Comparison

Hexer vs Simple Hex Editor

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

Head to head
About

Hexer

Inspect any file with a powerful hex viewer designed for iOS and iPadOS. Features include customizable color highlighting, advanced search and analysis tools, and seamless integration with the Files app for easy access to your documents.

Highlights
  • Customizable byte highlighting
  • Advanced search with regex
  • File signature detection
  • Integer decoding
  • Keyboard navigation
  • Integration with Files app
Features
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Hexer is a desktop level hex viewer packed with features. It was developed from the ground up for iOS and iPadOS. It is natural and intuitive to use for everyone. It is integrated with the Files app. So you can browse Dropbox, Google Drive, your git repositories, your downloads, your documents in iCloud Drive or your desktop. Or you can just share any file to it. Bytes are highlighted in different colors: Printable characters are cyan, spaces blue, null bytes grey, control characters pink and so on. The colors appear across the binary, hexadecimal, and ascii column — or can just be turned off completely. ▶ Many advanced options • Many popular themes from text editors and terminals • Line numbers (offsets) • Overscroll • Complete control over the formatting of what you copy or share • Column counts in powers of two (8 bytes, 16, 32, ...) or in any number that fits • Interpret bytes as ASCII, ISO Latin 1 or EBCDIC • The UI is navigable by keyboard and there are keyboard shortcuts to toggle almost everything • Further features for you to discover ▶ Search • Search for content in the hexadecimal, ASCII or binary column • Preview results with context and jump to and highlight them in the document • Filter results with Regular Expression and based on case sensitivity • Jump between results with arrow keys ▶ Analysis • Get information about the selection or the entire document • Decode to integers • See byte frequencies • See detected file signatures (magic numbers) • Read metadata like creation date and Unix permissions ▶ The App is made by a real person out of love When you buy the app (no hidden in app purchases) the money goes straight to me to support development. If you have any questions or feature requests you can just write me an email and let me know. I will continue development with many more planned features like editing. ▶ The App is friendly There are no in app purchases, ads, tracking, nor is there any data collected. You buy it once and then use it. Nothing more. Nothing less.

About

Simple Hex Editor

Easily view and modify the raw byte data of any file with a straightforward interface. This tool is designed for developers and tech enthusiasts who need a quick and efficient way to perform hex editing without unnecessary complexity.

Highlights
  • View file byte data
  • Edit files in hex
  • Simple interface
  • Quick file access
  • Developer-focused
Features
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Need to peek inside or tweak any file? Hex Editor's got you covered! With a super simple interface, you won't get bogged down by extra features you don't need. It's perfect for developers and tech lovers who want a quick and easy way to edit files in hex. Give it a try and see how easy hex editing can be!

Screenshots

Hexer4 screens
Simple Hex Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Simple Hex Editor at Free against Hexer's $3.99. Simple Hex Editor also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 10 months). Hexer's advantage is rating (4.1 vs 1.0) and review sentiment (63% vs 25%). On device support and iOS requirement 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

Simple Hex Editor is free to download; Hexer costs $3.99 up front. Simple Hex Editor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hexer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hexer holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hexer has 26 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Hexer's written reviews are positive against 25% of Simple Hex Editor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hexer ships an update every 10 months, Simple Hex Editor every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Hexer versus Simple Hex Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHexerSimple Hex Editor
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (26 ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings26 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#61 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHans SchuleinSEUNGWOO JO

Customer experience

Hexer

All ratings26 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative19.2%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral8.3%
Negative29.2%

Simple Hex Editor

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

None

Hexer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple Hex Editor

One-time1
  • Simple Hex Editor Ad-free Lifetime$7.99

Questions

Is Hexer free?
Hexer costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Hex Editor free?
Simple Hex Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hexer or Simple Hex Editor?
Hexer is rated higher. Hexer averages 4.1 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Simple Hex Editor averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Hexer or Simple Hex Editor have ads?
Simple Hex Editor shows ads; Hexer does not.
Which is updated more often, Hexer or Simple Hex Editor?
Hexer ships an update every 10 months, and Simple Hex Editor every 2 weeks. Most recently, Hexer was updated on September 29, 2026 and Simple Hex Editor on September 24, 2026.

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