# SimpleEdit — user reviews > 26 indexed App Store user reviews of SimpleEdit by Jamie Froggatt, rated 3.50/5 from 22 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simpleedit/id1287562515/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simpleedit/id1287562515.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 11 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 5 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 6 ## Newest reviews (6 of 26) ### 4/5 — Almost Perfect *2022-12-20* I wish there was a way to go back from the text-file to the file explorer. But the rest is perfect. ### 5/5 — Appropriately Named App *2020-12-26* Works flawlessly in creating, opening, editing and saving text files on my iPad and iPhone ### 5/5 — Works on any file *2020-04-06* The only app I could find on the App Store that will edit any text file (regardless of extension). Kudos! ### 4/5 — Ah absolute essential app *2019-11-16* At first I could not open any file, but I reinstalled the app and now it's all fine! TL;DR: killer app to quick edit files, just go STRAIGHT downloading it, with some extensions to the Files app (to add distant folders) it's awesome. An absolute killer app to do quick edits. And with something like Secure Shellfish to have an SFTP inside of your Files app, it's just the perfect combo to quick edit a website. I know it might not be the purpose of the app, but some syntax highlighting would be the perfect addition. Also the font switcher is perfect, I can finally have my beloved Fira Code on my iPad! Thank you for such a simple yet good app. **Developer response:** A fellow Fira Code user! Thanks for the review, it's great to hear about your use-case. I am aiming to keep this app simple, since currently I don't have much time for maintenance (and I think there's a niche for lightweight apps!). I can recommend Kodex as an alternative for code editing, which includes Fira Code as an option. After using ‘Open In’ for a file type, iOS will remember it as the default, so you can still get some of the lightweight feeling of a true Files-based app. I'm glad your problem resolved itself. When I next get some time I'll have a poke around and try to recreate it on my end. ### 4/5 — Brilliant *2019-05-30* Just needs a hide keyboard function and it will be perfect. It looks great in dark mode and can be used as a scrolling text feature too. I hope you may add this slightly more advanced feature! **Developer response:** Hi nzdog, I've just published v1.1 for iOS 13 users, which includes system Dark Mode. Thanks to your review, I've realised the omission and included a swipe-to-dismiss gesture for the keyboard! 😄 ### 5/5 — Great Dark Mode Text Editor. *2019-05-14* Wonderful programming sir! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — App Broken *2025-01-28* I used to love SimpleEdit. Then updates broke the app. First the curser stated jumping to the bottom of the page. Next, it's now impossible to open any saved SimpleEdit text documents. I have lost work. Its sad what’s happened to this app ### 1/5 — App will not recognize its own files *2024-03-29* Do not use this app! The new revision of this app will not recognize its own files from previous versions- I have lost days of work due to lost data! It makes the files unrecognizable. 😫😤😡 Do not use this app! Plus this new version is importing files that it can’t even load or use; random photos and other app’s files! Also the developer is unreachable- his website linked here goes to LinkedIn and they won’t let you message him! Do not use this app! I will retract this if the bugs are fixed ASAP and I can access my old files- just go back to the original version- it’s better even with its minor bugs! I believe the app revision forces a new app files document to be created, overwriting the old one, which throws out all the old files- the only file I can access was one I accessed from another editing app. Days of work lost! Terrible! 😢 ### 1/5 — Scheisse! *2024-03-22* I want to create a new file, but the screen is stuck at the previously created one. There are no self-explanatory ways of solving this ridiculously basic problem. I would give this app negative stars, if I could. ### 1/5 — Can't navigate within app *2023-07-01* I had the same experience as the previous reviewer. Can open and edit a text file. But then you can't save or open a new file. There's no way to navigate to files within the app. There's nothing available to do but quit the app. What the heckin? ### 1/5 — Broken / abandon-ware? *2023-06-29* This might have worked in the past but there is now no ‘Done’ button to save your edits. ### 1/5 — Strange behavior *2023-06-21* Can‘t see raw markdowns, can‘t close the file ### 1/5 — Speichern ? *2023-05-12* Wo ist der Punkt Datei speichern? So nicht zu gebrauchen ### 3/5 — Used to be perfect. *2024-12-22* This was a perfect text editor until the cursor started jumping to the last line while editing elsewhere. If this is a feature please make it optional. Also link to Support takes you to sign up for linked in (sorry not going to do it). **Developer response:** Thanks for the report. I’ve pushed a fix! I’ve also updated the support link to point to my blog, which has a range of contact methods. ### 3/5 — You can edit one file ok, but… *2023-02-03* … then you have to kill the app to edit a different file! There’s no way to exit. Weird. ### 3/5 — I love this app except for one thing *2021-04-23* What I found lacking is that the font attributes are not saved as part of the file. Any file that you open has the font and size that was last chosen in the settings. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — A Go-To txt editor *2025-08-18* Does what its name implies. Simple tex file editing. (Apple’s iOS 18 Files.app can be annoying with all the Authentication dialogs tho..) ### 5/5 — Exactly what it seems AND does not require a iOS update *2024-12-15* Unlike all the other files editing apps which I can find on the app store, this one does not ask for the latest iOS update (because my device cannot update), and does not ask for money. Also, it keeps the same style of the app Files instead of giving me some ‘dodgy pop-up window’ for editing. So very good and worth getting! ### 5/5 — Just edit *2024-12-07* This is exactly what I wanted. I use it to paste stuff, all formatting is removed and I then can use the plain content. ### 5/5 — Great app, one minor problem *2024-11-18* This app is great, it has all the basic functions I want without making it cumbersome I use it hourly as a to do list with file shared on OneDrive- so it’s a seamless document from phone to PC and back. One minor weird thing- if I edit or delete a line mid document, it drops me to the last line in the document (while editing in iphone) Nonetheless, I recommend this! **Developer response:** I’ve just pushed a fix for this cursor behaviour! ### 5/5 — Semplice ma ottima *2024-07-29* Molto soddisfatto, anche una bella icona. ### 5/5 — Simple perfect for editing text files *2024-07-27* I use a lot of text files in the work that I do. This app is perfect with only one suggestion to include the ability to easily insert the current date and time. The default in the iPad, iPhone system, is to convert text files to a pages format for editing. However, I use a lot of notes in text files because of their small size and most devices open them quickly. I like to use simple text files for a wide variety of tasks then transfer them to my computer for further editing. This app performs that function very well. ### 5/5 — Perfect! *2024-06-22* Just what I was looking for - enables me to open and edit .txt files, saves automatically, and no ads, no money. Thanks James! ### 5/5 — SimpleEdit *2024-04-03* Ich kann nicht meckern, für einfache Textdateien zu erstellen genau richtig. ✅ Schlicht und kostenlos. ### 5/5 — Great app *2022-06-09* To get it to work I had to delete and reinstall after updating to V2 but all good after. iPad Air 4, Ios 15.4 ### 5/5 — Semplice ed efficace *2022-05-22* Semplice ed efficace --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-04.*