Comparison

myTextViewer vs Blue Chat Messenger

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Open any text, code, or log file
  • Syntax highlighting for common formats
  • Line numbers display
  • Light and dark viewing themes
  • Share option integration
Features
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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!

About

Blue Chat Messenger

Connect instantly with work, school, and personal contacts using your email. This secure, fast messenger offers team channels and encrypted end-to-end communication across all your devices. Enjoy a professional design without chat bubbles for efficient messaging.

Highlights
  • Connect via email
  • Team creation and channels
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Cross-device compatibility
  • Professional design
  • Real-time seen indicators
Features
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Blue Chat Messenger Instantly connect with the people at work, school and your personal contacts using any number of email account addresses. BlueChat is a free, fast and works on all your devices. There’s no need to sign up, only sign in with your existing email account. POWERFUL: Communicate better and faster within teams. With BlueChat, you can create your teams instantly, and for each team create channels for context-based communication. SECURE: End-to-end encryption (E2EE). BlueChat is fully secure and your messages are always encrypted. DESIGN: Professional communication suited for team work. No more chat bubbles! You can write short or long messages with style. CONVERGENCE: Use everywhere. BlueChat works across all devices. PRIVATE: We take your privacy seriously and never give any third party access to your chats. EFFICIENT: Seen indicators make the communication even more real-time. Works everywhere - Teams, Channels and 1:1 messaging.

Screenshots

myTextViewer3 screens
Blue Chat Messenger2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: myTextViewer at 53% against Blue Chat Messenger's 0%. myTextViewer also leads on rating (3.7 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (159 vs 10). Blue Chat Messenger's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

myTextViewer holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: myTextViewer has 159 ratings behind it against 10, 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 Blue Chat Messenger's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
myTextViewer versus Blue Chat Messenger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermyTextViewerBlue Chat Messenger
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (159 ratings) — better2.3 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews53.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings159 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 12 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB96 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYaniv KalskyBlix Inc

Customer experience

myTextViewer

All ratings158 ratings
Positive64.6%
Neutral12.0%
Negative23.4%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive53.4%
Neutral6.8%
Negative39.8%

Blue Chat Messenger

All ratings10 ratings
Positive30.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative70.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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
Show 2 more
  • Plain English display instead of code format
  • Export functionality

Blue Chat Messenger

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

myTextViewer

No in-app purchases

None

Blue Chat Messenger

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is myTextViewer free?
myTextViewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blue Chat Messenger free?
Blue Chat Messenger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, myTextViewer or Blue Chat Messenger?
myTextViewer is rated higher. myTextViewer averages 3.7 out of 5 from 159 ratings, while Blue Chat Messenger averages 2.3 from 10 ratings.
Do myTextViewer or Blue Chat Messenger have ads?
Neither myTextViewer nor Blue Chat Messenger shows ads.

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