Textastic Code Editor

User reviews

• Mr BrotatoChipp ★★★★★ v10.9.8 2026-09-20

  Completely Amazed

  Now this has to be the most user-friendly app out there. After 15 years of owning an iPhone, this is my first-ever review I’m leaving on an app because it’s just that good. I didn’t know a single thing about coding. All I knew is that I had a project to finish that needed to involve it, and I’m without a PC. So I gave the free trial a whirl to see what all I could accomplish with it. And before I knew it, the guy who had about as much understanding as a caveman does with technology was able to finish the project days before the trial even ended! Everything works so seamlessly; the interface makes it a breeze, and you’re given so many tools to help you at your disposal. On top of that, I haven’t run into a single bug or crash after hours of tinkering with it. I highly recommend & encourage anyone who needs anything to do with coding to give Textastic a try. The free trial is all you need to experience the ease of coding that these devs worked so hard to accomplish. Even though I don’t need this app anymore, I may just buy it outright to show these devs some support. They’ve definitely earned it.

• LinkZelda99! ★★☆☆☆ v10.9.7 2026-08-15

  Seems like an amazing app… but paywall

  This seems like an amazing app based on everything I've seen, but everything is locked behind a paywall. Including viewing, creating, and editing code files, which is literally the purpose of a code editor. I wish the pro subscription were less of a necessity and more of an optional upgrade for advanced features. Granted, it's only $20 a year, but it's still something to be aware of before downloading.

From the App Store Source

Textastic is a comprehensive and versatile text and code editor for iPad and iPhone. It supports syntax highlighting for more than 80 programming and markup languages. Connect to SFTP, FTP, and WebDAV servers or to your Dropbox account. Use the built-in SSH terminal to work directly on your server. Features: - Syntax highlighting for more than 80 languages, including HTML, JavaScript, CSS, C++, Swift, Objective-C, Rust, XML, Markdown, PHP, Perl, Python, Ruby, Lua, YAML, JSON, SQL, shell scripts, and many more (full list available on the website) - Compatible with Sublime Text 3 and TextMate 1 syntax definitions and themes - Code completion for HTML, CSS, JavaScript, C, Objective-C, and PHP - SFTP (SSH), FTP, FTPS (FTP over SSL), WebDAV, and Dropbox clients - SSH terminal connections - Code formatter for HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and JSON - Git repositories from the Git client app Working Copy can be opened as external folders in Textastic - Emmet support - JavaScript console - iCloud Drive file synchronization - WebDAV server for easy file transfer between Textastic and your Mac or PC over Wi-Fi - Symbol list for quick navigation within a file - Full support for external keyboards, trackpads, and mice - Configurable keyboard shortcuts - Additional keys above the virtual keyboard for frequently used programming characters - Cursor navigation wheel for easy text selection - Move the cursor using swipe gestures - Split View and Slide Over multitasking on iPad - Open multiple files in tabs - Multiple windows on iPadOS - Dark Mode support - Support for common text encodings such as UTF-8, UTF-16, and ISO-8859-1 - Support for different tab widths and soft tabs (spaces instead of tabs) - Custom fonts - Find and Replace, including regular expression search - Find in multiple files - File information such as character and word counts - Local and remote web preview for HTML and Markdown files Pricing: Textastic requires a monthly or yearly subscription or a one-time purchase. Each subscription includes a 7-day free trial with full access to all features. Privacy Policy: https://www.textasticapp.com/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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