Comparison

TextEdit vs Text Editor by Qrayon

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

TextEdit

A fast and versatile text editor for mobile devices, offering compatibility with various file formats and editors. It provides a distraction-free writing experience with advanced formatting, organization, and sharing features.

Highlights
  • Supports TXT, RTF, Markdown, TeX, and PDF formats
  • Cross-device and computer syncing via iCloud/Files
  • Distraction-free writing interface
  • Customizable keyboard extension for faster typing
  • Visual rich text formatting and one-tap options
  • Syntax highlighting for Markdown and TeX
  • Instant statistics and counters
Features
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TextEdit+ is the text editor your iPhone and iPad were missing. Like TextEdit on the Mac, it opens to a clean page and stays out of your way. Unlike it, it also speaks Markdown and LaTeX, marks up PDFs and puts an AI assistant right inside your document. Jot down a quick TXT, format a rich-text letter, write a README in Markdown or compile a LaTeX paper. One lightweight app, no clutter. ONE EDITOR, EVERY TEXT FORMAT • Create and edit TXT, RTF, RTFD, Markdown and LaTeX files • Open RTF files from macOS TextEdit, WordPad, Word and Scrivener, and keep working on them on your Mac or PC • Open PDFs and mark them up with highlights, notes and text • Work on files right where they live: Files, iCloud Drive or your cloud storage • Organize your documents in folders and subfolders A CLEAN PLACE TO WRITE • Distraction-free editor with Full Screen and Typewriter modes • Keep several documents open in tabs and switch with a tap • Extended keyboard row for cursor moves, selection and the characters you use most • Keyboard shortcuts for hardware keyboards • Read Aloud with your choice of voice and speed • Light and dark appearance, plus custom document colors RICH TEXT WITHOUT THE BLOAT • Fonts, sizes, colors, highlights, bold, italic, underline and strikethrough • Alignment, indents, lists, line and paragraph spacing, superscript and subscript • Insert images, tables and inline equations • Install your own fonts and use them in any document MARKDOWN AND LATEX, DONE PROPERLY • Syntax highlighting for Markdown and TeX • Live Markdown preview: edit, preview or split view side by side • Compile LaTeX right on your device and preview the PDF next to your source • Article, report, book and letter templates, command completion, error diagnostics and a document outline • Multi-file projects with included files and bibliographies AI THAT WORKS IN YOUR DOCUMENT • Turn a prompt into a first draft • Rewrite, shorten, expand, summarize or translate the selected text • Fix grammar, spelling and punctuation, or switch the tone between casual, concise, friendly and professional • Ask the assistant about your own documents and get answers with sources • Prefer to write without AI? Hide every AI feature with one switch TOOLS FOR EDITING • Find and replace across the whole document • Word, character, sentence, paragraph, line and page counts with reading time • Readability scores: Flesch Reading Ease, Flesch–Kincaid Grade, SMOG and Automated Readability Index • Automatic backups, so an edit is never lost • Scan paper documents with the camera EXPORT AND SHARE • Export to PDF, Word (DOCX), RTF, RTFD, Markdown, TXT, TeX and PNG • Print, email or send your work to any app • Send text, links and files to TextEdit+ from other apps with the share sheet • Shortcuts actions to create, open, search and rename documents Built for iPhone, iPad and iPhone Duo, and localized in more than 70 languages. Privacy Policy https://www.noteswriter.com/Kairoos_Privacy_Policy.html Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Text Editor by Qrayon

A native text editor for iOS that focuses on plain text file editing. It integrates with iCloud and other file services, offering a clean interface that maximizes editing space. Users can adjust text size via iOS settings.

Highlights
  • Plain text file editing
  • iOS file system integration
  • iCloud and other service support
  • Maximized editing space
  • Dynamic Type support
Features
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Text Editor does one thing and does it well: Edit plain text files. It is fully integrated into iOS's file system. Create and edit files in iCloud and other services. When editing on smaller screens, Text Editor maximizes the editing space by hiding the toolbar. It also supports Dynamic Type: Adjust the text size in iOS's Settings App. Have other things you need? Leave us a comment. If there's enough interest, we'll make a Pro version. Thanks, -- The App Makers @ Qrayon.

Screenshots

TextEdit4 screens
Text Editor by Qrayon2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Text Editor by Qrayon at 53% against TextEdit's 17%. Text Editor by Qrayon also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.0). TextEdit's advantage is rating (3.7 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (381 vs 11). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TextEdit sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Text Editor by Qrayon asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TextEdit holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TextEdit has 381 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 17% of TextEdit's written reviews are positive against 53% of Text Editor by Qrayon's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
TextEdit versus Text Editor by Qrayon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTextEditText Editor by Qrayon
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (381 ratings) — better3.3 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews17.1% of reviews52.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings381 — better11
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size487 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKairoos Solutions SLQrayon, LLC

Customer experience

TextEdit

All ratings381 ratings
Positive65.9%
Neutral5.0%
Negative29.1%
Written reviews210 reviews
Positive17.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative75.7%

Text Editor by Qrayon

All ratings11 ratings
Positive45.5%
Neutral18.2%
Negative36.4%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive52.9%
Neutral17.6%
Negative29.4%

Bugs and requests

TextEdit

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when opening certain file types
  • Formatting issues when copying/pasting text
  • Inconsistent behavior across devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Allow users to choose iCloud directory
  • Offer one-time purchase option instead of subscription
  • Restore previous paid versions without AI

Text Editor by Qrayon

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

TextEdit

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly$1.997 Days
  • TextEdit+ Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • TextEdit+ Annual3 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • TextEdit+ Full Unlock$14.99
None

Text Editor by Qrayon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TextEdit free?
TextEdit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Text Editor by Qrayon free?
Text Editor by Qrayon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TextEdit or Text Editor by Qrayon?
TextEdit is rated higher. TextEdit averages 3.7 out of 5 from 381 ratings, while Text Editor by Qrayon averages 3.3 from 11 ratings.
Do TextEdit or Text Editor by Qrayon have ads?
Neither TextEdit nor Text Editor by Qrayon shows ads.

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