Comparison

EasyEditText vs EZText

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

Head to head
About

EasyEditText

Create and edit plain text files on iOS with a comfortable and native experience. Seamlessly integrates with the Files app for access to iCloud Drive, Dropbox, and more. Offers a clean interface with features like Dark Mode and trackpad support.

Highlights
  • Create and edit plain text files
  • Native Files app integration
  • iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Box support
  • iPadOS Trackpad support
  • Dark Mode
  • Share sheet functionality
  • Printing support
Features
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Easily create and edit plain text files anywhere with the most comfortable plain text editor on iOS. EasyEditText works natively with the Files app, so it works with your files stored in iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Box, and more. EasyEditText was made to bring the .txt functionality of TextEdit to iOS! This app will forever stay free and the plainest-plain-text editor around. EasyEditText feels at home on iOS with... - Native iOS UI - iPadOS Trackpad support - iCloud Drive Files access - Dark Mode - Accessible UI - Support for all sizes and orientations of iOS/iPadOS devices - Share sheet to share text easily - Printing from the share sheet

About

EZText

This app is a versatile text editor for viewing and editing various file types, including plain text, RTF, HTML, and markdown. It offers rich formatting options, live previews for web content, and robust editing tools like search and replace, undo/redo, and style copying. Easily manage files across cloud services and export to PDF.

Highlights
  • Edit any text file
  • Rich text formatting
  • Live HTML/markdown preview
  • Search and replace
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • Export to PDF
  • Dark mode support
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A free simple text editor for viewing and editing any kind of text file, including TXT, RTF, RTFD, HTML, XML, markdown, and more. For files like RTF and RTFD, EZText displays them fully formatted and lets you edit all the style information, such as font, point size, color, and paragraph alignment. You can even view the raw RTF text and edit that directly. For HTML and markdown, you can view a live preview as you edit. Features: - Edit any text file on your device, in iCloud, or in other cloud services (such as DropBox) that appear in the Files app - Bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, superscript, subscript - Text foreground and background color - Paragraph alignment - Line & paragraph spacing - Bulleted lists - Copy & paste text style and paragraph style - Search and replace text - Undo and redo - Create plain text file, rich text files (RTF), rich text with graphics (RTFD), HTML, and markdown files - View and edit the raw text for files that supports text style - Live previews of HTLM and markdown - Export to PDF - Convert between plain text, RTF, and RTFD - Print - Supports multitasking on iPad - Dark mode support

Screenshots

EasyEditText2 screens
EZText4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: EZText at none against EasyEditText's 3. EZText also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). EasyEditText's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.2). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. EasyEditText sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. EZText asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

EasyEditText holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 61 and 27 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 79% and 78% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EasyEditText ships an update every 4 months, EZText every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
EasyEditText versus EZText: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEasyEditTextEZText
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (61 ratings) — better4.2 (27 ratings)
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews — better78.0% of reviews
Number of ratings61 — better27
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSahand NayebazizMark Krenek

Customer experience

EasyEditText

All ratings61 ratings
Positive80.3%
Neutral9.8%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral11.9%
Negative9.5%

EZText

All ratings26 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral3.8%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive78.0%
Neutral4.9%
Negative17.1%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

EasyEditText

One-time3
  • Kind Tip$4.99
  • Nice Tip$14.99
  • Amazing Tip$24.99
None

EZText

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EasyEditText free?
EasyEditText is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EZText free?
EZText is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, EasyEditText or EZText?
EasyEditText is rated higher. EasyEditText averages 4.4 out of 5 from 61 ratings, while EZText averages 4.2 from 27 ratings.
Do EasyEditText or EZText have ads?
Neither EasyEditText nor EZText shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EasyEditText or EZText?
EasyEditText ships an update every 4 months, and EZText every 6 weeks. Most recently, EasyEditText was updated on September 13, 2026 and EZText on September 20, 2026.

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