Comparison

TextEdit vs Keeply

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

Keeply

Manage all aspects of your boat's upkeep, from maintenance schedules and equipment logs to repairs and passage records. An AI assistant can answer questions about your boat's history, and the app works offline.

Highlights
  • Maintenance scheduling and tracking
  • Equipment inventory with service history
  • Repair logging and cost tracking
  • Passage logging with checklists
  • AI-powered Q&A for boat records
  • Offline functionality
  • Document and manual storage
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Keep your boat ready. Keeply is the connected record for people who look after their own boat. Every system, every service interval, every passage in one place, with an AI assistant that has read your records and answers questions about them. SET UP IN MINUTES Tell Keeply what boat you have. It builds the equipment list and a maintenance schedule to match: engine, rigging, plumbing, electrical, safety gear. Most owners are done in about fifteen minutes rather than an evening with a spreadsheet. MAINTENANCE Recurring tasks for every system, by date or by engine hours. Keeply tracks what you've done and shows what's due, overdue, or coming up. No more guessing when you last changed the impeller. EQUIPMENT A card for every piece of gear, with make, model, service history, photos and manuals attached. Find the model number of your watermaker at 0300 in an anchorage. REPAIRS Log what broke, what you did about it, what it cost, with photos. A running record for insurance, resale, or the next yard quote. LOGBOOK Passages with crew, weather, watch entries, and pre-departure and arrival checklists. Export to CSV. FIRST MATE Ask in plain English. "What's overdue?" "When did I last service the engine?" First Mate answers from your boat's records, not from the internet. WORKS OFFLINE Built for boats, which usually means no signal. Your records stay readable and editable without a connection and sync when you're back in range. First Mate needs a connection; nothing else does. FREE One vessel, 5 equipment cards, 5 repairs, 5 logbook passages, 5 First Mate questions a month, unlimited maintenance tasks, engine hours, 250 MB of documents. No card required. BOATER - $6.99/month Unlimited equipment, repairs and passages. 50 First Mate questions a month. Watch entries, CSV export, custom lists, haul-out planner, 1 GB of documents. Built by a cruiser, for boaters. Terms of Use (EULA): https://keeply.boats/terms Privacy Policy: https://keeply.boats/privacy

Screenshots

TextEdit4 screens
Keeply4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Keeply at 100% against TextEdit's 17%. Keeply also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). TextEdit's advantage is ratings volume (379 vs 2) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). 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

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 Keeply sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Keeply holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TextEdit has 379 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of TextEdit's written reviews are positive against 100% of Keeply's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TextEdit ships an update weekly, Keeply fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
TextEdit versus Keeply: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTextEditKeeply
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (379 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings379 — better2
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size580 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKairoos Solutions SLKeeply, LLC

Customer experience

TextEdit

All ratings379 ratings
Positive65.7%
Neutral5.0%
Negative29.3%
Written reviews210 reviews
Positive17.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative75.7%

Keeply

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
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

Keeply

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
1 purchases

Keeply

Subscriptions1
  • Boater$6.991 Month

Questions

Is TextEdit free?
TextEdit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Keeply free?
Keeply is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TextEdit or Keeply?
Keeply is rated higher. TextEdit averages 3.7 out of 5 from 379 ratings, while Keeply averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do TextEdit or Keeply have ads?
Neither TextEdit nor Keeply shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TextEdit or Keeply?
TextEdit ships an update weekly, and Keeply fortnightly. Most recently, TextEdit was updated on October 18, 2026 and Keeply on October 8, 2026.

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