Comparison

Neon Vision Editor vs Pushword

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

About

Pushword

A polished text and code editor for Apple devices. Write and edit code, Markdown, notes, and more with features like syntax highlighting, Markdown preview, and PDF export. It's designed for developers, students, and writers who need a fast, native editing experience.

Highlights
  • Syntax highlighting
  • Markdown preview
  • PDF export
  • File and folder management
  • iCloud sync
  • Snippets and editor actions
  • Built-in language tutorials
Features
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Pushword is a polished text and code editor for Mac, iPad, and iPhone. Write code, Markdown, notes, documentation, snippets, and technical drafts in one focused workspace. Pushword is built for people who think in files: developers, students, writers, makers, and anyone who wants a fast editor that feels native across Apple devices. Edit your work with syntax highlighting, line numbers, folders, tabs, Markdown preview, PDF export, language tutorials, snippets, search tools, and optional iCloud sync for files you choose to keep in Cloud. What Pushword can do: - Edit code, Markdown, notes, and plain text. - Work with Swift, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, JSON, Python, YAML, XML, Bash, PHP, SQL, Go, Markdown, and plain text. - Create files and folders directly inside the app. - Lightweight automated background code check for the errors - Open files and folders from your device. - Organize your workspace with Drafts, Local files, and optional Cloud files. - Sync selected Cloud files through iCloud across Mac, iPad, and iPhone. (optional) - Preview Markdown while you write. - Export your work as PDF. - Use tabs to switch between open files. - Search inside files and across your project. - Use snippets, indentation tools, line highlighting, and editor actions. - Choose themes, fonts, accent colors, and alternate app icons. - Learn language basics with built-in basic tutorial windows. - Use local Apple Intelligence actions on supported devices. Pushword is local-first. Drafts and opened Local files stay on your device unless you save, export, or move them into Cloud. No account or Login is required. Whether you are writing a Markdown README, editing a Swift snippet, drafting notes, reviewing HTML/CSS, testing SQL, or organizing developer ideas on the go, Pushword gives you a clean editor that respects your files and your focus.

Screenshots

Neon Vision Editor4 screens
Pushword4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Neon Vision Editor at 5.0 against Pushword's 4.0. Neon Vision Editor also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). Pushword's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). On price 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

Both are free to download. Neon Vision Editor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pushword asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Neon Vision Editor holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Neon Vision Editor has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Neon Vision Editor's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pushword's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Neon Vision Editor ships an update every 2 days, Pushword every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Neon Vision Editor versus Pushword: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNeon Vision EditorPushword
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB27 MB
Age rating4++9
DeveloperHilthart PedersenSedat Yildirim

Customer experience

Neon Vision Editor

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Pushword

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Neon Vision Editor

One-time1
  • Support the app$4.99
None

Pushword

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Neon Vision Editor free?
Neon Vision Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pushword free?
Pushword is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Neon Vision Editor or Pushword?
Neon Vision Editor is rated higher. Neon Vision Editor averages 5.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Pushword averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Neon Vision Editor or Pushword have ads?
Neither Neon Vision Editor nor Pushword shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Neon Vision Editor or Pushword?
Neon Vision Editor ships an update every 2 days, and Pushword every 3 months. Most recently, Neon Vision Editor was updated on October 9, 2026 and Pushword on October 17, 2026.

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