# QuickEditor vs Lightweight Text Editor

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lightweight Text Editor at 82% against QuickEditor's 13%. Lightweight Text Editor also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). QuickEditor's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.3). On device support there is nothing between them.

QuickEditor is free to download; Lightweight Text Editor costs $2.99 up front. QuickEditor sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year. Lightweight Text Editor asks for nothing beyond the download.

QuickEditor holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lightweight Text Editor has 58 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 13% of QuickEditor's written reviews are positive against 82% of Lightweight Text Editor's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

QuickEditor ships an update every 3 weeks, Lightweight Text Editor every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | QuickEditor | Lightweight Text Editor |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $2.99 |
| Rating | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/quickeditor-text-and-code/id1450712528/reviews)** | [4.3 (58 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lightweight-text-editor/id1626906348/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | **58** |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | **82.2% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | **Every 3 weeks** | Every 26 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Size | 65 MB | 1 MB |
| Requires iOS | **13.0** | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [KAZUHIRO KAKIMOTO](https://appshunter.io/developer/1378277306) | [Erik Wegener](https://appshunter.io/developer/424482392) |

## What reviewers say

### QuickEditor

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/quickeditor-text-and-code/id1450712528)

A powerful and fast text and code editor for iOS and macOS. It unifies local files, cloud storage, and remote servers in a customizable workspace with advanced editing tools and syntax highlighting.

**Highlights:** Advanced file manager, Unified global search, Syntax highlighting, Voice-to-text input, Remote direct editing, Cross-platform sync

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro - Annual | $2.99 | per year |
| Pro - Lifetime | $12.99 | one-time |


### Lightweight Text Editor

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lightweight-text-editor/id1626906348)

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.

**Highlights:** Open any plain text file, Create folders for organization, Change text encoding, Adjust line endings (CR/LF/CRLF), No formatting concerns

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is QuickEditor free?

QuickEditor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Lightweight Text Editor free?

Lightweight Text Editor costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, QuickEditor or Lightweight Text Editor?

QuickEditor is rated higher. QuickEditor averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Lightweight Text Editor averages 4.3 from 58 ratings.

### Do QuickEditor or Lightweight Text Editor have ads?

QuickEditor shows ads; Lightweight Text Editor does not.

### Which is updated more often, QuickEditor or Lightweight Text Editor?

QuickEditor ships an update every 3 weeks, and Lightweight Text Editor every 26 months. Most recently, QuickEditor was updated on September 5, 2026 and Lightweight Text Editor on September 24, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*