Phraser vs M² Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Phraser
This keyboard app allows you to save and quickly paste frequently used text snippets. Avoid repetitive typing of long phrases, email addresses, or passwords. It offers unlimited storage for your saved text, making it convenient for social media captions and more.
- Save frequently used text
- Quickly paste snippets
- Unlimited storage
- Easy keyboard switching
- Ideal for social media
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Have your often-used information right at your fingertips! Hate entering your 48 character long e-mail address all the time? Or the "Goodbye, hope you are doing well. Talk soon."? Or maybe you just forget a lot of information, like your passwords? Then Phraser is the Keyboard you need! Quickly enter the information you want to save for later. Easily switch to the keyboard just like you switch to your Emojis. Insert! Perfect for places like TikTok, Snapchat and Jodel where its great to have that perfect caption right at your fingertips and ready to be pasted. There is no limit to what you can paste or how many things you can store. The keyboard is installed by going to Settings -> General -> Keyboard -> Keyboards -> Add New Keyboard. Privacy: Phraser stores data locally on your phone. The keyboard therefore has no internet access. If the App is deleted, the data will be deleted too. You are free to store any passwords, but they are not protected in any way. Some text fields might be protected, such as password fields, in which Phraser and any other third party keyboards will automatically be deactivated by the system.
M² Editor
A focused writing application for plain text users, offering a split-view editor and live preview on iPad, and a convenient formatting bar on iPhone. It supports various Markdown files and synchronizes scrolling between editor and preview panes.
- Split-view editor and live preview on iPad
- Formatting accessory bar on iPhone
- Heading-aware scroll synchronization
- CommonMark support including tables
- Opens various Markdown and text file types
- Adjustable font sizes and themes
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Your Markdown documents, with AI edits you control. M² Editor is a native writing workspace for iPhone and iPad. Open files from Files, iCloud Drive, or another file provider. Write in plain text, preview the result, and connect an AI server when you want help revising. REVIEW BEFORE YOU APPLY Ask for clearer wording, a better structure, or a focused revision. Choose selected text, the visible section with surrounding lines, or the whole document. Review streamed green additions and red removals, adjust the replacement, then Apply in Place or Discard. Your original stays unchanged until you apply. Native Undo/Redo restores or reapplies the edit. CONNECT TO YOUR AI Use Ollama or LM Studio on a reachable Mac/server, OpenAI, vLLM, NVIDIA NIM, or another OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Save multiple named connections, discover models, and switch resources with the options collapsed. Missing ports use provider defaults. Backend status and confirmed loaded-model indicators help show connection state where supported. NVIDIA NIM uses your NVIDIA Developer API key. Keys stay in device Keychain; saved previews show only the first four characters. The iPhone and iPad connect to the selected server; they do not run inference models themselves. Use a reachable LAN/Tailscale server or a cloud endpoint. Localhost refers to the phone or tablet. Public endpoints require HTTPS; trusted private-network HTTP is opt-in. MADE FOR BOTH SCREENS On iPad, keep AI controls beside the document and review changes in the workspace. On iPhone, a dedicated Document Changes screen keeps the review readable. Switch between Editor and Preview, use the centered formatting bar, and adjust appearance and font sizes. Create Document shows progress with Cancel and automatically opens a genuinely blank local file when ready. KEEP YOUR EDIT HISTORY Search this document or all documents, reuse instructions, and export Markdown or JSON through Files. Keep history local or select an iCloud Drive folder. Deleted history goes to Recently Deleted and can be restored. API keys are excluded from history and exports. NATIVE MARKDOWN TOOLS • Live rendered preview and syntax highlighting • Headings, nested lists, task lists, aligned tables, links, images, and code blocks • Formatting shortcuts for bold, italic, code, headings, links, lists, and quotes • Native Undo/Redo, adjustable fonts, and light/dark appearance • Linked editor/preview scrolling on iPad and Find in the rendered preview • Documents saved at the file locations you choose OPTIONAL AI, CLEAR DESTINATIONS Ordinary editing needs no AI service or app account. You supply the endpoint and any required credentials; third-party providers may have their own accounts, limits, and charges. Approve the displayed AI server and scope before the first suggestion. Only requested document text and your instruction go to that destination; model-list checks send no document text. There is no automatic cloud fallback. Remote providers handle submitted text under their own policies. Markdown parsing and preview layout run locally. Remote image URLs are fetched from their hosts. No analytics, advertising SDKs, or tracking are included. Document HTML/PDF export and printing are Mac features. Designed and built by Warren Zajac.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Phraser at 4.7 against M² Editor's 1.0. Phraser also leads on ratings volume (546 vs 1). M² Editor's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Phraser sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. M² Editor asks for nothing beyond the download.
Phraser holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phraser has 546 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Phraser | M² Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (546 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 89.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 546 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Casper Riboe | Warren Zajac |
Customer experience
Phraser
M² Editor
In-app purchases
Phraser
- Unlimited Phrases$0.99
M² Editor
No in-app purchases









