myTextViewer vs JSON Formatter
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!
JSON Formatter
This utility helps you format and view JSON strings with clear, readable indentation. It offers both light and dark themes for a comfortable viewing experience.
- Pretty print JSON
- Readable indentation
- Light mode
- Dark mode
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Pretty print a JSON string to see its proper formatting! Includes light and dark modes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: myTextViewer at 53% against JSON Formatter's 0%. myTextViewer also leads on ratings volume (157 vs 4) and rating (3.7 vs 3.5). JSON Formatter's advantage is iOS requirement (11.2 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
myTextViewer holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: myTextViewer has 157 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of myTextViewer's written reviews are positive against 0% of JSON Formatter's.
| Parameter | myTextViewer | JSON Formatter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (157 ratings) — better | 3.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 157 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yaniv Kalsky | Robert Surrette |
Customer experience
myTextViewer
JSON Formatter
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
JSON Formatter
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
myTextViewer
No in-app purchases
JSON Formatter
No in-app purchases
Questions
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