I turned off handoff completely and it still has issues. Same sluggish response. I also have restarted the iPad, Deleted and re-downloaded the app and closed all the other apps and I am still getting the same issues.

Awesome response time Alexander. I will try that out and see if it fixes it. I really love the app. I use it almost every day to replace what I have been doing in BBEdit. Its great not to be tied to the laptop anymore