Comparison

TextEdit vs Gutly

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+ gives you the control of a capable word processor without the clutter of a full desktop office suite. Create plain-text and rich-text documents, work with Markdown and LaTeX, improve your writing with AI, and keep your files organized in Files and iCloud Drive. You can also open, edit and sync documents created with macOS TextEdit, Microsoft WordPad, Microsoft Word, and Scrivener RTF files directly on your device. WRITE IN THE FORMAT YOU NEED • Create and edit TXT, RTF, RTFD, Markdown, and LaTeX files • Open your documents directly from Files and iCloud Drive • Organize your work with folders and subfolders • Choose where you want to keep your files WRITE AND EDIT WITH AI • Turn your ideas or prompts into a first draft • Rewrite, improve, or summarize any selected text • Adjust the tone, clarity, grammar, and structure of your writing • Use AI without leaving your document FORMAT YOUR DOCUMENT YOUR WAY • Choose your fonts, styles, colors, highlights, and alignment • Create lists and adjust line, paragraph, and document spacing • Use superscript and subscript • Add images and tables to supported document formats • Stay focused with a clean, distraction-free editor WORK WITH MARKDOWN AND LATEX • Preview your Markdown while you write • Write and compile LaTeX directly on your device • Switch easily between your source and the rendered result EDIT FASTER • Find and replace text throughout your document • Check your word, character, sentence, paragraph, and page counts • See the estimated reading time for your text • Use keyboard shortcuts when you work with a hardware keyboard • Move the cursor and select text more precisely with the extended keyboard EXPORT AND SHARE YOUR WORK • Export your documents to PDF, DOCX, RTF, Markdown, plain text, and PNG • Print, email, or send your files to other apps • Keep your documents in Files or cloud storage and continue working with compatible apps on your other devices Whether you’re writing a quick text file, preparing a formatted document, taking Markdown notes, or working on a LaTeX project, TextEdit+ gives you more control than a notes app without overwhelming you with the complexity of a traditional office suite. Privacy Policy https://www.noteswriter.com/Kairoos_Privacy_Policy.html Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Gutly

This AI-powered clarity engine helps you untangle overthinking and gain a clear perspective on decisions. It offers various analysis modes to guide your thinking, challenge assumptions, and reveal patterns without making choices for you.

Highlights
  • AI-powered overthinking reduction
  • Multiple analysis modes (Quick, Guided, Gut Check, etc.)
  • Helps surface what matters
  • Challenges assumptions and thinking patterns
  • Reveals hidden patterns and contradictions
  • Guided conversation for confusion
  • Supports clarity without making decisions
Features
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Gutly is a clarity engine designed with AI to help you untangle overthinking and move forward with confidence. Built to reduce overthinking and confusion, not replace your judgment. How it works: - Step 1: You write any prompt. - Step 2: You select a lens (mode) to analyse it. - Step 3: Gutly helps surface what matters and you get a clear perspective, and sometimes a suggestion. Gutly offers the following modes: Quick - Fast perspective for simple situations and quick decisions. Guided - Structured guidance to help you make a clearer decision. Gut Check - Helps you hear your instinct before overthinking takes over. Challenger - Challenges your thinking and the story you may be telling yourself. Pros & Cons - Breaks down both sides of a decision clearly and simply. Reflection - Helps you explore emotions and deeper meaning behind the situation. Reality Check - Grounds your thoughts and tests your assumptions against reality. Standstill - Reveals what staying stuck or avoiding action may be costing you. Mirror - Reveals hidden patterns, contradictions, and behaviors in your thinking. Clarity Chat - A guided conversation that helps untangle confusion step by step. AI can be very erratic if you don't strictly specify how to use it. Gutly uses a very strict AI directives in a systematic model in order to bring benefit and clarity over any subject. Gutly doesn't choose for you — it helps you see any topic more clearly, and sometimes reveals better options. Gutly does not make decisions for you or provide professional advice. It supports clarity—the final choice is always yours. Terms at https://gutly.tech/terms

Screenshots

TextEdit4 screens
Gutly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Gutly at 5.0 against TextEdit's 3.7. Gutly also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). TextEdit's advantage is ratings volume (378 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Gutly sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gutly holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TextEdit has 378 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TextEdit ships an update weekly, Gutly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TextEdit versus Gutly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTextEditGutly
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (378 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings378 — better2
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size573 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKairoos Solutions SLHercules Juver

Customer experience

TextEdit

All ratings378 ratings
Positive65.6%
Neutral5.0%
Negative29.4%
Written reviews209 reviews
Positive17.2%
Neutral7.2%
Negative75.6%

Gutly

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Gutly

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
7 purchases

Gutly

Subscriptions5
  • Gutly Light$2.991 Month
  • Gutly Pro$6.991 Month
  • Gutly Plus$9.991 Month
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  • Gutly Beyond$14.991 Month
  • Gutly Elevate$49.996 Months
One-time2
  • Daily limit reset$1.99
  • Gutly Lifelong$179.00

Questions

Is TextEdit free?
TextEdit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gutly free?
Gutly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TextEdit or Gutly?
Gutly is rated higher. TextEdit averages 3.7 out of 5 from 378 ratings, while Gutly averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do TextEdit or Gutly have ads?
Neither TextEdit nor Gutly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TextEdit or Gutly?
TextEdit ships an update weekly, and Gutly every 3 days. Most recently, TextEdit was updated on October 15, 2026 and Gutly on September 24, 2026.

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