Comparison

Audivision vs Simple Editor X

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

Head to head
About

Audivision

This utility app facilitates communication for individuals with hearing impairments. It converts typed or dictated text into large, easily readable letters on screen, aiding those who struggle with small print.

Highlights
  • Text-to-large-print conversion
  • Keyboard input
  • Dictation support
  • Facilitates communication
  • Aids users with hearing difficulties
Features
Read full description

With this app you are able to communicate with people who suffer from hardness of hearing much easier. You simply enter your text via the iPad/iPhone keyboard or via​ dictation and it will appear in big letters. Thereby this app is particularly suited for people who have difficulties in old age to hear and read texts written​ in small letters.

About

Simple Editor X

This intelligent text editor and notepad offers text-to-speech functionality in 64 languages, real-time text analysis including word and character counts, and language identification. It also features emotional analysis for English text, iCloud synchronization, and easy insertion of canned text.

Highlights
  • Text-to-Speech in 64 languages
  • Real-time text information display
  • Language identification
  • Emotional analysis for English text
  • iCloud synchronization across devices
  • Canned text insertion
  • Translation and replace function
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Simple Editor X is a simple, intelligent text editor and notepad application. In addition to text entry, Simple Editor X can also check and analyze text. This application has the following features ・Text-To-Speech After entering text, you can read it out loud with the text-to-speech function. This is especially useful when you want to check the clarity of sentences and the naturalness of conjunctions. 64 languages are supported, including Japanese, English (US), French (France), etc¹. On macOS, you can also export to audio files². ・Displays text information The number of characters, words, and paragraphs can be displayed in real time. In addition, machine learning can be used to identify the language of the text. If you don't know what language it is, you can paste it into Simple Editor X. With English text, more intelligence in Simple Editor X is unleashed. You can now perform an emotional analysis³ that shows whether the entire text is positive or negative, and you can detect proper nouns, such as the names of people, organizations, and places, and look them up with a single click. ・Synchronization via iCloud Synchronize texts and settings between iOS, macOS, and visionOS devices so that the same settings can be inherited from any device. ・Easy insertion of canned text Frequently used canned text can be registered in advance and instantly inserted at the beginning and end. For example, you can efficiently add canned sentences for emails, greetings at the beginning of memos, and other sentences that are used repeatedly. ・Translation The translation function is an essential part of the smarter Simple Editor X. In addition to displaying translation results, a one-click translation and replace function will be added. (iOS/iPadOS/macOS only) ・Linkage with the Shortcut app Text information can be analyzed by linking with shortcut apps without having to bother to open the app. For example, if you need to periodically check the number of words or paragraphs in a document, you can easily access the information without opening the app and work more efficiently. 1. advanced language-dependent features such as the ability to transliterate Chinese characters are not supported. 2. Please check Apple's OS terms and conditions for handling audio files created with Simple Editor X. 3. Positive or negative emotions are indicated by a numerical value between -1 and 1 and a graph.

Screenshots

Audivision1 screens
Simple Editor X4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Audivision at Free against Simple Editor X's $1.49. Audivision also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 0%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 26.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

Audivision is free to download; Simple Editor X costs $1.49 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Audivision ships an update every 18 months, Simple Editor X every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Audivision versus Simple Editor X: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAudivisionSimple Editor X
PriceFree — better$1.49
Rating3.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 18 monthsEvery 13 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHoppen Systems & Applications GmbHKeisuke Chinone

Customer experience

Audivision

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

Simple Editor X

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Audivision

No in-app purchases

None

Simple Editor X

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Audivision free?
Audivision is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Editor X free?
Simple Editor X costs $1.49, with no in-app purchases.
Do Audivision or Simple Editor X have ads?
Neither Audivision nor Simple Editor X shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Audivision or Simple Editor X?
Audivision ships an update every 18 months, and Simple Editor X every 13 months. Most recently, Audivision was updated on October 24, 2026 and Simple Editor X on October 13, 2026.

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