myTextViewer vs Simple File Translator
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!
Simple File Translator
Easily translate text and subtitle files between languages. Supports a wide range of subtitle formats including SRT, VTT, and JSON, as well as plain text and XML. Simply select your file, choose the target language, and get your translation.
- File translation
- Subtitle format support
- Multiple language options
- Text and XML translation
- User-friendly interface
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The app is very easy to use - Pick a file - Choose a language - Translate that’s it You can translate Subtitle, Normal text or Xml files Subtitles files supported are srt , smi, txt, xml, a.s.s, dfxp, rt , sbv , stl, vtt ,sub, (MicroDvd, SubViewer),txt(Quick Time Text),lrc,Json
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: myTextViewer at 54% against Simple File Translator's 0%. myTextViewer also leads on rating (3.7 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (156 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: myTextViewer has 156 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of myTextViewer's written reviews are positive against 0% of Simple File Translator's.
myTextViewer ships an update every 12 months, Simple File Translator every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | myTextViewer | Simple File Translator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (156 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 156 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 11 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yaniv Kalsky | Zainab Barakat |
Customer experience
myTextViewer
Simple File Translator
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
Simple File Translator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
myTextViewer
No in-app purchases
Simple File Translator
No in-app purchases
Questions
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