Comparison

myTextViewer vs Advanced Search Smart Options

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

Advanced Search Smart Options

Simplify complex web searches by inputting keywords. This tool automatically generates advanced search queries with operators for precise results. Explore options like exact matches, date ranges, and specific file types.

Highlights
  • Keyword-based advanced search
  • Automatic search operator generation
  • AND, OR, and exclusion searches
  • Numerical and date range filtering
  • Specify site, domain, and file type
  • Search scope selection (title, content, URL)
Features
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This app allows you to perform advanced web searches with just inputting keywords. Web searches can be conducted using search operators, enabling various search options. However, using search operators often requires combining alphabets and symbols with spaces, which can become cumbersome. For instance, When you want to search for "Apple Inc." articles within Wikipedia's page content, you would need to input the following: allintext: apple -fruit site:wikipedia.org The app automatically generates such commands, enabling you to perform advanced searches by just inputting keywords. The search engine used is Google. Available Search Criteria ・AND search, including all keywords ・Exact match search for keywords ・OR search, including any of the keywords ・Exclusion search, excluding certain keywords from results ・Numerical ranges (e.g., from $1,000 to $5,000, from 3kg to 10kg) ・Range of update dates ・Language ・Region ・Specific sites or domains ・Related sites ・File formats (pdf, doc, xls, ppt, etc.) ・Search scope (page title only, page content only, page URL only, etc.)

Screenshots

myTextViewer3 screens
Advanced Search Smart Options4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Advanced Search Smart Options at 4.4 against myTextViewer's 3.8. Advanced Search Smart Options also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months) and review sentiment (71% vs 53%). myTextViewer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Advanced Search Smart Options sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. myTextViewer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Advanced Search Smart Options holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: myTextViewer has 158 ratings behind it against 29, 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 71% of Advanced Search Smart Options's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

myTextViewer ships an update every 12 months, Advanced Search Smart Options every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
myTextViewer versus Advanced Search Smart Options: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermyTextViewerAdvanced Search Smart Options
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (158 ratings)4.4 (29 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.4% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings158 — better29
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB7 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperYaniv Kalskymanabu ueda

Customer experience

myTextViewer

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

Advanced Search Smart Options

All ratings30 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

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
Show 3 more
  • 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

Advanced Search Smart Options

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

myTextViewer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Advanced Search Smart Options

One-time1
  • Ad-Free Plan$3.99

Questions

Is myTextViewer free?
myTextViewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Advanced Search Smart Options free?
Advanced Search Smart Options is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, myTextViewer or Advanced Search Smart Options?
Advanced Search Smart Options is rated higher. myTextViewer averages 3.8 out of 5 from 158 ratings, while Advanced Search Smart Options averages 4.4 from 29 ratings.
Do myTextViewer or Advanced Search Smart Options have ads?
Advanced Search Smart Options shows ads; myTextViewer does not.
Which is updated more often, myTextViewer or Advanced Search Smart Options?
myTextViewer ships an update every 12 months, and Advanced Search Smart Options every 2 months. Most recently, myTextViewer was updated on November 3, 2026 and Advanced Search Smart Options on November 3, 2026.

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