Comparison

Text Editor vs PM Mobile (PM2)

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

Head to head
About

Text Editor

Edit text files, including plain text, RTF, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, directly on your device or cloud storage. Offers rich text editing, multiple file tabs, and dark mode. A subscription unlocks advanced features and unlimited usage.

Highlights
  • Browse and edit text files
  • Cloud storage integration
  • Supports TXT, RTF, HTML, CSS, JS
  • Rich text editing
  • Multiple file tabs
  • Dark Mode support
Features
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This is a simple yet powerful text editor that let you browse and edit any kind of text on your device and on the cloud (including iCloud, Google Drive, Box and more). FEATURES: ————— ◆ Browse and edit all kinds of text on your device and on the cloud ◆ Support TXT, RTF or any file that can be read as text like HTML, CSS, JS ◆ View text in any font and style ◆ Rich Text editing ◆ Edit multiple files in separate tabs ◆ Share your files anywhere ◆ Dark Mode support Text Editor+: • You can subscribe to unlock dark mode and unlimited usage. • Subscription auto-renew at the end of current period, unless cancelled 24-hours in advance prior to the end of the current period. The subscription fee is charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Per Apple policy, no cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Once purchased, refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. Terms of use: https://tapuniverse.com/terms/ Privacy policy: https://tapuniverse.com/policy/

About

PM Mobile (PM2)

Features
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Run PM2 from your pocket. PM2 is a native iOS client for the PM2 Node.js process manager. Connect it to the open-source pm2‑forwarder bridge running beside your daemon and get a live view of every process, plus real-time log tailing and control over restart, reload, scale, stop, and more. No dashboard to host, no shell to babysit. Built for developers who want fast, accurate answers about what their servers are doing right now. Dashboard - Fleet Pulse hero card with an online-process count and a status donut (online / stopped / errored) - Fleet-wide CPU percentage and human-readable memory totals - Status tiles for Online, Stopped, Errored, and Total - "Needs attention" list surfacing errored/stopped processes with quick Restart and Logs - Hot-processes list ranked by CPU and memory, with per-process bars and uptime - Terminal-style stderr samples for recently errored processes - PM2 daemon version and an API-reachable indicator - Auto-refresh every 10s, pull-to-refresh, and manual refresh - Clear offline, authentication-failed, and empty states with Retry / Edit shortcuts Processes - Search by name, script, or PID; quick-filter chips (All / Online / Errored / Stopped / Cluster) - Filter & Sort tray: status and exec-mode filters, High CPU / High memory / With restarts / Unstable presets, and sort by status, CPU, memory, name, uptime, or restarts - Per-process CPU and memory bars, uptime, restart counts (with unstable-restart warnings), and script path - Rich detail screen: live resources, runtime (Node version, exec mode, instances, interpreter, namespace), behavior (watch, autorestart), custom metrics, and tap-to-copy paths - Long-press quick actions from any card Logs - Historical snapshots (100 / 200 / 500 / 1000 lines) grouped into stdout and stderr - Real-time live tail over SSE with auto-follow, pause/resume, and clear - All / Stdout / Stderr filtering - Dark, monospaced terminal viewer with timestamped live lines - Copy to clipboard or share via the native share sheet - One-tap "Retry now" panel when the live stream disconnects Control - Restart, zero-downtime Reload, Stop, Flush logs, and Reset counters - Scale instances with a dedicated +/– stepper - Send Unix signals (SIGHUP, SIGINT, SIGQUIT, SIGTERM, SIGUSR1, SIGUSR2, SIGKILL) with plain-language descriptions - Dump and Resurrect the saved process list (daemon-wide) - Type-to-confirm Delete for destructive actions - Every action shows a pre-action snapshot, the exact REST endpoint, and a live re-fetch of the result - The pm2‑forwarder process itself is protected, so you can't act on it by mistake Connections & Security - Save multiple servers and switch between them instantly - Three auth modes: None, Bearer token, or Basic (username + password) - Live health dots probe every saved connection independently - Inline "Test Connection" validation before you save - Connection detail with service info, on-demand health checks, and copyable base URL - Credentials are stored on-device only - Auth headers are injected automatically on every request and log stream Native & polished - iOS large-title headers and a native tab bar with Liquid Glass on iOS 26 - Offline-friendly: previously loaded data is cached and available on relaunch - Screen stays awake during live monitoring and log tailing Accurate by design: metrics reflect exactly what the PM2 API exposes, so what you see is what your daemon actually reports.

Screenshots

Text Editor4 screens
PM Mobile (PM2)3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PM Mobile (PM2) at none against Text Editor's 2. PM Mobile (PM2) also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). Text Editor's advantage is chart position (#26 vs unranked). On price, ads 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. Text Editor sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. PM Mobile (PM2) asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Text Editor versus PM Mobile (PM2): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText EditorPM Mobile (PM2)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (4.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews27.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.4K — better—
Update frequencyDaily—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#26 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTAPUNIVERSE LLCSkywalker Labs

Bugs and requests

Text Editor

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Dark mode not working properly
  • Deletes unsaved work
  • Crashes the Files app

Requested features

3 requests
  • Horizontal text scrolling
  • Free version with no limitations
  • One-time purchase option

PM Mobile (PM2)

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Text Editor

Subscriptions2
  • Text Editor+3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Text Editor+3 Days trial$9.991 Year
None

PM Mobile (PM2)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Text Editor free?
Text Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PM Mobile (PM2) free?
PM Mobile (PM2) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Text Editor or PM Mobile (PM2) have ads?
Neither Text Editor nor PM Mobile (PM2) shows ads.

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