RichTexture vs Lightweight Text Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RichTexture
Edit and create rich text files on iOS devices. This app supports .RTF and .RTFD formats and integrates with the system's document browser for broad file access. It is completely free to use with no advertisements.
- Rich text editing
- Supports .RTF and .RTFD files
- System document browser integration
- Access files via Files.app
- Completely free
- No ads
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RichTexture is a rich text editor. It opens .RTF and .RTFD files on iOS. It also supports the system documents browser so that it can access and edit any file that Files.app can access and edit. Always free to purchase and no ads!
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: RichTexture at Free against Lightweight Text Editor's $2.99. RichTexture also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Lightweight Text Editor's advantage is review sentiment (82% vs 50%) and rating (4.3 vs 4.1). On ratings volume, 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
RichTexture is free to download; Lightweight Text Editor costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lightweight Text Editor holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 58 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of RichTexture's written reviews are positive against 82% of Lightweight Text Editor's.
| Parameter | RichTexture | Lightweight Text Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.1 (49 ratings) | 4.3 (58 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 82.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 49 | 58 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 26 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Handle | Erik Wegener |
Customer experience
RichTexture
Lightweight Text Editor
In-app purchases
RichTexture
No in-app purchases
Lightweight Text Editor
No in-app purchases
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