Word Processor vs Lightweight Text Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Word Processor
A powerful yet user-friendly word processor designed for students and professionals. It aids in organizing research, generating ideas, and focusing on writing. Seamlessly sync documents across devices and export in various formats.
- Create, edit, import, and export documents (text, RTF, Markdown, LaTeX)
- Export to PDF, ePUB, HTML, and more
- MLA and APA style formatting support
- Insert photos, signatures, charts, and drawings
- Offline/Online sync with cloud services
- Text to Speech for proofreading
- Scan documents using device camera
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Textilus Pro is a great word processor app for students and business people, also being excellent for writing reports, papers, blog posts, journals or ebooks! Textilus Pro can help you organize your research, generate ideas, and remove distractions so you can focus on the most important thing: writing. Thanks to iCloud and Dropbox Sync, your documents in Textilus will synchronize between your iPad and iPhone automatically. MAIN FEATURES + Create, edit, import and export text, RTF, Markdown and LaTeX documents. + Export and share your text documents to PDF, RTF, RTFD, ePUB, PNG, TXT, Markdown or HTML + Modify margins and paper sizes, MLA and APA style format support including document headers/footers, very useful for students and teachers + Insert inline photos, signatures, charts and drawings in your documents. + MLA and APA style format support including headers/footers + Install your own TrueType fonts. + Full-text search engine: It allows you to search the contents of your document library + Create unlimited notebooks, folders and nested subfolders + Create your own templates for new documents + User defined document headers and footers with tags for date, page number, total of pages, etc. + Offline/Online document sync with iCloud, Dropbox, Box, Google Drive, iCloud Drive, webDAV + Text to Speech for proofreading with text being read aloud starting at the cursor position + Scan documents: Use the camera of your iPad/iPhone to scan documents, notes, recipes, tickets, etc. directly in Textilus !!! + Wi-Fi Transfer: transfer your documents between your iPad/iPhone and your computer via Wi-Fi with a web browser + Protect individually your folders/notebooks with a password, very useful for iPads with more than one user in office, classroom or home + Zip folders and email them as an attachment + iCloud sync support: it keeps automatically your documents up to date on all your devices iPhone/iPad + Share Link via iCloud: Share your documents via public iCloud web link Other main features: # Stay organized + Create notebooks, folders and nested subfolders # Essential Writing Tool + Rich-text formatting: Bold, italic, underline, highlight, subscript/superscript, alignment, line and paragraph spacing, first-line indent, page breaks, footnotes, comments, text and paper color, etc. + Insert special symbols, math symbols, date, current GPS location, pictographs and web links + Sign your documents realistically with your finger + Document Statistics: characters, words, reading time, sentences, average word length + Right to Left and bi-directional text editing supported for Hebrew, Arabic, Thai, etc. # Customizable Keyboard Bar + Exclusive extra keyboard row with direct access to styling and punctuation functions. + Quick keys for tab, forward delete, cursor up/down/left/right, etc. + Tap and hold to easily set your own custom keyboard buttons to your commonly-used keys, special symbols, text snippets or hard to reach characters # Special and Unique Features + Scan documents: Use the camera of your iPad/iPhone to scan documents, notes, recipes, tickets, etc. directly in Textilus !!! + Text to Speech for proofreading with text being read aloud starting at the cursor position + Typewriter (Focus) mode. Distraction-Free mode that keeps only the paragraph you’re typing at the center of the screen, letting you focus on what you’re writing + User defined document headers and footers with tags for date, page number, total of pages, etc. + Create backup snapshots of your documents anytime + Zip folders/notebooks and email them as an attachment Privacy Policy http://www.noteswriter.com/Kairoos_Privacy_Policy.html EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ This app requires users to have a subscription to unlock all the features after a 3-day risk-free trial.
Lightweight Text Editor
This app allows users to work with plain text files without formatting concerns. It can open any text file, create folders for organization, and adjust encoding and line endings.
- Open any plain text file
- Create folders for organization
- Change text encoding
- Adjust line endings (CR/LF/CRLF)
- No formatting concerns
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Lightweight Text Editor is a great tool for users who work with plain text files. If you want to work with raw text without having to worry about formatting, then this app is for you. It can open any plain text file, regardless of the extension. You can create folders to organize your documents. You can also change the encoding and the line endings (CR/LF/CRLF).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Word Processor at Free against Lightweight Text Editor's $2.99. Word Processor also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 26 months) and ratings volume (902 vs 58). Lightweight Text Editor's advantage is review sentiment (82% vs 42%) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On rating, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Word Processor is free to download; Lightweight Text Editor costs $2.99 up front. Word Processor sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Lightweight Text Editor asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Word Processor against 4.3 for Lightweight Text Editor. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Word Processor has 902 ratings behind it against 58, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 42% of Word Processor's written reviews are positive against 82% of Lightweight Text Editor's.
Word Processor ships an update every 2 weeks, Lightweight Text Editor every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Word Processor | Lightweight Text Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (902 ratings) — better | 4.3 (58 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 42.0% of reviews | 82.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 902 — better | 58 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 26 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 281 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kairoos Solutions SL | Erik Wegener |
Customer experience
Word Processor
Lightweight Text Editor
Bugs and requests
Word Processor
Reported bugs
4 issues- Cursor disappearing issue after iOS 13 update
- Unreliable document saving and syncing
- Inability to access or export documents
- Unexpected document deletion or loss
Requested features
6 requests- More font options
- Improved formatting and layout controls
- Better PDF support and annotation
- Scrivener file integration
- Customizable page sizes
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- Improved search and navigation
Lightweight Text Editor
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Word Processor
- Unlock All Textilus Pro3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Full Version Unlock$9.99
Lightweight Text Editor
No in-app purchases
Questions
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