zWrite vs Lightweight Text Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
zWrite
A straightforward word processor that handles rich text and plain text files. It allows for multiple documents to be open simultaneously, supports various text formatting options, and includes printing capabilities.
- Import/export RTF files
- Import plain text files
- Import plain HTML files
- Multiple documents open
- Supports printing
- Font and size selection
- Text formatting (bold, italic, underline, strikethrough)
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zWrite is a simple word processor. It can import and export RTF (rich text) files. It can import plain text files. It can import plain HTML files. You can have multiple documents open at once. It supports printing. Many fonts and font sizes are supported. Text can be bold, italic, underlined, and/or struck-through.
Lightweight Text Editor
This app allows users to work with plain text files without formatting concerns. It can open any text file, create folders for organization, and adjust encoding and line endings.
- Open any plain text file
- Create folders for organization
- Change text encoding
- Adjust line endings (CR/LF/CRLF)
- No formatting concerns
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Lightweight Text Editor is a great tool for users who work with plain text files. If you want to work with raw text without having to worry about formatting, then this app is for you. It can open any plain text file, regardless of the extension. You can create folders to organize your documents. You can also change the encoding and the line endings (CR/LF/CRLF).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: zWrite at Free against Lightweight Text Editor's $2.99. zWrite also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 26 months). Lightweight Text Editor's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.0) and review sentiment (84% vs 50%). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
zWrite is free to download; Lightweight Text Editor costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lightweight Text Editor holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lightweight Text Editor has 58 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of zWrite's written reviews are positive against 84% of Lightweight Text Editor's.
zWrite ships an update monthly, Lightweight Text Editor every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | zWrite | Lightweight Text Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 4.3 (58 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 83.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 58 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 26 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zack Smith | Erik Wegener |
Customer experience
zWrite
Lightweight Text Editor
In-app purchases
zWrite
No in-app purchases
Lightweight Text Editor
No in-app purchases
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