Comparison

SimpleEdit vs True Velocity

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

Head to head
About

SimpleEdit

This is a straightforward plain text editor that allows you to open and edit various text files. It offers a view-only mode for data detection and a rewind feature to restore original file states. The app supports customization of fonts and keyboard types for a personalized editing experience.

Highlights
  • Open text files from Files app
  • View-only mode with data detection
  • Rewind button to revert changes
  • Supports dark mode and multiwindow
  • Customizable font family and size
  • System font picker integration
  • Switchable native iOS keyboard types
Features
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A simple plain text editor built using SwiftUI. Features: • Open any text file or compatible data files as UTF8 encoded text from the Files app. • Enter view-only mode for data detection (links, phone numbers, addresses, …). • Rewind button to revert files to their original state. • Supports dark mode, multiwindow, and state restoration. • Customise font family & size used for editing. • Select fonts using the system font picker, which shows fonts installed in the Settings app. (Settings → General → Fonts) • Switch between native iOS keyboard types (default, number pad, phone pad, URL, web search, Twitter, …).

About

True Velocity

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True Velocity is a GPS speedometer for iPhone with a physically-tuned analogue dial, accurate real-world speed readings, optional trip recording, and a choice of dashboard styles. Analogue dial with accurate GPS speed: The Classic dial is modelled on a retro instrument with a chrome bezel, cream face, and red needle. GPS accuracy is displayed live on the face so you always know how reliable the current reading is. A low-pass filter with GPS-accuracy-aware time constants keeps the needle smooth without sacrificing responsiveness. Choose your dashboard: Three full-grain leather backgrounds — Black, Oxblood, and Tan — give the app the feel of a real car interior. Switch instantly from swiping the background, or change from settings. Choose your dial: Pick from three analogue dial styles: Classic, Cerise, and Frost. Each style has its own instrument-cluster look, matching digital speed readout, and live glow/tint treatment. Switch instantly from swiping the dial, or change from settings. Dashboards and Backgrounds are independently changeable. Trip recording: Tap the record button to log a journey. Distance uses speed integration rather than coordinate deltas, so it handles GPS jitter accurately. Pause and resume mid-journey if you stop along the way. Saved trips show duration, distance, average speed, and max speed, with optional Apple Maps route visualization for journeys recorded with map data enabled. No account, no subscription: A 7-day free trial gives you full access to every feature. A one-time lifetime purchase unlocks the app permanently across all your devices via iCloud. Supports mph and km/h. Optimised for iPhone in portrait and landscape. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ferrraridave-coder.github.io/truevelocity-support/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

SimpleEdit4 screens
True Velocity4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: True Velocity at weekly against SimpleEdit's every 3 weeks. True Velocity also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. SimpleEdit sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and True Velocity sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SimpleEdit ships an update every 3 weeks, True Velocity weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SimpleEdit versus True Velocity: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimpleEditTrue Velocity
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (22 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews61.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS2618.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJamie FroggattDavid Picknell

In-app purchases

3 purchases

SimpleEdit

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$3.99
  • Generous Tip$9.99
1 purchases

True Velocity

One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$4.99

Questions

Is SimpleEdit free?
SimpleEdit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is True Velocity free?
True Velocity is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SimpleEdit or True Velocity have ads?
Neither SimpleEdit nor True Velocity shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SimpleEdit or True Velocity?
SimpleEdit ships an update every 3 weeks, and True Velocity weekly. Most recently, SimpleEdit was updated on September 30, 2026 and True Velocity on September 22, 2026.

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