myTextViewer vs CSVReader
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!
CSVReader
Easily view and edit CSV and TSV files on your mobile device. Import files with various character codes, sort columns, and filter data by specific conditions.
- Edit CSV and TSV files
- Import files with various character codes
- Sort columns
- Filter data by conditions
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You can edit CSV files and TSV files. You can now import files with various character codes. Each column is sortable. You can filter by specifying conditions for each column.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CSVReader at 4.6 against myTextViewer's 3.7. CSVReader also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months). myTextViewer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. CSVReader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. myTextViewer asks for nothing beyond the download.
CSVReader holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 157 and 117 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of myTextViewer's written reviews are positive against 60% of CSVReader's.
myTextViewer ships an update every 12 months, CSVReader every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | myTextViewer | CSVReader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (157 ratings) | 4.6 (117 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.0% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 157 — better | 117 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| 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 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yaniv Kalsky | Motoki Takahashi |
Customer experience
myTextViewer
CSVReader
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
CSVReader
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
myTextViewer
No in-app purchases
CSVReader
- Remove ads$7.99








