Comparison

myTextViewer vs CSV File Viewer

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

CSV File Viewer

This app acts as a comprehensive CSV file explorer, allowing users to view, edit, and query CSV data. It offers features like AI-powered queries, SQL querying, chart creation, and PDF conversion with customizable styling. Manage and share exported files easily.

Highlights
  • AI Assistant for CSV queries
  • SQL query support
  • Create charts from data
  • Convert CSV to PDF with custom styles
  • Visual filtering and searching
  • Manage and share exported files
Features
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More than a basic csv reader, it's your comprehensive CSV file explorer. Uncover all this with Smart CSV Viewer: - Easy to view your CSV files. (Support both csv - comma/tab - tsv files format) - Use AI Assistant to query CSV content. - Show column image URL as an image. - Query your CSV by using SQL query. - Create chart from csv data. - Convert to pdf file. A CSV file can be custom data and style to convert to a pdf file as you want. - Manage all the exported files and share them with your friends. - Easy to filter with Visual filter. - Easy to search your content. - Copy the selected rows. - and more. # FAQ - Q: Which chart types are supported? - A: Currently, Smart CSV Viewer support column chart, bar chart, line chart, area chart, spline chart, scatter chart, step line chart, and step area chart. --- - Q: What do you mean by “customizable”? - A: In Smart CSV Viewer you can custom as much as you can. For example, when you only want to copy a part of data in a row, you can use the “filter” feature to exclude it. You can extract data by column. When you export to a pdf file, you can custom the style (color scheme) to match your expectation. More than a CSV converter tool, now you can change the look of your pdf file by styling it. --- - Q: How to resize/change the column width? - A: You can resize the column width by using one of the following methods: - Long-press on the header, and then drag the resize indicator to change the column width. - Click on the resize icon. The resize dialog will appear, allowing you to set a specific column width value so that all columns will have the same width. Alternatively, you can enable automatic resizing, and the app will adjust the column size automatically. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us: Email: imuosdev@gmail.com We hope you are more productive with Smart CSV! --- Terms of Use: https://mygems.app/term Privacy Policy: https://mygems.app/privacy

Screenshots

myTextViewer3 screens
CSV File Viewer4 screens

Verdict

The call

myTextViewer and CSV File Viewer both sit at 3.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 90% of CSV File Viewer's written reviews are positive against 54% of myTextViewer's. CSV File Viewer also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 12 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). myTextViewer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ratings volume (156 vs 20). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. CSV File Viewer sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. myTextViewer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.7 for myTextViewer against 3.8 for CSV File Viewer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: myTextViewer has 156 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 54% of myTextViewer's written reviews are positive against 90% of CSV File Viewer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

myTextViewer ships an update every 12 months, CSV File Viewer every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
myTextViewer versus CSV File Viewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermyTextViewerCSV File Viewer
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (156 ratings)3.8 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.0% of reviews90.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings156 — better20
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYaniv KalskyHue Nguyen

Customer experience

myTextViewer

All ratings156 ratings
Positive64.1%
Neutral12.2%
Negative23.7%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive54.0%
Neutral6.9%
Negative39.1%

CSV File Viewer

All ratings20 ratings
Positive65.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

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

CSV File Viewer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

myTextViewer

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

CSV File Viewer

Subscriptions4
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Annual$14.991 Year
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  • Pro Annual$24.991 Year
One-time2
  • Pro Lifetime$39.99
  • Pro Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is myTextViewer free?
myTextViewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CSV File Viewer free?
CSV File Viewer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, myTextViewer or CSV File Viewer?
CSV File Viewer is rated higher. myTextViewer averages 3.7 out of 5 from 156 ratings, while CSV File Viewer averages 3.8 from 20 ratings.
Do myTextViewer or CSV File Viewer have ads?
Neither myTextViewer nor CSV File Viewer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, myTextViewer or CSV File Viewer?
myTextViewer ships an update every 12 months, and CSV File Viewer every 8 days. Most recently, myTextViewer was updated on September 9, 2026 and CSV File Viewer on September 12, 2026.

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