Comparison

Neon Vision Editor vs Schema Studio

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 fast, native text editor for Apple devices, designed for focused editing without bloat. It supports a wide range of languages and file types, offering features like live Markdown preview, Emmet expansion, and robust document handling.

Highlights
  • Broad syntax highlighting
  • Live Markdown preview
  • Emmet 2 expansion
  • Quick Open and Find in Files
  • Draft and local recovery
  • macOS Quick Look extension
  • Optional AI assistance
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

Schema Studio

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Build tables, see their relationships, and export DDL and documentation. Schema Studio brings database design to iPhone and iPad. • Copy an existing table as the starting point for a new one. Fields, constraints, and indexes carry over; edit the name before saving. • Sort your table list by creation order, table name, or display name, with ascending and descending options. • Set data types, required fields, primary keys, uniqueness, and automatic numbering. • Design composite indexes with per-column sort directions. • Create relationships and inspect an interactive ER diagram. • Review generated SQL in a syntax-highlighted preview. • Save or share SQL plus Excel, PDF, Markdown, and HTML documentation. Generate for PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite, Oracle Database, Microsoft SQL Server, and IBM Db2. Choose the interface and documentation languages independently from 15 supported languages. No account, ads, tracking, or cloud service is required. Designs stay on your device unless you explicitly save or share exported files. Table copies do not include relationships. Schema Studio is a design and DDL generation tool; it does not connect to database servers or execute SQL.

Screenshots

Neon Vision Editor4 screens
Schema Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Neon Vision Editor at Free against Schema Studio's $0.99. Neon Vision Editor also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 6 weeks) and device support (5 vs 2). Schema Studio's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads and iOS requirement 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

Neon Vision Editor is free to download; Schema Studio costs $0.99 up front. Neon Vision Editor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Schema Studio asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Neon Vision Editor ships an update daily, Schema Studio every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Neon Vision Editor versus Schema Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNeon Vision EditorSchema Studio
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHilthart PedersenSMART BIT K.K

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Neon Vision Editor

One-time1
  • Support the app$4.99
None

Schema Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Neon Vision Editor free?
Neon Vision Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Schema Studio free?
Schema Studio costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Neon Vision Editor or Schema Studio have ads?
Neither Neon Vision Editor nor Schema Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Neon Vision Editor or Schema Studio?
Neon Vision Editor ships an update daily, and Schema Studio every 6 weeks. Most recently, Neon Vision Editor was updated on November 13, 2026 and Schema Studio on November 13, 2026.

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