Comparison

CSVReader vs ignitai

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

Head to head
About

CSVReader

Easily view and edit CSV and TSV files on your mobile device. Import files with various character codes, sort columns, and filter data by specific conditions.

Highlights
  • Edit CSV and TSV files
  • Import files with various character codes
  • Sort columns
  • Filter data by conditions
Features
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Open, view, and edit CSV & TSV files right on your iPhone. No computer or spreadsheet app needed. CSV Reader is a fast, simple tool for working with tabular data on the go. Check an export from work, fix a typo in a data file, or find one row in thousands in just a few taps. KEY FEATURES • Edit CSV and TSV files Change cell values directly and keep your data up to date wherever you are. • No more garbled text Encodings are detected automatically, so files open correctly. That includes UTF-8, UTF-16, Windows-1252 (Excel on Windows), ISO-8859-1 (Latin-1), Mac Roman, and many more. Accented letters, curly quotes, and symbols show up exactly as they should. • Sort any column instantly Tap a column to sort in ascending or descending order. • Powerful per-column filters Set conditions on each column to narrow thousands of rows down to exactly what you need. • Easy-to-read layout Columns resize automatically to fit their content, so your data stays clear and readable. Whether you're a developer, analyst, or anyone who gets CSV files by email, CSV Reader makes handling data on mobile easy.

About

ignitai

This AI-powered tool converts PDFs, images, and scans into editable CSV or Excel spreadsheets. It uses generative AI to extract data in plain English and can combine information from multiple documents into a single file.

Highlights
  • Convert PDFs, images, and scans to CSV/Excel
  • Extract data using natural language prompts
  • Combine data from multiple documents
  • AI-powered data extraction
  • Bulk document processing
  • Customizable data extraction prompts
Features
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Turn statements, receipts and invoices into a spreadsheet you can trust. No more typing numbers by hand. Scan a page or pick a PDF or photo, say what you need, and get a clean CSV or Excel file. It opens in Excel, Numbers or Google Sheets. WHO IT'S FOR • Bookkeepers and accountants closing the month • Small businesses doing their own books • Landlords, freelancers and anyone filing expenses • Anyone with a pile of paper and a deadline HOW IT WORKS – 3 STEPS 1. Add your pages. Scan paper with the camera, pick photos, or choose PDFs and images from Files. You can also send a file to ignitai from Mail, Safari or Files. 2. Say what you need. Tap Invoice, Receipt, Table or Form, or type it in your own words, like "store, date, items and total". Not sure? Tap Continue and ignitai pulls out every table and transaction it finds. Next time, your past instructions are one tap away. 3. Get your spreadsheet. Check it on screen, then share or save it as CSV or Excel. A WHOLE PILE AT ONCE Add a month of receipts or a stack of invoices and get one spreadsheet back. CHECK THE NUMBERS BEFORE YOU USE THEM • Statements with a running balance: ignitai checks the rows against it and points to any that doesn't add up • Compare with the original pages on this device (side by side on iPad) • Tap a column heading to see its total and compare with the paper (on iPad, totals sit below the table) • If a column came back empty, ignitai tells you • Excel files store amounts as numbers, not text, so you can add them up right away NO SURPRISES • Before converting, see how many pages it will use and how many you have left • If you cancel while it's running, or the conversion fails, those pages are not charged • Failed or cancelled? Tap Convert Again on the same device. Your pages are kept there, so there is nothing to rescan • A password-protected PDF asks for its password instead of being skipped • Your original files are never changed FOLLOW ALONG HANDS-FREE On iPhone, watch progress on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. When your spreadsheet is ready, a notification opens it in one tap. If something goes wrong, ignitai tells you why. STAY ORGANIZED • Projects: group files into color-coded folders • Pin your most-used files to the top • Search for any file by name • Export a file again as CSV or Excel, with no new conversion YOUR FIRST CONVERSION IS FREE Sign in with Apple and convert your first document (up to 4 pages) for free. No subscription, no card. SUBSCRIPTION • Name: AI PDF to CSV & XLSX Converter • Price: $29.99 per month • Length: monthly, renews automatically • Includes: 80 pages per week, up to 320 pages per month Unused weekly pages don't carry over. NEED MORE PAGES? While subscribed, buy extra pages any time, from $0.99 for 5 pages to $99.99 for 1,050 pages. Pages you buy never expire and stay yours even if you cancel. Prices shown are in US dollars; yours may differ. YOUR DOCUMENTS AND PRIVACY Your device reads the text on each page. It sends that text, your instructions and the file name to our server. OpenAI's AI model turns the text and instructions into rows and columns. Your page images stay on your device. Your spreadsheets are saved in your account. Sign in with Apple to open them on other devices. ignitai never asks for your name or email. Delete any file, or your whole account, from inside the app. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://fierce-inlet-63133.herokuapp.com/ignitai-privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

CSVReader4 screens
ignitai4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CSVReader at 60% against ignitai's 25%. CSVReader also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (119 vs 10). ignitai's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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. CSVReader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ignitai sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CSVReader holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CSVReader has 119 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of CSVReader's written reviews are positive against 25% of ignitai's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CSVReader ships an update monthly, ignitai every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
CSVReader versus ignitai: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCSVReaderignitai
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (119 ratings) — better4.1 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings119 — better10
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMotoki TakahashiFuturaApp, Inc.

Customer experience

CSVReader

All ratings118 ratings
Positive89.0%
Neutral3.4%
Negative7.6%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

ignitai

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CSVReader

One-time1
  • Remove ads$7.99
8 purchases

ignitai

Subscriptions1
  • AI PDF to CSV & XLSX Converter$29.991 Month
One-time7
  • 5 Extra Pages$0.99
  • 20 Extra Pages$2.99
  • 40 Extra Pages$4.99
Show 4 more
  • 90 Extra Pages$9.99
  • 190 Extra Pages$19.99
  • 500 Extra Pages$49.99
  • 1,050 Extra Pages$99.99

Questions

Is CSVReader free?
CSVReader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ignitai free?
ignitai is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CSVReader or ignitai?
CSVReader is rated higher. CSVReader averages 4.6 out of 5 from 119 ratings, while ignitai averages 4.1 from 10 ratings.
Do CSVReader or ignitai have ads?
CSVReader shows ads; ignitai does not.
Which is updated more often, CSVReader or ignitai?
CSVReader ships an update monthly, and ignitai every 5 weeks. Most recently, CSVReader was updated on November 2, 2026 and ignitai on November 4, 2026.

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