Comparison

Pushword vs Regex Tester Pattern Editor

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

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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.

About

Regex Tester Pattern Editor

Test regular expressions live on your device. See matches highlight character by character as you type, with instant feedback on invalid patterns. Preview find-and-replace operations and access a built-in cheatsheet for tokens and templates.

Highlights
  • Live regex matching as you type
  • Capture group inspection
  • Find and replace preview
  • Case-insensitive, multiline modes
  • 19 ready-made patterns
  • Built-in syntax cheatsheet
  • Save and reload patterns
Features
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Test a regular expression on your iPhone and see every match light up the moment you type it. Paste your text, write your pattern, and watch matches highlight character by character — no desktop, no compile step, no guessing. Most regex help on a phone is a static article you read. Regex Tester is a working engine: it runs your pattern with Foundation's NSRegularExpression (the same ICU syntax iOS itself uses), so what you see here is exactly what your app, script, or config will do. Invalid pattern? You get a plain-English reason instead of a cryptic engine dump. WHAT YOU GET - See every match highlighted inside your own test text, updating live as you type - Know exactly what each capture group grabbed — numbered and named, with character ranges - Preview a find-and-replace before you commit it, using $1 / $2 templates on your real text - Flip case-insensitive, multiline, dot-all and ignore-whitespace modes with one tap and watch results change - Start from 19 ready-made patterns for email, URL, IPv4, phone, hex color, ISO date, UUID, JWT and more — searchable and filtered by Validation, Extraction, Web and Format - Look up any token without leaving the app: character classes, anchors, quantifiers, groups, lookaround and replacement templates in a built-in cheatsheet - Bookmark the patterns you keep reusing with their test text and flags, and reload any of them in one tap PERFECT FOR - Developers who need to sanity-check a pattern away from their machine - Data and log wranglers pulling IDs, dates or fields out of messy text - Students and self-taught coders learning regex by seeing it behave, not by reading about it - Anyone writing validation rules for forms, imports or search filters WHY NOT JUST USE A WEBSITE? Online regex testers need a connection, and they want you to paste your text into someone else's server — a hard no when that text is a customer export, a log dump, or anything under NDA. This runs entirely on-device, works on a plane or in a basement, and keeps a keyboard-friendly phone layout instead of a desktop page squeezed onto a small screen. PRIVACY Every pattern, test string and result is processed on your device and stored on your device. No account, no ads, no tracking, no upload — there is no server to send anything to. FULL ACCESS Live matching, the pattern library and the basics of the syntax reference are free to use. Full Access unlocks capture-group inspection with ranges, the live replace-with-template preview, the complete cheatsheet (quantifiers, groups, lookaround, replacement templates and engine notes), and saved patterns. Choose the plan that fits: weekly, yearly, or a one-time lifetime unlock that never renews. Open the Test tab, paste the text that is giving you trouble, and write the pattern that fixes it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://web-levi.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://web-levi.web.app/privacy-policy Questions? tphuc.work@gmail.com

Screenshots

Pushword4 screens
Regex Tester Pattern Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pushword at 4.0 against Regex Tester Pattern Editor's 1.0. Pushword also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). Regex Tester Pattern Editor's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and chart position (#199 vs unranked). On price, ratings volume 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. Regex Tester Pattern Editor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Pushword asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pushword holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pushword ships an update every 3 months, Regex Tester Pattern Editor every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Pushword versus Regex Tester Pattern Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPushwordRegex Tester Pattern Editor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
Best chart rank—#199 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB5 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSedat YildirimPhuc Pham

In-app purchases

None

Pushword

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Regex Tester Pattern Editor

Subscriptions2
  • Syntax Cheatsheet Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Replace Preview Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Expression Validator Forever$29.99

Questions

Is Pushword free?
Pushword is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Regex Tester Pattern Editor free?
Regex Tester Pattern Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pushword or Regex Tester Pattern Editor?
Pushword is rated higher. Pushword averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Regex Tester Pattern Editor averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Pushword or Regex Tester Pattern Editor have ads?
Neither Pushword nor Regex Tester Pattern Editor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pushword or Regex Tester Pattern Editor?
Pushword ships an update every 3 months, and Regex Tester Pattern Editor every 3 weeks. Most recently, Pushword was updated on November 5, 2026 and Regex Tester Pattern Editor on October 31, 2026.

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