Comparison

Text Viewer vs TTReader

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

Head to head
About

Text Viewer

This app allows you to view text-based novels and e-books directly on your smart devices. Easily transfer files from your PC via Wi-Fi, import from cloud storage, or use FTP and iTunes. Customize your reading experience with adjustable fonts, colors, and page transitions.

Highlights
  • View TXT files
  • Wi-Fi file transfer from PC
  • Cloud app import (iCloud, Dropbox, etc.)
  • FTP and iTunes file support
  • Customizable font, color, and brightness
  • Page transition effects
  • File management (create, delete, move)
Features
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Simple text based novel viewer app that can view text file on your smart devices. Now, you can read E-book of text-based novel You can directly transfer text file from PC to App under identical Wi-Fi connection. If you are using iCloud app, the text file uploaded to iCloud can be imported into this App. It supports FTP and iTunes. Pages can be switched using tapping, left-right/up-down dragging, or scrolling. Each switching gesture feature can be turned on and off in the settings. It supports automatic scrolling (in-app purchase required). It is compatible with iPhone and iPad, and it can customize view mode as horizontal or vertical in the setting. In addition, it supports various features such as cutting file, and changing font, color, and brightness. Text viewer app is designed for viewing text-based novels (books) easily. It is being continuously improved for facilitation. If you have any questions or suggestions after installing app, please send an email to junhuloveapple@gmail.com, or click ‘send an email’ button located at the top right of your app's settings screen. We will try to response and update quickly. (It may take a day or so to answer if you ask using the comment system of Apple. If you need immediate response, please email us.) ** FEATURES ** - txt file extension - UTF-8 and multilanguage encodings - Writing direction: Function for languages that are read in the left direction (iOS 14+) - Enables to upload using PC web browser with Wi-Fi - File import from cloud apps such as iCloud, Dropbox, OneDrive, Mega, and Box etc. - FTP: search, download - SSHFTP - Secure FTP not supported - Enables to upload file using iTunes file sharing - File copy in the cloud app or mail attachment - Enables to set text size, space, and thickness - Adds page transition animation effects - Locks app and file - phone/tablet - Choose font types - Adjust screen brightness - Upload and search the compressed file including text file - Cut file feature: split file over 2MB into files of fixed size - Left / Right margin settings - Background / text color settings - Horizontal and vertical rotation for phone / tablet  - iPad multitasking screen support - Create / delete / rename of folder - Move / copy / delete of file - Select multiple files - Move the pages by tapping and left-right/up-down dragging - Search and view the text file from compressed file - Align text (left, right, center) - Search - Bookmark - Insert / delete a blank line - Turn off screen option: Automatically turn off screen at designated time when activated - Start view from the last viewed - Vertical scroll feature: User can scroll down the viewport - Next book auto-switching options: If you automatically change the next book switching option in Settings, tabs on the last page will automatically switch to the next book. - Automatic scroll feature (text file): Enable to scroll down automatically / Enable to set scroll down time from 1 second (fast) to 30 second (slow). (In-app purchase required) - Bluetooth keyboard: Supports page switching and screen closing function, direction key (asdw) page switch, ESC key viewer screen close (In-app purchase required) - "Two-page view" support in pad: left-right, right-left page direction also selectable, please adjust page interval to "left and right margin" value. (In-app purchase required, pad only) - Blink: Recognizes eye blinks to switch pages (iPhone only, iOS 18+, in-app purchase required) ** To import file from cloud, you need to install and login the cloud app. ** For the “file share” of iTunes and the “app file share” of ifunbox, the file should be uploaded using Text Viewer. ** Advertising: Text Viewer includes banner ad. When you watch the video advertising (less than 1-minute length), you can use ad-free Text Viewer for 24 hours per every day; or you can use permanent ad-free Text Viewer by in-app purchase.

