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

Customer Experience

Positive experience17.3% of reviews
Neutral7.2% of reviews
Negative experience75.5% of reviews

~ Based on 208 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say about TextEdit

Reviews of TextEdit are mostly negative: the Productivity app is rated 3.7/5 from 378 App Store ratings. What users like most: simple and clean text editor, integrates well with iCloud. Top complaints: requires subscription for full functionality, locks users out of previously purchased content. Summarized from real user reviews.

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 378 user ratings, with an App Store average of 3.7/5.

Safety Analysis

65.6% of ratings point to a safe experience
5.0% of ratings suggest some concerns
29.4% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 378 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

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Why did you break a great app?

I have been using the app as my exclusive tool for writing, using the plain text editor. It’s been doing everything I need it to do. It also helps me keep things organized and easy to me to work between devices leveraging iCloud. Ever since the last big update on Sept 16, 2026, it now has major issues. I’m not going to run down the list, just one that is especially problematic. I’m trying to open a file, and it says it has to download from iCloud??? I’ve never seen that before. I used to be able to switch devices and all the files were instantly in sync. So now it’s download this file, for the past hour and there is no progress bar. I can’t use the app in this condition. I’m begging you to fix it.
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3dwhispers3dwhispers

Stürzt leider ständig ab

Seit dem „riesigen“ Update, läuft es schlecht. Ein altes Dokument angeklickt: Absturz. Ein neues produziert und später wieder angeklickt: Absturz
Zum Glück gibt es viele andere Apps dieser Art…
macwatchmacwatch

***** Top

♦︎ TextEdit+ v.7.0.1 on iPadOS'26.6.1 ;
♦︎ 2026.09.13.Su.16:28.iPm.
YGDMAYGDMA

Two years to unblock a free version

This App used to be free, then a subscription was enforced, locking non-subscribers out.
Two years later the free part has been restored. I still have to see how much functionality there is.
I’m in no hurry, I’ve moved on
ExjoeyExjoey

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

scam

application required subscription, closing pop-up about it its impossible, also creating new document cause new pop-up with information about unable to do it without premium. scam.
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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.
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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.

Accès

Proposition d'acheter le prime qui bloque toute l'appli impossible d'y avoir accès...
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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.
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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.

Si juste besoin d’éditer un fichier texte, pas moyen d’en faire quoi que ce soit

À l’ouverture, juste harceler par les fenêtres pour acheter une version premium, pas moyen de la passer, du moins avec VoiceOver. J’ai essayé plusieurs fois. Merci, au revoir.
Sowilo frSowilo fr

Useless

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