Subtext Downloads & RevenueSubtext · App Store
Subtext is #98 in Developer Tools Free in United States and charting in 5 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperCharcoal Design
CategoryDeveloper Tools
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.5 (89)
Version1.2.8
Age rating4+
First seen by us
24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026Installs (est.)10k+ worldwide
📦Updated to version 1.2.8📈Entered the top 100📈Charting in a new country🔎Top 10 for “text editor”🆕First spotted by AppInsider📦Version 1.2.7🆕Released on the App Store
Full timeline · 19 events
- ✏️Subtext: app got bigger3 MB → 6 MB (+102%)
- 📦Subtext updated to version 1.2.8- Added toggle to switch between only Text Files or All Files in the file browser.
- Fixed unexpected line wrapping when line wrap is turned off.
- Improved editor layout on iPad when the onscreen keyboard is visible.
- Fixed Cmd–Up and Cmd–Down keyboard navigation on iPad.
- Updated for iPhone Duo.… more - 📈Subtext entered the top 100Top Free · Developer Tools · SA
- 📈Subtext charting in a new countrySaudi Arabia
- 📈Subtext charting in a new countryIndia
- 📈Subtext entered the top 100Top Free · Developer Tools · RU
- 📈Subtext charting in a new countryBrazil
- 📈Subtext charting in a new countryRussia
- 📈Subtext entered the top 100Top Free · Developer Tools · ID
- 📈Subtext charting in a new countryIndonesia
- 📈Subtext entered the top 100Top Free · Developer Tools · IT
- 🔎Subtext reached Top 10 for “text editor”#9 in South Korea search · popularity 43
- 📈Subtext charting in a new countryFrance
- 📈Subtext entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Free · Developer Tools · AE · Top Free · Developer Tools · JP
- 📈Subtext charting in a new country in 2 chartsUnited Arab Emirates · Japan
- 📈Subtext charting in a new countrySouth Korea
- 🆕Subtext first spotted by AppInsider#55 in Top Free · Developer Tools · Germany
- 📦Subtext version 1.2.7No release notes
- 🆕Subtext released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.5 ★
89 ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#98
Developer Tools FreeMeasured
New ratings a week
1.8
App Store, 4-week average
Measured
Subtext on the App Store
App details
App ID
1606625287
Publisher
Nick Lockwood
On the store since
Feb 2022
4 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 14.4+
iPhone 6s and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Languages
1
EN
Size
6 MB
Also listed in
Utilities
Subtext downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. App Store downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where Subtext's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Developer ToolsFree | #98 |
| Germany | Developer ToolsFree | #48 |
 United Kingdom | Developer ToolsFree | #67 |
 Australia | Developer ToolsFree | #72 |
 Canada | Developer ToolsFree | #93 |
Apps near Subtext on the chart
Developer Tools Free, around #98.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.5 ★
89 ratings
Measured
Ratings
89
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
1.8
4-week average
Lifetime rating
4.7★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
70/100
faster than 84% of Developer Tools apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
About Subtext
Subtext is a simple, no-frills text editor for iPhone and iPad.
Create or edit files directly on your device or in iCloud, with no need to import or export.
Includes advanced features such as line ending and character set encoding control.
Perfect for making quick edits to code or data files on the go!
Create or edit files directly on your device or in iCloud, with no need to import or export.
Includes advanced features such as line ending and character set encoding control.
Perfect for making quick edits to code or data files on the go!
Latest updates
1.2.8
- Added toggle to switch between only Text Files or All Files in the file browser.
- Fixed unexpected line wrapping when line wrap is turned off.
- Improved editor layout on iPad when the onscreen keyboard is visible.
- Fixed Cmd–Up and Cmd–Down keyboard navigation on iPad.
- Updated for iPhone Duo.
1.2.7
Store changes
What Subtext changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
App got bigger
3 MB → 6 MB (+102%)
