Comparison

myTextViewer vs Lightweight Text Editor

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

Lightweight Text Editor

This app allows users to work with plain text files without formatting concerns. It can open any text file, create folders for organization, and adjust encoding and line endings.

Highlights
  • Open any plain text file
  • Create folders for organization
  • Change text encoding
  • Adjust line endings (CR/LF/CRLF)
  • No formatting concerns
Features
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Lightweight Text Editor is a great tool for users who work with plain text files. If you want to work with raw text without having to worry about formatting, then this app is for you. It can open any plain text file, regardless of the extension. You can create folders to organize your documents. You can also change the encoding and the line endings (CR/LF/CRLF).

Screenshots

myTextViewer3 screens
Lightweight Text Editor3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: myTextViewer at Free against Lightweight Text Editor's $2.99. myTextViewer also leads on update cadence (every 12 months vs every 26 months). Lightweight Text Editor's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.7) and review sentiment (84% vs 53%). On ratings volume, 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

myTextViewer is free to download; Lightweight Text Editor costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lightweight Text Editor holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 157 and 58 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of myTextViewer's written reviews are positive against 84% of Lightweight Text Editor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

myTextViewer ships an update every 12 months, Lightweight Text Editor every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
myTextViewer versus Lightweight Text Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermyTextViewerLightweight Text Editor
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating3.7 (157 ratings)4.3 (58 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.4% of reviews83.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings157 — better58
Update frequencyEvery 12 months — betterEvery 26 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYaniv KalskyErik Wegener

Customer experience

myTextViewer

All ratings157 ratings
Positive64.3%
Neutral12.1%
Negative23.6%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive53.4%
Neutral6.8%
Negative39.8%

Lightweight Text Editor

All ratings58 ratings
Positive81.0%
Neutral5.2%
Negative13.8%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive83.7%
Neutral6.1%
Negative10.2%

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

Lightweight Text Editor

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

myTextViewer

No in-app purchases

None

Lightweight Text Editor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is myTextViewer free?
myTextViewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lightweight Text Editor free?
Lightweight Text Editor costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, myTextViewer or Lightweight Text Editor?
Lightweight Text Editor is rated higher. myTextViewer averages 3.7 out of 5 from 157 ratings, while Lightweight Text Editor averages 4.3 from 58 ratings.
Do myTextViewer or Lightweight Text Editor have ads?
Neither myTextViewer nor Lightweight Text Editor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, myTextViewer or Lightweight Text Editor?
myTextViewer ships an update every 12 months, and Lightweight Text Editor every 26 months. Most recently, myTextViewer was updated on October 6, 2026 and Lightweight Text Editor on October 15, 2026.

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