EasyEditText vs Lightweight Text Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
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.
- Open any plain text file
- Create folders for organization
- Change text encoding
- Adjust line endings (CR/LF/CRLF)
- No formatting concerns
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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).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: EasyEditText at Free against Lightweight Text Editor's $2.99. EasyEditText also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 26 months). Lightweight Text Editor's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and device support (4 vs 2). On rating, 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
EasyEditText is free to download; Lightweight Text Editor costs $2.99 up front. EasyEditText sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Lightweight Text Editor asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for EasyEditText against 4.3 for Lightweight Text Editor. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 61 and 58 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of EasyEditText's written reviews are positive against 82% of Lightweight Text Editor's.
EasyEditText ships an update every 4 months, Lightweight Text Editor every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EasyEditText | Lightweight Text Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (61 ratings) — better | 4.3 (58 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews | 82.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 61 — better | 58 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 26 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sahand Nayebaziz | Erik Wegener |
Customer experience
EasyEditText
Lightweight Text Editor
In-app purchases
EasyEditText
- Kind Tip$4.99
- Nice Tip$14.99
- Amazing Tip$24.99
Lightweight Text Editor
No in-app purchases
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