Comparison

Kodo vs Zeti Editor

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

Head to head
About

Kodo

A powerful offline code editor for iOS devices featuring an on-device AI assistant for writing, explaining, and fixing code. It also includes a real SSH terminal, SFTP/FTP support, and GitHub integration, all with a strong focus on user privacy.

Highlights
  • On-device AI for code generation and assistance
  • Real SSH terminal with full shell access
  • SFTP and FTP for remote server management
  • GitHub repository cloning and file pushing
  • VS Code-style syntax highlighting and features
  • Live web preview for front-end development
Features
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Kodo is a free code editor for iPhone and iPad. Keep your projects, on-device AI and an interactive SSH terminal in one workspace. You don't need a Kodo account. • Edit code with syntax highlighting, tabs, find and replace, snippets, formatting and Emmet. • Organize files and projects, start with six web templates, and recover drafts or saved versions. • Preview HTML and Markdown, inspect the web console, work with CSV tables and edit PDFs. • Ask local AI to explain code, suggest completions or propose changes across several files. Review the differences and choose what to apply. • Open SQLite databases and connect to PostgreSQL to explore tables and run queries. • Use SSH, transfer files with SFTP or FTP, and run npm or Python jobs on your own server. • Compile and run C/C++ offline with the included compiler. No extra download is required. Editable C and C++ example projects are included. • Download GitHub repositories, update linked copies and push files. • Customize your workspace with editor themes and your favorite shortcuts. Choose a compatible Qwen, Gemma, DeepSeek, Phi, Mistral, Granite or SmolLM model. Models download only when you request them. Availability, memory requirements and speed depend on your device. The interface offers 34 language and regional options. Local editing and downloaded AI models work offline. Model downloads, GitHub, remote databases, SSH and file transfers need a connection and any required credentials. Files you choose to transfer are sent to those services.

About

Zeti Editor

A minimalist Markdown editor focused on distraction-free writing and note-taking. It supports live rendering, wiki links, and on-device AI for summarization and tagging. Your notes remain plain text files, ensuring no vendor lock-in and easy syncing across devices.

Highlights
  • Live Markdown rendering
  • Plain .md file support
  • Wiki links and #tags
  • Constellation note map
  • On-device AI summarization
  • Export to PDF
  • Syntax highlighting for text, HTML, CSS
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Zeti Editor is a Markdown editor that gets out of your way – a calm, focused canvas for writing, thinking, and note-taking Your notes are plain .md files in a folder you choose. No proprietary format, no account, no lock-in. Keep that folder locally or in iCloud Drive, Google Drive, or a git repo – how you sync is up to you, and your writing stays readable anywhere, on any device, for good WHAT YOU GET - Live Markdown: headings, bold, italics, lists, tasks, quotes, code, tables, links, and images render as you write. Inline formatting marks fade from view so your words stay front and center, and the line you're editing always shows the raw Markdown - Source mode: switch to plain raw Markdown any time with a single shortcut - Tasks you can tick: tap a checkbox to mark a to-do done, right inside your note - Actions & command palette: transform your text in a keystroke – open a command palette to run built-in text actions, write your own in JavaScript, or use on-device AI actions on supported hardware. Everything runs locally, with no network. For more information, visit: https://ronz.dev/zeti/docs/ - Shortcuts, Siri & Spotlight: create, open, append to, and search your notes from the Shortcuts app, Siri, and Spotlight - Export & share: turn any note into a PDF, or share your Markdown files anywhere – all through the native share sheet - Beyond Markdown: open and edit plain text, HTML, and CSS files too, with syntax highlighting - Linked notes: connect ideas with [[wiki links]] and #tags, with autocomplete as you type. Every link works both ways – open any note to see the notes that link back to it - Constellation: see your notes as a connected map, built from your links and shared tags. Tap a note to open it, search to highlight, and pinch to zoom - On-device intelligence: notes are summarized and tagged automatically using Apple Intelligence – privately, on your device, on supported hardware - Multiple windows on Mac, iPad, and Vision Pro: open several at once, each on its own folder, and work across projects side by side - Sync-safe: when iCloud Drive, git, or another app changes or deletes an open note, Zeti notices – it never overwrites your edits - Fast search across note titles and full content – accents and case don't matter - Document outline to jump between headings in long files - Pin important notes to the top, select several to pin or delete them at once, and see details like created and modified dates at a glance - Live word count and reading-time estimate - Light and dark themes, adjustable text size, optional line numbers, and a quietly beautiful design built with Apple's latest materials - Accessible: VoiceOver reads your notes cleanly, without Markdown symbols, and text follows your Dynamic Type size on iPhone, iPad, and Vision Pro - Speaks your language: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, and Simplified Chinese – and you can pick Zeti's language separately from your device's - A short set of example notes to get you started – keep them, or remove them and reload them from Settings any time PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything stays on your device. Zeti has no network access at all – no accounts, no servers, no tracking, no ads. Even your custom actions and on-device AI run entirely on your device. Your words never leave your device, and your .md files stay exactly where you put them BUILT FOR APPLE PLATFORMS Designed natively for Mac, iPad, iPhone, and Vision Pro with keyboard shortcuts, a sidebar that keeps your folder one tap away, and multiple windows on Mac, iPad, and Vision Pro Minimal yet powerful!

Screenshots

Kodo4 screens
Zeti Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Kodo at #164 against Zeti Editor's unranked. Kodo also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Zeti Editor's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Kodo against 5.0 for Zeti Editor. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kodo ships an update every 10 days, Zeti Editor every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Kodo versus Zeti Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKodoZeti Editor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (11 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#164 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB9 MB
Age rating+174+
DeveloperTHEODOR TIBERIUS STEFANRonny Makhoul

Customer experience

Kodo

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Zeti Editor

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Kodo

No in-app purchases

None

Zeti Editor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kodo free?
Kodo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zeti Editor free?
Zeti Editor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kodo or Zeti Editor?
Zeti Editor is rated higher. Kodo averages 4.9 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Zeti Editor averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Kodo or Zeti Editor have ads?
Neither Kodo nor Zeti Editor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kodo or Zeti Editor?
Kodo ships an update every 10 days, and Zeti Editor every 9 days. Most recently, Kodo was updated on October 31, 2026 and Zeti Editor on October 24, 2026.

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