1. Home
  2. 📊 Productivity
  3. TextEdit
  4. Reviews

TextEdit User Reviews

TextEdit - Text Editor
TextEdit - Text Editor
Kairoos Solutions SL
📚 Education
📊 Productivity

Customer Experience

Positive experience18.1% of reviews
Neutral8.1% of reviews
Negative experience73.8% of reviews

~ Based on 160 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of TextEdit. Based on 376 reviews and a 3.7/5 average, it highlights the 3 positives and 4 negatives reviewers mention most about this Productivity app.

Positive things

  • 📝Simple and clean text editor
  • 🔗Integrates well with iCloud
  • 👍Useful for basic document editing

Negative things

  • 💰Requires subscription for full functionality
  • 🔒Locks users out of previously purchased content
  • 🚫Prevents access to app without subscription
  • 🤖Forced AI integration that users don't want

Is TextEdit Safe?

TextEdit - Text Editor appears mostly safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for TextEdit is 74/100.

This assessment is based on 376 user ratings, with an App Store average of 3.7/5.

Safety Analysis

66.2% of ratings point to a safe experience
4.8% of ratings suggest some concerns
29.0% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 376 App Store ratings for TextEdit.

Is TextEdit Legit?

TextEdit - Text Editor appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for TextEdit is 95/100.

Based on 95 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Most RecentHighest RatedLowest Rated

Apple charges a subscription fee

This tiny text editor is most definitely NOT worth paying a monthly subscription fee to use. It is (or was) an open source project distributed for free, but Apple is trying to squeeze every dime possible out its users. The company has become evil.
rediculousnicknamerediculousnickname

滚

滚
M№M№

Price Deceptive

Disappointing for a free app to require purchase to use even the most basic functions . It’s not a bad price probably but don’t expect to have to pay unless it is charged at download.
GetDatGooseGetDatGoose

What is this thing thinking?

Absolutely the most complicated text editor I’ve tried yet. All I want is a simple editor that can read rtf format, and save and find things on my cloud drives. This one only uses Apple iCloud Drive,and installs its own folder. So if you already have a file started, it won’t see it until you physically move it into that folder. Then it starts in with templates and other stuff I don’t want. Not to mention you HAVE to accept the three day trial of some ai tool just to get the app to open, and then you have to go cancel the trial or get bill $5 a month. This is a terrible app and a total scam to get money from you.
Show more
OhWell68OhWell68

Response from developer

We’re sorry the forced trial and file workflow made a simple editing task so frustrating. In version 7.0.0, we removed the mandatory subscription screen. You can now use the free plan without starting a trial or subscribing. Please update to the latest version if you’d like to try it again. If the file-location workflow still gets in your way, please contact us at contact@noteswriter.com with the storage provider you use.

Zero Stars. The wretched UI would not let me not leave at least one.

Still has the upsell uncloseable popup. And while it says it does not collect data, the “privacy” policy on its web page says some of its third party components may… And it uses cookies! WTAF???
Nickname required? Humph.Nickname required? Humph.

Warnung

Erst muss man In App-Käufe tätigen, um alle Funktionen zu nutzen und dann gibt es plötzlich eine Sperre, die offenbar erst verschwindet, wenn man mittlerweile 5.99 im Monat für das unnötige KI-Abo bezahlt. So etwas gehört verboten. Gelöscht, von dieser Firma nie wieder Apps.
NF25899NF25899

Response from developer

Dass du nach einem früheren Kauf plötzlich vor einer Abo-Sperre standest, ist verständlicherweise ärgerlich. Das tut uns leid. Mit Version 7.0.0 haben wir die verpflichtende Abo-Sperre entfernt. Du kannst die App jetzt im kostenlosen Tarif nutzen, ohne ein Probeabo oder ein kostenpflichtiges Abo abzuschließen. Wenn du ihr noch eine Chance geben möchtest, aktualisiere sie bitte auf die neueste Version. Deinen früheren Kauf müssen wir gesondert prüfen. Schreib uns dazu bitte an contact@noteswriter.com.

