TextED vs Cheer Box
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TextED
This app helps you understand common text and internet abbreviations. It provides a quick lookup for over 1,200 terms, making it easier to follow online conversations and decode slang.
- Database of over 1,200 terms
- Simple and attractive interface
- Understand online slang
- Frequent term updates
- Quick lookup for abbreviations
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Texting shorthand moves fast. LOL and BRB are easy—but what about the rest? TextED is a simple slang and abbreviation translator that puts 1,300+ definitions at your fingertips. Type a term, tap Translate, and get plain English in seconds. PERFECT FOR: • Parents who want to understand what kids are saying online • Anyone decoding texts, group chats, and social posts • Quick lookups without searching the web FEATURES: • 1,300+ slang and text abbreviations • Clean, easy-to-use interface • Fast, offline dictionary lookups • Completely ad-free Whether you’re trying to figure out a confusing message or just staying current with how people text today, TextED helps you understand the conversation—quickly and clearly. TextED 2.0 brings a refreshed design and a smoother experience built for iOS 16 and later.
Cheer Box
Discover and share fun cheers for scouting events. Shake your device to get a random cheer, or add your own to build a personalized library for your group's meetings and activities.
- Random cheer generation
- Shake to reveal cheer
- Add custom cheers
- Growing cheer library
- Scouting event use
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This app contains cheers that scouting leaders can use during their meetings or other events. Simply download the app, open it, and gently shake your iPhone or iPad for a randomly chosen fun cheer for your group! It starts users out with some fun cheers, but it also allows users to add their own cheers so that they have a growing library of cheers for their scouting events.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cheer Box at 5.0 against TextED's 4.3. TextED's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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
Both are free to download. Cheer Box sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TextED asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cheer Box holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TextED has 30 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
TextED ships an update every 3 weeks, Cheer Box every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TextED | Cheer Box |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (30 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 27.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | HAPPS Software LLC | T4 Software, Inc. |
Customer experience
TextED
Cheer Box
In-app purchases
TextED
No in-app purchases
Cheer Box
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