TextED vs Yarn Tracker
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.
Yarn Tracker
Manage all your knitting and crocheting projects in one convenient app. Easily associate dates, images, and links to patterns with each project. This application is completely free to use.
- Track knitting and crocheting projects
- Associate dates with projects
- Add images to projects
- Link to patterns
- Organize projects in one place
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Yarn Tracker allows you to keep track of your knitting and crocheting projects in one place. It is completely free with no subscription service. You can associate dates, images, and links to patterns with each project.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Yarn Tracker at 5.0 against TextED's 4.3. TextED's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Yarn Tracker 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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
TextED ships an update every 3 weeks, Yarn Tracker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TextED | Yarn Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (30 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HAPPS Software LLC | Bryan Olson |
Customer experience
TextED
Yarn Tracker
In-app purchases
TextED
No in-app purchases
Yarn Tracker
No in-app purchases
