zOutline vs M Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
zOutline
This is a simple outline editor that allows for easy creation and management of hierarchical lists. It supports multiple outlines in tabs, text formatting, and various export options like HTML, RTF, and plain text. The app remembers your progress and allows sharing via email attachments.
- Simple tap and gesture controls
- Multiple outlines in tabs
- Text formatting (bold, italic, underline)
- Export to HTML, RTF, and text
- Email attachment sharing
- Persistent editing state
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A straightforward, uncomplicated outline editor. You tap an item to select. You double-tap to edit an item. You swipe left on an item to delete an item.. Or you tap-and-hold to cut & paste, etc. Multiple outlines can be edited at once in different tabs. zOutline remembers what you were editing even if you kill the app. You can send outline files as email attachments, and open outline file attachments. zOutline permits export as HTML, RTF or text. Outline items can be enumerated or dotted. Items can be bold, italic, underlined. Several fonts and text colors are available.
M Editor
A mobile code editor that allows you to perform PC-like tasks on your smartphone or tablet. It supports FTP connections, file editing, directory creation, and source code retrieval. Ideal for developers on the go.
- Code editing on mobile
- FTP connection support
- File and directory management
- Website source code retrieval
- JSON data analysis
- File output via email
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This is a code editor for smartphones and tablets. This code editor supports FTP connection. You can do the work you have been doing on the PC with the terminal you are using now. During the move? Travel destinations? Have you ever needed a PC even in such a case? Edit files, create directories, preview files, get website source code, code scraping (by jQuery), JSON data analysis, file output (in mail etc.) What file extension can I create? Newly created text file html, css, js, json, txt, xml, cgi, php, pl, py, rb However, files downloaded by FTP can be edited with the same extension. In addition, the image file corresponds to jpg, png, gif.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: zOutline at 5.0 against M Editor's 3.2. zOutline also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). M Editor's advantage is review sentiment (60% vs 50%) and iOS requirement (9.0.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, 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. M Editor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. zOutline asks for nothing beyond the download.
zOutline holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of zOutline's written reviews are positive against 60% of M Editor's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
zOutline ships an update every 3 weeks, M Editor every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | zOutline | M Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 9.0.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Zack Smith | Kazutaka Sakamoto |
Customer experience
zOutline
M Editor
In-app purchases
zOutline
No in-app purchases
M Editor
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