Comparison

CSVReader vs Fast CSV Editor & Viewer

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

Fast CSV Editor & Viewer

Easily open, view, and edit CSV files directly on your device. This app offers a fast, lightweight interface for managing spreadsheet data, including creating new files, searching, sorting, and converting to JSON or PDF.

Highlights
  • Open and view CSV files
  • Edit cells, rows, and columns
  • Create new CSV files
  • Search and sort data
  • Convert CSV to JSON
  • Convert CSV to PDF
  • Offline functionality
Features
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CSV Editor & Viewer is a fast, lightweight and powerful app designed to open, view, edit, search and convert CSV files directly on your device. It is ideal for students, developers, analysts, accountants and business users who work with spreadsheet data. No sign-up required. No unnecessary features. Just a clean and modern CSV editor focused on speed and usability. Key Features Open and view CSV files instantly Edit CSV data including cells, rows and columns Create new CSV files from scratch Search and find values in large CSV files Sort rows and columns easily Save changes locally on your device Export CSV files Convert CSV to JSON Convert CSV to PDF Share CSV, JSON and PDF files Works completely offline Optimized for large CSV files CSV Editing Made Simple CSV Editor & Viewer provides a spreadsheet-style interface that makes editing CSV files easy and precise. You can add, delete or modify rows and columns effortlessly. Whether you need a CSV reader, CSV editor or CSV viewer, this app covers all essential workflows. CSV File Conversion Convert CSV to JSON for APIs, programming and development Convert CSV to PDF for sharing, printing and reports Export clean and structured data instantly Perfect for developers, data analysts and business users who need quick file conversions. Built for Speed and Simplicity The app is optimized for performance and handles both small and large CSV files smoothly. The minimal and distraction-free interface keeps you focused on your data. Ideal Use Cases CSV file editing and viewing Spreadsheet data management Data analysis and reporting Development and programming workflows Academic and research work Business and finance tasks

Screenshots

CSVReader4 screens
Fast CSV Editor & Viewer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CSVReader at 4.6 against Fast CSV Editor & Viewer's 4.0. CSVReader also leads on ratings volume (118 vs 4) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17). Fast CSV Editor & Viewer's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price and device support 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. Fast CSV Editor & Viewer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CSVReader holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CSVReader has 118 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of CSVReader's written reviews are positive against 100% of Fast CSV Editor & Viewer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
CSVReader versus Fast CSV Editor & Viewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCSVReaderFast CSV Editor & Viewer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (118 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings118 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMotoki TakahashiAndeesh Mehdi Syed

Customer experience

CSVReader

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

Fast CSV Editor & Viewer

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CSVReader

One-time1
  • Remove ads$7.99
None

Fast CSV Editor & Viewer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CSVReader free?
CSVReader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fast CSV Editor & Viewer free?
Fast CSV Editor & Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CSVReader or Fast CSV Editor & Viewer?
CSVReader is rated higher. CSVReader averages 4.6 out of 5 from 118 ratings, while Fast CSV Editor & Viewer averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do CSVReader or Fast CSV Editor & Viewer have ads?
CSVReader shows ads; Fast CSV Editor & Viewer does not.

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