myTextViewer vs MooseNet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
myTextViewer
Instantly open and view any text, code, or log file. This app offers professional syntax highlighting and line numbers, making it ideal for professionals who need to access and read various file formats on the go. It supports numerous common file types and provides customizable viewing themes.
- Open any text, code, or log file
- Syntax highlighting for common formats
- Line numbers display
- Light and dark viewing themes
- Share option integration
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Open any text, code, or log file instantly. myTextViewer provides professional syntax highlighting and line numbers for professionals on the go. Did you recently get an email with a text file that you could not open? Was it because the format of the file doesn't fit any app that you have installed? Search no more - myTextViewer allows you to open any of these files in a text viewer. Simple, fast, easy, as 1 2 3! Just: 1. Click on a file (from the downloads/Files app) or an attachment (from email apps) 2. Using the Share option, select myTextViewer as the target app. 3. View your file Even better - It can color most common files/source code formats (python, c#, yaml, json, and much more!), so even if the default viewer can show you the text, you'll still get much more from opening files with myTextViewer. Also included: ・Light/Dark text viewing themes ・Show/Hide line numbers Enjoy!
MooseNet
View and decode network packet capture files in pcap and pcapng formats. Unlock full protocol decoding with a subscription, which includes a one-month free trial. Supports a growing list of network protocols.
- View pcap and pcapng files
- Decode network packets
- Supports multiple protocols
- Subscription with free trial
- Protocol decoding via XML definitions
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MooseNet is an app where yo can have a look at packet traces done with tcpdump or wireshark. MooseNet shows your Network Capture Files in the pcap and pcapng format. To see the packets decoded you need a subscriptions. Without subscriptions you only see basic informations The subscription comes with a 1 month trial period. During the trial period you can cancel the subscriptions any time in your iTunes Account Settings. After the trial period if you haven't cancelled the subscription you will be charged. The subscription is: • Auto-renewable • 1 Year (US $1.99) durations • Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase after the trial period and will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Renewal price will be the same as the intial price (US $ 1.99) for 1 additional year. • Current subscription may not be cancelled during the active subscription period; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable • Please read our Term of Use and Privacy Policy carefully before you subscribe. Privacy Policy : http://www.tmoose.ch/mobile-privacy-policy.html Terms Of Use : http://www.tmoose.ch/terms_of_use.html The file format supported at the moment are the pcap and the pcapng format. The following protocols will be be decoded: bgp dvmrp eigrp icmp igmp dhcp http (partially) rip sip (partially) dns ntp ip udp stp tcp (partially) llc cdp ethernet arp ospf The decoding of the protocols are done with the definition of the studies for the netpdl which describes the protocols in a xml format. so additionally protocols don't need code changes in the app but "only" new xml definitions. More protocols will be added in further versions. For additionally infos please visit the the support page
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: myTextViewer at 3.7 against MooseNet's 1.0. myTextViewer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (159 vs 1). MooseNet's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 12 months) and iOS requirement (10.1 vs 15.6). On price, 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. MooseNet sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per year. myTextViewer asks for nothing beyond the download.
myTextViewer holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: myTextViewer has 159 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
myTextViewer ships an update every 12 months, MooseNet every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | myTextViewer | MooseNet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (159 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 159 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 10.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yaniv Kalsky | Thomas Miesch |
Customer experience
myTextViewer
MooseNet
Bugs and requests
myTextViewer
Reported bugs
8 issues- App fails to open files from Files app
- JSON files display blank
- XML files not rendering properly
- App crashes or won't launch
- Incompatibility with iOS 14 and iOS 16
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- Text files cannot be opened
- Help screen appears instead of file content
- No response when sharing files to app
Requested features
7 requests- Search/find function within documents
- File editing capabilities
- Remove ads or ad-free option
- Support for action extensions
- Better file import options
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- Plain English display instead of code format
- Export functionality
MooseNet
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
myTextViewer
No in-app purchases
MooseNet
- All Year1 Month trial$1.991 Year
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