Clickbait

I like privacy policy but honestly, it isn’t free as advertised when a. Can’t test without signup. B. Can’t use without subscribing. Banking on people forgetting to cancel eh?
3 days??? and then costs $5 or whatever? Moving on nothing to see here.
JoejoiJoejoi

Great app

100%
Dave-75aDave-75a

No “X” button when I don’t want to pay

I’m not paying 4.99 per month when I can have it for free at least let me exit the thing letting me pay I don’t care if I don’t want the “extra perks” LEMME WRITE
Agent_jeff_ytAgent_jeff_yt

App is Useless unless you buy TextEdit+

Every time I try the app, it asks me to purchase TextEdit+ so I can use AI and blah, blah, blah. No way for me to say nope. Useless.
Emotional Squirrel2.0Emotional Squirrel2.0

Don’t bother downloading

It’s a paid app with a limited 3 day trial with no uptick or bypass.
at_your_own_riskat_your_own_risk

Response from developer

We’re sorry the three-day trial was the only way to get past the opening screen. In version 7.0.0, we removed the mandatory subscription screen. You can now use the free plan without starting a trial or subscribing. Please update to the latest version if you’d like to try it again.

Forces you to buy!

Forces you to buy a monthly subscription just to use it. Honestly it’s not worth it. I uninstalled it after 2 minutes trying to figure out how to get off the purchase screen and gave up since there was no “no thanks” or an “X” on the page to leave and not buy! I’ll find something free like it should be since it’s just note app…. I’ll spend my money on lunch instead.
Show more
Anonymous6736Anonymous6736

Response from developer

We’re sorry you spent time looking for a way past the purchase screen. In version 7.0.0, we removed the mandatory subscription screen. You can now use the free plan without starting a trial or subscribing. Please update to the latest version if you’d like to try it again.

Useless

Can’t get past the 3 day trial. The only option is to click the free trail. Ridiculous.
B-RedactedB-Redacted

paid only?

Is this a paid only app? I can’t seem to get it to open unless pay them, but the description doesn’t say anything about that. Seems like a scam, I wouldn’t trust them.
AlanHughesAlanHughes

Why is this app so highly rated?

It doesn’t let you write anything without paying :(
GERRY PIGGERRY PIG

Response from developer

We’re sorry you couldn’t start writing without paying. In version 7.0.0, we removed the mandatory subscription screen. You can now use the free plan without starting a trial or subscribing. Please update to the latest version if you’d like to try it again.

Locked out of content, forced payment

I’ve used this for a long time. Now the app won’t even let you look at your previous work unless you sign up for a monthly subscription. It used to be great; now you should skip it. Sad to see.
MichaelHWhittenMichaelHWhitten

Please allow me to choose my directory on iCloud!

Was quite excited to find this. Excitement dwindled when I saw that this app yet created another directory in my icloud and in order to open or edit and save documents from my macOS TextEdit directory it opens it after navigating to it and then wants to save it to it's own 'file system' / directory... Why? To me, that's a fail.

Just have it do what it does, and let me choose where!!!
Show more
@Flexerrr@Flexerrr

No AI - please!!!

I will not use an app that requires me to accept a free trial or purchase of the AI assistant. Period. This app is going back to where it came from. Why do you not allow me to just use the app without this Satya Nadella-like push to AI? Lots of people do not like AI - lots of us.
DarthRico22DarthRico22

Another over priced subscription model app

I downloaded it only to be met with a THREE day trial and a $NZ 7.00 a month subscription. No thanks.
broadie111broadie111

Terrible

Immediate pay wall
Seph-JoSeph-Jo

Response from developer

We’re sorry you were met with a payment screen as soon as you opened the app. In version 7.0.0, we removed the mandatory subscription screen. You can now use the free plan without starting a trial or subscribing. Please update to the latest version if you’d like to try it again.

Promoted

KobCard
KobCard

Gift Card Information Platform

by KOB MARKETING

📊 Productivity
Sponsored

(62)

Free
Ulysses: Writing App
Ulysses: Writing App

Write a novel, story, book

📊 Productivity

(2.1K)

Free
In-App Purchases
CompareUlysses vs TextEdit
1Writer - Markdown Text Editor
1Writer - Markdown Text Editor

Note taking, writing app

📊 Productivity

(388)

$4.99
In-App Purchases
Compare1Writer vs TextEdit
myTextViewer
myTextViewer

Any File Viewer: Code/Log/Text

📊 Productivity

(156)

Free
ComparemyTextViewer vs TextEdit
iEditor – Text Code Editor
iEditor – Text Code Editor

Best source code editor

📊 Productivity

(189)

Free
With Ads
CompareiEditor vs TextEdit
EasyEditText
EasyEditText

Edit .txt files

📊 Productivity

(61)

Free
In-App Purchases
CompareEasyEditText vs TextEdit
PDF Viewer by Nutrient
PDF Viewer by Nutrient

Fill Forms, Sign, Edit, Redact

📊 Productivity

(9.1K)

Free
In-App Purchases
ComparePDF Viewer by Nutrient vs TextEdit
See more
See similar apps