About

TTReader

This application allows you to read text from various document formats, including images, EPUB, and PDF. It offers advanced text-to-speech (TTS) features with customizable speed and line reading, along with OCR capabilities to extract text from images. Enhance your reading experience with extensive UI customization and cloud integration.

Highlights
  • Text-to-Speech (TTS) with adjustable speed
  • OCR for image and document text extraction
  • Convert EPUB and PDF to text
  • Customizable UI themes and fonts
  • Cloud app integration for file access
  • Bookmark and history functions
Features
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This is a text viewer application optimized for TTS. It can be used on various mobile devices and can be viewed continuously between devices. It has a built-in function to convert image, epub, and PDF document files to text documents. Support tts filter function. You can change or remove special characters and unwanted content. Filters that are generally used are supported by default. Supports detailed TTS settings. The TTS speed is supported up to 5 times, and it can be set to read 1 to 10 lines instead of reading one line at a time. You can synchronize the reading position on various devices through drive linkage. Supported features: TTS related - Play background TTS - TTS filter function (provides dozens of basic filters for general users to use easily) - TTS section repeat function - TTS timer function - Ability to read multiple lines at once - TTS stop function during phone call - Ability to scroll through TTS while playing and view the contents in front and back. text - Text editing - Text batch editing - Ability to combine multiple text files into one. - Newline cleanup function for files with strange newlines - OCR (Image Text Extraction) - Real-time OCR (extract text in real time using camera) - Dozens of batch editing patterns provided for easy batch editing after OCR processing. - Extract EPUB text - Extract PDF text - Convert to EPUB image - Convert to PDF image UI function - Light, dark, black theme support - 108 Korean free fonts - 799 foreign free fonts - 65 background images - Scroll speed function (reduce finger fatigue by scrolling a lot even if you scroll a little) - Multiple setting functions such as font size, color, and spacing - Highlight, bookmark display color setting function. - Margin setting function - screen orientation setting function - Two-page view function (pad) special function - Bookmark function - Location backup/recovery function. - Settings, history, filter backup recovery function. - File upload/download function. - Touch area setting function - External device (pen, Bluetooth controller) button setting function - History interlocking function (even if the file name is different, you can continue viewing the file you have been viewing) - Memo function - You can add files by linking with several cloud apps. * standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ * privacy policy https://raw.githubusercontent.com/khjde1207/opentextviewdatas/refs/heads/main/playstore/PrivacyStatement_IOS_en.html

Screenshots

Text Viewer4 screens
TTReader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Text Viewer at 174 against TTReader's 10. Text Viewer also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). TTReader's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 89%). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Text Viewer sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and TTReader sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TTReader holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text Viewer has 174 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Text Viewer's written reviews are positive against 100% of TTReader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text Viewer ships an update weekly, TTReader every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Text Viewer versus TTReader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText ViewerTTReader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (174 ratings)4.8 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings174 — better10
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB197 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkim juyoungHYEONJOON HONG

Customer experience

Text Viewer

All ratings174 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral5.2%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive88.6%
Neutral4.5%
Negative6.8%

TTReader

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Text Viewer

One-time5
  • Sponsor 1$0.99
  • Sponsor 2$1.99
  • Remove text viewer app ad$1.99
Show 2 more
  • Sponsor 3$3.99
  • Sponsor 4$7.99
1 purchases

TTReader

Subscriptions1
  • Remove Ads - 1 Month$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Text Viewer free?
Text Viewer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TTReader free?
TTReader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Text Viewer or TTReader?
TTReader is rated higher. Text Viewer averages 4.6 out of 5 from 174 ratings, while TTReader averages 4.8 from 10 ratings.
Do Text Viewer or TTReader have ads?
Both Text Viewer and TTReader show ads.
Which is updated more often, Text Viewer or TTReader?
Text Viewer ships an update weekly, and TTReader every 3 weeks. Most recently, Text Viewer was updated on September 23, 2026 and TTReader on September 24, 2026.

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