Textastic Code Editor Downloads & RevenueTextastic Code Editor · App Store
Textastic Code Editor is #20 in Developer Tools Grossing in United States and charting in 16 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperAlexander Blach
CategoryDeveloper Tools
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.7 (2.6k)
Version10.9.10
Age rating4+
First seen by us
24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026Installs (est.)500k+ worldwide
Textastic Code Editor update history & changes
Last change · 31 events since 12 Mar 2016Full timeline ↓🚀Now shown next to Buffer Editor - Code Editor, CodeMate: Code Editor & Viewer, Kodex +5 more✏️Added hidden keywords: css, terminal✏️Added hidden keywords: javascript, codage📦Updated to version 10.9.10🔎Top 10 for “code”📈Entered the top 10📈Entered the top 10📦Updated to version 10.9.9⭐Rating fell below 4.7★🔎Top 10 for “text editor”
Full timeline · 31 events
- 🚀Textastic Code Editor: now shown next to Buffer Editor - Code Editor, CodeMate: Code Editor & Viewer, Kodex +5 morethe store's “similar apps” for it changed: who it's seen as competing with
- ✏️Textastic Code Editor added hidden keywords: css, terminalwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Textastic Code Editor added hidden keywords: javascript, codagewords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Textastic Code Editor added hidden keywords: termixwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Textastic Code Editor added hidden keywords: coding, html, terminalwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Textastic Code Editor added hidden keywords: swiftwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Textastic Code Editor added hidden keywords: htmlwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Textastic Code Editor added hidden keywords: htmlwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦Textastic Code Editor updated to version 10.9.10- Addressed an issue on iOS 27 where buttons in the bottom toolbar could briefly remain tappable after disappearing during navigation. Rapid taps could open duplicate screens or trigger unintended actions.
- Updated the trusted root certificates used to verify TLS certificates for FTPS connections. This update also removes root certificates affected by the recent eMudhra security incident.
- Improved purchase recognition in certain Family Sharing configurations.… more - ✏️Textastic Code Editor added hidden keywords: terminewords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🔎Textastic Code Editor reached Top 10 for “code”#10 in Japan search · popularity 62
- 📈Textastic Code Editor entered the top 10Top Grossing · Developer Tools · RU
- 📈Textastic Code Editor entered the top 10Top Grossing · Developer Tools · AE
- ✏️Textastic Code Editor added hidden keywords: scriptable, htmlwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦Textastic Code Editor updated to version 10.9.9- Improved handling of managed app installations.
- Improved discoverability of Textastic in Spotlight searches.
- Other minor improvements. - ✏️Textastic Code Editor added hidden keywords: websshwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Textastic Code Editor added hidden keywords: sftpwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈Textastic Code Editor entered the top 10Top Grossing · Developer Tools · JP
- ✏️Textastic Code Editor added hidden keywords: ssh, html, コードリーダーwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Textastic Code Editor added hidden keywords: htmlwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Textastic Code Editor added hidden keywords: html, sshwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Textastic Code Editor added hidden keywords: sshwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈Textastic Code Editor entered the top 10 in 2 chartsTop Grossing · Developer Tools · ID · Top Grossing · Developer Tools · IN
- ✏️Textastic Code Editor added hidden keywords: sftp, putty, github, sshwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🔎Textastic Code Editor reached Top 10 for “text editor”#10 in United Kingdom search · popularity 61
- 📈Textastic Code Editor entered the top 10 in 2 chartsTop Grossing · Developer Tools · KR · Top Grossing · Developer Tools · SA
- 📈Textastic Code Editor entered the top 10 in 2 chartsTop Grossing · Developer Tools · FR · Top Grossing · Developer Tools · US
- 🆕Textastic Code Editor first spotted by AppInsider#6 in Top Grossing · Developer Tools · United Kingdom
- 📦Textastic Code Editor version 10.9.8No release notes
- 🆕Textastic Code Editor 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
4.7 ★
2.6k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#20
Developer Tools GrossingMeasured
New ratings a week
18
▼ -26% vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
Textastic Code Editor at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-08. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Textastic is a subscription-based code editor for iOS that provides syntax highlighting, remote server connectivity, and Git integration for developers working on iPad and iPhone. The app maintains strong commercial performance in the Developer Tools category across diverse markets including Canada, Saudi Arabia, France, Indonesia, and the United States.
Similar apps: Code App, Working Copy, Blink Shell
Textastic Code Editor on the App Store
App details
App ID
1049254261
Publisher
Alexander Blach
On the store since
Mar 2016
10 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 16.0+
iPhone 8 and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Languages
2
EN DE
Size
27 MB
Also listed in
Productivity
App privacy Measured
Textastic Code Editor declares it collects no data at all — the rarest and most private label on the App Store.
Declared label
Data Not Collected
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Textastic Code Editor 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 Textastic Code Editor'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.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Textastic Code Editor before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Not in an overall Top Grossing chart, only in category charts: each category position is converted to the overall position it corresponds to, then priced on the same rank-to-revenue curve, inside the part of each market the charted apps leave over.
Business model: Subscription-led
How Textastic Code Editor makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchases
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Textastic Pro (Yearly) subscription | |
| 2 | Textastic Pro (Monthly) subscription | |
| 3 | Textastic Pro (One-Time) subscription |
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
Canada
France
Japan
China
Saudi Arabia
Indonesia
India
Brazil
South Korea
Italy
Australia
Russia
United Arab EmiratesApps near Textastic Code Editor on the chart
Developer Tools Grossing, around #20.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.7 ★
2.6k ratings
Measured
Ratings
2.6k
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
18
▼ -26% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
1
US App Store
Lifetime rating
4.7★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
73/100
faster than 97% of Developer Tools apps
New ratings by country (3)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9.8 | 68% | ▼ -22% |
 Germany | 3.5 | 24% | ▼ -22% |
| United Kingdom | 1.2 | 8% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
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.
What users say about Textastic Code Editor
From the 55 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users strongly criticize the app for locking basic file viewing and editing behind a subscription paywall, calling it misleading and useless without payment. However, those who do pay or have legacy licenses praise its powerful features, clean interface, and efficiency as a code editor on iOS.
Mostly negative (29% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and missing features or content.
What people like
- Features & content: “There’s one glaring feature missing, though: code folding”
- Ease of use: “Now this has to be the most user-friendly app out there”
- Design: “It’s got a great interface, is easy to use, and lets me comfortably work on websites on my iPad”
- Useful: “It works great and it works seamlessly”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Who wants to pay for a text editor”
- Features & content: “They are the key features”
- Ads: “I expect that to buy me immunity for ads and surveys”
- Ease of use: “Can someone please tell me how to do this simple but necessary function?”
About Textastic Code Editor
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/
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/
Latest updates
10.9.10
- Addressed an issue on iOS 27 where buttons in the bottom toolbar could briefly remain tappable after disappearing during navigation. Rapid taps could open duplicate screens or trigger unintended actions.
- Updated the trusted root certificates used to verify TLS certificates for FTPS connections. This update also removes root certificates affected by the recent eMudhra security incident.
- Improved purchase recognition in certain Family Sharing configurations.
10.9.9
- Improved handling of managed app installations.
- Improved discoverability of Textastic in Spotlight searches.
- Other minor improvements.
10.9.8
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