Tide Lite vs Word Counter + Plain Text Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tide Lite
This app helps users improve focus and productivity using the Pomodoro Technique, combined with calming nature sounds. It breaks down work into timed intervals with short breaks, offering customizable durations and a minimalist design.
- Pomodoro Technique timer
- Customizable focus and break lengths
- Nature soundscapes (ocean, rain, forest)
- Music fusion for white noise and music
- Minimalist and elegant interface
- Integration with Apple Health
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Tide Lite, the best focus timer with nature sounds for creators. Tide Lite lets you get things done by breaking up individual event among discrete intervals, separated by short breaks. It helps you stay focused in work and study. With one tap, you can easily start a focus and peaceful time companied by sounds of natural environment. Combining the most popular time management method Pomodoro Technique with nature sounds, Tide Lite makes your time more productive and enjoyful. FOUCS TIMER • Base on Pomodoro Technique, for work and study • 25-minutes fully concentrated periods, separated by 5-minutes short breaks • Long Break mode. Trigger a long break every four concentrated periods • Allows customizing the length of focuses and breaks NATURE SOUNDS • Five natural scenarios: ocean, rain, forest, meditation and coffee. • Music Fusion allows white noise and music playing simultaneously • While the white noise is on, emotional wave effect brings you a more tangible status of peace • Tap the Timer Circle to turn ON/OFF the natural sounds DAILY PICTURE • From sunrise to sunset, greeting words varies based on difference times of day • From sunrise to sunset, greeting words varies based on difference times of day • Crafted typography design MINIMALIST DESIGN • Simple and elegant interface, natural and diverse colors • Carefully picked font types, crafted by MakeFont™ • Adapts Split View and Split Over of iPad • Supported iPhone 4s、iPhone 5、iPhone 6、iPhone 6s、iPad and iPad Pro * To help you get the most out of your mindfulness, the Tide Lite will write and get your mindfulness data into your Apple "Health app" with your permission. You can turn on it this on the settings page. * Pomodoro Technique is an easy-to-use time management method, which uses a timer to break down works into intervals, traditionally 25 min in length, separated by 5 min breaks. Pomodoro in Italian means tomato. * Flow is the feeling that makes you highly exciting and whole-heartedly concentrated in one thing. ———————— Drop us a message: talk@moreless.io
Word Counter + Plain Text Pro
Instantly convert and count characters, words, and UTF8 words from copied text. Offers a built-in editor for further modifications and seamless sharing to other applications. Supports all languages with an accurate UTF8 word count engine.
- Automatic plain text output
- Integrated plain text editor
- One-touch sharing to other apps
- Character, word, and UTF8 word counting
- Supports all languages
- Accurate UTF8 word count engine
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Convert all plain text from whatever you copied and count the character and words at the same time! Features: v1.21 - automatic output of plain text with even no need to touch the interface of the app - equipped with a plain text editor for further editing - text can be quickly shared with other apps with one-touch - not only the characters but also the words and UTF8 words will be counted and attached - all languages supported (please use the UTF8 number instead of word for some languages) - very accurate UTF8 word count engine for any Unicode character language users v1.21 -> v1.22 - fine-tuning, app size reduced - animation changed v1.22 -> v1.24 - all deprecated code rewritten v1.24 -> v1.27 - All deprecated code corrected for iOS15 and up - App interface modified: share button's size & image - System menu implemented: Technical Support, Rate Me, More From Us - App display name modified from "Plain Text Pro + Word Counter" to "Word Counter + Plain Text Pro" - App information updated for the new 13+/16+/18+ age-rating system Instructions basic mode: 1. copy anything from another app (just include pictures and videos, you can simply "Select all" then "Copy" ) 2. start "Plain Text Pro", the app will popup displaying all plain text it grabbed and converted 3. close "Plain Text Pro" by pressing the iPhone's Home key (yes, no need to touch anywhere in the app) 4. open another app and Paste the plain text Instructions professional mode: 1. copy anything from another app (just include pictures and videos, you can simply "Select all" then "Copy" ) 2. start "Plain Text Pro", the app will popup displaying all plain text it grabbed and converted 3. touch the button "Copy back to clipboard" 4. do further editing on the editor (the keyboard can be dismissed when you touch outside the editor) 5. choose what word count information be added to the end of the plain text, character, word, and UTF8 6. touch the Share button to share out or if you only need the plain text in the clipboard to paste, jump to the next step 7. close "Plain Text Pro" by pressing the iPhone's Home key (yes, no need to touch anywhere in the app)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Word Counter + Plain Text Pro at 5.0 against Tide Lite's 4.4. Tide Lite's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 29 months) and ratings volume (24 vs 2). 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
Tide Lite costs $0.99 and Word Counter + Plain Text Pro $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Word Counter + Plain Text Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tide Lite has 24 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Tide Lite ships an update every 3 months, Word Counter + Plain Text Pro every 29 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tide Lite | Word Counter + Plain Text Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (24 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 93.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 29 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Moreless, Inc. | Jiulong Zhao |
Customer experience
Tide Lite
Word Counter + Plain Text Pro
In-app purchases
Tide Lite
No in-app purchases
Word Counter + Plain Text Pro
No in-app purchases
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