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Textastic 6 is a new universal app that works on both iPad and iPhone: https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/app/id1049254261?ct=feedback&at=11lNQP&pt=15967&mt=8

9 years ago

Universal app

Textastic 6 is now a universal app: https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/app/id1049254261?ct=feedback&at=11lNQP&pt=15967&mt=8

9 years ago

Universal app

9 years ago

Can I create Text Snippets for SQL?

Hello, Textastic supports TextExpander: https://smilesoftware.com/textexpander-ios

Maybe you can use that to define snippets? After you have defined snippets in the TextExpander app, you can use "Update Snippets" in Textastic's settings screen to fetch the snippets and use them in Textastic.

9 years ago

Upgrade v5 to v6

Textastic 6 is the first paid upgrade since version 1.0 was released in 2010. Implementing split screen multitasking, making the app universal and supporting iPad Pro required a rewrite of large parts of the app. Charging for Textastic 6 allows me to continue to dedicate resources to improving it.

Let me explain why I didn't offer a discount for existing users:

The only reasonable way to offer upgrade discounts would have been to leave the previous versions of Textastic on the App Store and offer up to three upgrade bundles (iPad -> Universal, iPhone -> Universal, maybe iPhone+iPad -> Universal). Using "Complete my bundle", existing customer would have been able to get a discount.

While this may work if you know how the App Store works, I think it's too confusing - especially if you are a new customer who sees three versions of the app and up to three upgrade bundles when browsing the App Store. I'm sure people would buy the wrong bundle or wrong app or wouldn't buy at all because it's not easy to understand. Also, bundles were not really meant to be used like this by Apple. So I decided against doing that. I guess it's now too late anyway since many people already bought the new app at full price and I do not want to irritate anyone further.

If Apple supported proper update pricing, I would have loved to use that.

9 years ago

Restore the iOS app in the AppStore i need the …

You can download Textastic 5 from the Purchased tab on the App Store (or Updates -> Purchased on iPhone). See this article for details: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201272

9 years ago