# iDiff View vs Text Workflow

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Text Workflow at 95% against iDiff View's 33%. Text Workflow also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.4) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 17 months). iDiff View's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (9.2 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Text Workflow sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. iDiff View asks for nothing beyond the download.

Text Workflow holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text Workflow has 176 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of iDiff View's written reviews are positive against 95% of Text Workflow's.

iDiff View ships an update every 17 months, Text Workflow fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | iDiff View | Text Workflow |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [3.4 (5 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/idiff-view/id1084386974/reviews) | **[4.8 (176 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/text-workflow-clean-any-text/id1623230250/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 5 | **176** |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | **95.2% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | **Fortnightly** |
| Monetization | **Free** | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 14 MB | 32 MB |
| Requires iOS | **9.2** | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [ROCKETBOX LTD](https://appshunter.io/developer/1066275766) | [Georgios Trigonakis](https://appshunter.io/developer/439577899) |

## What reviewers say

### iDiff View

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/idiff-view/id1084386974)

Compare two text files side-by-side to see changes. It highlights character, word, and line differences, supporting various cloud document providers for easy file access.

**Highlights:** Side-by-side file comparison, Highlights character, word, and line changes, Supports iCloud Drive, Google Drive, OneDrive, Combined view on iPhone, Identifies additions and deletions

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


### Text Workflow

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/text-workflow-clean-any-text/id1623230250)

Automate repetitive text editing tasks with a powerful yet user-friendly tool. Create custom workflows by combining over 45 transformation actions to format, clean, and convert text. All processing is done on-device for enhanced security and privacy.

**Highlights:** Combine transformation actions, Save and reuse workflows, Over 45 text transformation actions, On-device processing, JSON, CSV, YAML conversion, URL and Base64 encoding/decoding, Shortcuts integration

**Features:** Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Text Workflow Full Access | $0.99 | per month |
| Text Workflow Full Access | $6.99 | per year |
| Lifetime Premium | $17.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Adds significant functionality to Shortcuts
- 💡 Powerful text manipulation and data conversion
- 👍 Excellent for testing Regex patterns
- 👍 Incredibly useful and handy
- 👍 Magic in your pocket

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Family sharing for subscription not enabled
- 🐛 Free plan has a 100-character limit
- 🐛 Restore purchase doesn't work
- 🐛 Last update broke Shortcuts
- 🐛 Redirecting behavior in Shortcuts even without using the action

**Reported bugs**

- Last update broke Shortcuts
- Shortcuts open the app and stop instead of returning data
- Error message when selecting a workflow in Shortcuts action
- Restore purchase doesn't work

**Requested features**

- Support for family sharing for subscriptions
- Support for more languages
- Ability to convert VB code to C#
- Ability to change AI models (e.g., 16K ChatGPT, 32K GPT-4)
- Ability to alter AI temperature settings, top-p, top-K, frequency penalties, token limit, stop sequence


## Frequently asked questions

### Is iDiff View free?

iDiff View is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Text Workflow free?

Text Workflow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, iDiff View or Text Workflow?

Text Workflow is rated higher. iDiff View averages 3.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Text Workflow averages 4.8 from 176 ratings.

### Do iDiff View or Text Workflow have ads?

Neither iDiff View nor Text Workflow shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, iDiff View or Text Workflow?

iDiff View ships an update every 17 months, and Text Workflow fortnightly. Most recently, iDiff View was updated on October 11, 2026 and Text Workflow on October 18, 2026.

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