution tools. HIGHLIGHTS • Broad syntax highlighting for Swift, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, Kotlin, Go, Ruby, Rust, SQL, HTML, CSS, C/C++, Objective-C, JSON, XML, YAML, TOML, INI, Markdown, shell scripts, TeX/LaTeX, and more. • Open text files with unfamiliar extensions or no extension. Preserve tabs, Unicode characters, and text content when loading and saving. • Navigate with Quick Open, project browsing, folder trees, and Find in Files. • Write Markdown with live preview, GitHub Flavored Markdown support, syntax-colored code blocks, preview templates, and PDF export. Preview HTML and SVG alongside your editing workflow. • Expand markup and stylesheet abbreviations with built-in Emmet 2. Use optional Vim-style keyboard controls and export styled Code Snapshots. • Edit on iPad with adaptive controls, hardware-keyboard support, line wrapping, and horizontal scrolling for long lines. • Work with large documents using background preparation and viewport-based rendering. Files of 100 MB or more open as clearly marked, read-only partial previews. • Handle external changes with conflict-aware saving and improved change detection for network files on macOS. Failed or conflicted saves keep affected documents open instead of silently closing them. • Recover unsaved work with draft recovery and local recovery copies for external-document save payloads on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Vision Pro. • Preview supported source and Markdown files directly in Finder with the macOS Quick Look extension. • Choose whether the Welcome Tour appears automatically. Opening a document from Finder skips the tour, including after updates. OPTIONAL AI ASSISTANCE Use AI-assisted completion and saved chat conversations with Apple Intelligence on supported devices or an external provider you configure. Ask about a selected snippet, attach supported document context, or chat without including editor content. Available external providers include OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Grok, OpenCode Go, and custom OpenAI-compatible services. AI availability depends on your device and selected provider. Core editing works offline and does not require AI. PRIVACY Neon Vision Editor does not collect personal data for analytics or advertising. External AI features are optional. When you use them, requests go to your selected provider over HTTPS. Completion requests include relevant editing context, such as text near the cursor or an active selection. Chat requests include your messages and the context you explicitly choose, which can include selected text, a supported current file, or project structure. External AI providers process submitted content under their own terms and privacy policies. Provider API keys are stored securely in the system Keychain. Disabling AI features prevents AI-related requests; opening, saving, or previewing network-backed content may still communicate with the services you use. Built for developers, writers, students, sysadmins, and anyone who wants focused native editing. TERMS OF USE (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Dev Notes++
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Dev Notes++ is your all-in-one companion for tracking app development. Log bugs, features, and ideas. Plan promotions. Manage App Store screenshots. Take rich text notes. See your progress on a Dashboard — all synced across your devices with iCloud. Track Everything Create apps and organize bugs, features, and ideas by version. Mark items as open, in progress, or done. Filter by status, type, and version — filters sync across devices. Quick-add by type with a long press on +. Share from Anywhere Use the system share sheet to send text, links, or images directly into Dev Notes++. Save as a Bug, Feature, Idea, Post, or Notes. URLs show a rich preview card. Share multiple images at once. Your last-used app is remembered. App Store Info Paste a Bundle ID or App Store URL to auto-import your app's icon, description, rating, in-app purchases, genres, and more from any App Store region. Dashboard See your completion rate, bug trends, 7-day activity, and stats at a glance. Filter by date range. Show or hide apps from your stats. Tap any stat card to drill down. Promote Draft social media posts with character counts for X, Threads, Bluesky, and more. Track post status from draft to published. Duplicate posts for quick variations. Screenshots Organize App Store screenshots across 65 locales. Drag to reorder. Tap to edit or view full screen. Rich Notes Write formatted notes with bold, italic, lists, and inline images. Backup & Restore Create full backups. Restore selectively — pick exactly which apps and items to import. Export Export to JSON & Markdown, PDF report, or CSV spreadsheet. Sync iCloud sync across all your devices. Settings, filters, and data stay in sync automatically. Free to Start Track up to 2 apps for free. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited apps, screenshots, export, global search, and more. Privacy Policy: https://myrcbox.com/privacy-policy-and-terms-dev-notes/ User Agreement: https://myrcbox.com/privacy-policy-and-terms-dev-notes/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Neon Vision Editor at 5 against Dev Notes++'s 2. Neon Vision Editor also leads on iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neon Vision Editor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Dev Notes++ sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Neon Vision Editor | Dev Notes++ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hilthart Pedersen | Sylvain Lafrance |
In-app purchases
Neon Vision Editor
- Support the app$4.99
Dev Notes++
- Dev Notes - Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Dev Notes - Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Dev Notes - Lifetime$34.99
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