Comparison

Moray vs JavaScript Editor

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

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Moray

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Moray is a native SSH, SFTP, and terminal client for iPhone, iPad, and Mac β€” with a real terminal, a dual-pane file manager, port-forwarding tunnels, and on-device key security. With Moray Pro, your hosts and snippets sync through your own iCloud; your keys and passwords never leave the Keychain unless you choose. No account, no vendor server. β–Έ A REAL TERMINAL A full terminal powered by SwiftTerm β€” rich color, a fast keyboard, and smooth scrollback. Open several sessions as tabs, name them, switch between them from the keyboard, search the scrollback, and run commands automatically on connect. Moray remembers what you typed on each server β€” never a password β€” so you can search it and re-run. The Smart Bar puts arrows, Esc, Tab, Ctrl, and paste one tap away. β–Έ SFTP FILE MANAGER Browse, upload, download, rename, and delete over SFTP, reopening in the folder you left. Preview with Quick Look, edit text files in place, or pick which app opens each file type. On iPad and Mac, a dual-pane manager copies files and folders between servers β€” or to your computer β€” with drag and drop, and a file pane can sit beside the terminal. β–Έ YOUR SERVERS IN THE FILES APP On iPhone and iPad, mount a host and it appears in Files next to iCloud Drive β€” open a remote file straight into any app that uses the document picker, and save back to it. β–Έ PORT-FORWARDING TUNNELS Forward a local port to a database or dashboard behind your server. Import LocalForward lines from ~/.ssh/config, start every tunnel with one tap, and keep them running with a Live Activity. β–Έ KEYS DONE RIGHT Generate Ed25519 keys, or import Ed25519 and RSA keys. Keys and saved passwords live in the device Keychain β€” encrypted, never synced unless you opt in, and behind an optional biometric app lock. A new server's fingerprint and key picture are shown before you trust it; a key that later changes stops the connection, with both keys side by side. β–Έ SMART AUTOFILL Moray spots sudo, login and passphrase prompts and offers a Face ID– or Touch ID–gated fill β€” enter your password once, not every time. β–Έ ORGANIZED HOSTS Group and tag your servers, with an icon and color each. Quick Connect (β‡§βŒ˜K) and Siri Shortcuts connect you in seconds; jump hosts reach servers behind a bastion. β–Έ SNIPPETS Save the commands you run all the time β€” with fill-in placeholders β€” and run or paste them into any session. β–Έ MAKE IT YOURS Start from built-in terminal themes or design your own with a full color editor. Choose your font β€” SF Mono, Menlo, or any monospaced font you've installed β€” plus size, line height and cursor style. β–Έ SYNC, YOUR WAY (MORAY PRO) With Moray Pro, hosts, groups, snippets and host keys sync through your own iCloud β€” no Moray account, ever. Keys stay on the device unless you turn on iCloud Keychain sync. β–Έ APPLE-NATIVE THROUGHOUT Siri and Spotlight, recent-hosts widgets (Moray Pro), a keyboard-driven Mac app with a menu-bar extra, a biometric app lock, and JSON backup. ________________ FREE & PRO Free: unlimited hosts, the terminal (up to three sessions at once), a single-pane SFTP file manager, the remote editor, key management, autofill, command history, SSH config import, and Quick Connect. Moray Pro adds iCloud sync, port-forwarding tunnels, jump hosts, automatic key auth, dual-pane transfers and server-to-server copy, Files app mounts, unlimited terminal tabs, custom themes, unlimited snippets, and widgets β€” as a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. ________________ PRIVATE BY DESIGN β€’ No account and no vendor servers β€” sync (Moray Pro) is your iCloud, or nothing β€’ Private keys and passwords stay in the Keychain, device-local by default β€’ Host-key checks you can see: a new server's fingerprint is shown before it's trusted, and a changed key stops the connection until you decide ________________ Privacy Policy: https://moray.bartstudio.io/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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JavaScript Editor

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Write JavaScript, TypeScript and React on your iPhone or iPad. A real code editor with a console, a live React preview, npm packages, multi-file projects, and one tap to put your work on the web. JavaScript Editor is a pocket JavaScript playground for web developers, students and anyone preparing for a coding interview. Your code runs on your device the moment you tap Run. WHAT YOU CAN DO β€’ Run JavaScript and read logs, warnings and errors in the console β€’ Write React components with JSX and watch them render in a live preview β€’ Write TypeScript and TSX; types are stripped before your code runs β€’ Import npm packages with a normal import statement β€’ Split a project across files and folders and import between them β€’ Publish a project to a link that opens in any browser β€’ Open .js and .jsx files, and save your work, with the Files app REACT PREVIEW Tap Run and your component mounts in a preview pane below the editor. Edit its CSS in one tap, or go fullscreen to see the result on the whole screen. TYPESCRIPT Turn on TypeScript and use interfaces, generics and typed props. Your code runs straight away, with no build step. NPM PACKAGES Import a package by name and it resolves when you run. No terminal, no install, no config file. PUBLISH TO THE WEB Turn a project into a link and send it to anyone. Imports, npm packages and TypeScript all work exactly as they do in the app. Publish again and the same link shows the new version. Take a page down whenever you like. A CODE EDITOR BUILT FOR A SMALL SCREEN Syntax highlighting, a symbols bar for the punctuation you would otherwise hunt for, a React hooks bar, find and replace, word wrap, undo history, adjustable font size and a set of editor themes. CONSOLE AND DEBUGGING Colour-coded log, info, warn and error lines with timestamps. Runtime errors show up in the console so you can find the line that broke. EXAMPLES More than 40 JavaScript and React examples: arrays, async and await, closures, classes, fetch, hooks, state, forms, lists and visual effects. WHO IT IS FOR β€’ Web developers sketching a component away from their laptop β€’ Students learning JavaScript, TypeScript, React or the DOM β€’ Interview candidates practising algorithms in real JavaScript β€’ Self-taught coders following a tutorial on the go FREE, WITH AN OPTIONAL PRO UPGRADE The editor, console, React preview and examples are free. Pro removes ads and unlocks multi-file projects, TypeScript, publishing, editor themes, custom snippets, find and replace and one-tap formatting. No account or sign-in needed. Available in 16 languages. SUBSCRIPTION AND PRICING β€’ JavaScript Editor Pro Lifetime β€” $19.99, one payment β€’ JavaScript Editor Pro Monthly β€” $1.99 per month, renews automatically β€’ Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase β€’ A subscription renews unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period β€’ Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://cosmovex.web.app/apps/jsvedit/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Moray4 screens
JavaScript Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Moray at none against JavaScript Editor's 2. Moray also leads on ads (none vs shown). JavaScript Editor's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.5). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. JavaScript Editor sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Moray asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Moray ships an update every 3 weeks, JavaScript Editor weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 2 level
Moray versus JavaScript Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMorayJavaScript Editor
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly β€” better
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.515.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size47 MB51 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBartlomiej Zabicki Mobile DeveloperSahana A S

In-app purchases

None

Moray

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

JavaScript Editor

Subscriptions1
  • JavaScript Editor Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • JavaScript Editor Pro Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Moray free?
Moray is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is JavaScript Editor free?
JavaScript Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Moray or JavaScript Editor have ads?
JavaScript Editor shows ads; Moray does not.
Which is updated more often, Moray or JavaScript Editor?
Moray ships an update every 3 weeks, and JavaScript Editor weekly. Most recently, Moray was updated on October 17, 2026 and JavaScript Editor on October 19, 2026.

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