Geany vs Textastic
Geany
geany.orgTextastic
textasticapp.comSide by side
| Figure | Geany | Textastic |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 7 |
| Spec score · Text Editors | 8.7 (#9) | 8.3 (#28) |
| Spec score · Editor Software | 8.6 (#5) | 8.0 (#19) |
| Spec score · Code editors | 8.6 (#8) | 8.1 (#24) |
| Extension support | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Support | The project directs users with build errors to its mailing list or one of the authors. | The maker provides email support at [email protected] and says it retains support emails indefinitely to help resolve inquiries and identify patterns. |
| What it does | Geany is a small, fast integrated development environment and text editor built with GTK and Scintilla. | Textastic is a text and code editor for iPad and iPhone with syntax highlighting, remote file transfer, and SSH. |
Plans
Textastic
- Monthly subscriptionPrice not published
- Annual subscriptionPrice not published
- One-time purchasePrice not published
- Textastic Pro (Monthly)$2.99 a month
- Textastic for Mac$9.99, paid once
- Textastic Pro (Yearly)$19.99 a year
- Textastic Pro (One-Time)$69.99, paid once
In their own words
Geany
Geany is a free, lightweight integrated development environment for Linux, macOS, and Windows. It provides syntax highlighting, code completion, call tips, and code folding for languages and file types including C, Java, PHP, HTML, Python, Perl, and Pascal. An embedded terminal emulator is included, and plugins can extend the editor. Geany supports macro recording and column editing, but not multi-cursor editing. The project distributes it under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later. Linux, BSD, and similar systems are directed toward distribution packages, including packages named for Debian, Fedora, and Ubuntu. Prebuilt Windows and macOS binaries are available from geany.org, along with links to additional third-party packages and a portable Windows version. Building from source requires GTK3 libraries and headers, dependency libraries, and C and C++ compilers. Geany has no free trial because the listed plan is free.
Textastic
Textastic has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.