# Plain Paste vs Lightweight Text Editor

The clearest difference is price: Plain Paste at Free against Lightweight Text Editor's $2.99. Plain Paste also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (100% vs 82%). Lightweight Text Editor's advantage is ratings volume (58 vs 4). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Plain Paste 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.

Plain Paste holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. 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: 100% of Plain Paste's written reviews are positive against 82% of Lightweight Text Editor's.

## The numbers

| Metric | Plain Paste | Lightweight Text Editor |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $2.99 |
| Rating | **[5.0 (4 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plain-paste/id1225429427/reviews)** | [4.3 (58 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lightweight-text-editor/id1626906348/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 4 | **58** |
| Positive reviews | **100.0% of reviews** | 82.2% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | — | Every 26 months |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 8 MB | 1 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | **15.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [jakechasan.com](https://appshunter.io/developer/385982097) | [Erik Wegener](https://appshunter.io/developer/424482392) |

## What reviewers say

### Plain Paste

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plain-paste/id1225429427)

This app helps manage your clipboard across devices, ensuring consistent text formatting when copying and pasting. It streamlines workflows by stripping unwanted styles, allowing for uniform presentation of copied content.

**Highlights:** Cross-device clipboard management, Strips text formatting, Clears clipboard content, Menu bar integration, Streamlines word processing

**In-app purchases:** none


### Lightweight Text Editor

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lightweight-text-editor/id1626906348)

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.

**Highlights:** Open any plain text file, Create folders for organization, Change text encoding, Adjust line endings (CR/LF/CRLF), No formatting concerns

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Plain Paste free?

Plain Paste is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Lightweight Text Editor free?

Lightweight Text Editor costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Plain Paste or Lightweight Text Editor?

Plain Paste is rated higher. Plain Paste averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Lightweight Text Editor averages 4.3 from 58 ratings.

### Do Plain Paste or Lightweight Text Editor have ads?

Neither Plain Paste nor Lightweight Text Editor shows ads.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*