{"data":{"items":[{"id":"c305f94e-544c-4ffc-a965-79a6236c764a","excerpt":"Textastic Code Editor — Horrible man and ANNOYING — I downloaded this app to put a code for 30 fps for GameCube without Jit on provenance emulator and this thing told me to view and edit your file please pay, 20 dollars a year? Thanks but I only using this for today Buddy I don’t need this for a year! 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This app wont let you use FTP unless you sign up for 7-day trial + paid version. $25 per year. Why don’t you state this up front do we don’t waste our time?","url":"https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/id1049254261?see-all=reviews","role":"pain","weight":0.283325,"occurredAt":"2026-09-22T01:58:20.000Z","sourceKey":"appstore_global","sourceName":"App Store (English storefronts)","credibility":0.72,"venue":"App Store CA/Developer tools","intent":"other","painScore":0.4,"sentiment":-1,"confidence":0.202375,"matchedPatterns":["product:Textastic Code Editor"],"statement":"Textastic Code Editor — Ripoff.","title":"Textastic Code Editor — Ripoff","body":"Garbage. This app wont let you use FTP unless you sign up for 7-day trial + paid version. $25 per year. Why don’t you state this up front do we don’t waste our time?","authorHash":"e0c3449c0a047303fd1b59df0f92dd08","rating":1,"offTopic":false},{"id":"a9bf33f2-aa39-440e-ba2e-a4d461bcf1dd","excerpt":"Textastic Code Editor — Free version is completely useless — The free version is only a placeholder. It cannot even read text files, let alone edit. Label it honestly with the $19.99 price tag.","url":"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1049254261?see-all=reviews","role":"pain","weight":0.2772,"occurredAt":"2026-05-28T17:20:13.000Z","sourceKey":"appstore_global","sourceName":"App Store (English storefronts)","credibility":0.72,"venue":"App Store US/Developer tools","intent":"other","painScore":0.4,"sentiment":-1,"confidence":0.198,"matchedPatterns":["product:Textastic Code Editor"],"statement":"Textastic Code Editor — Free version is completely useless.","title":"Textastic Code Editor — Free version is completely useless","body":"The free version is only a placeholder. 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