Comparison

txt.edit vs PDFz

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

Head to head
About

txt.edit

This text editor allows for simultaneous editing of multiple files with custom fonts and line numbers. It supports numerous programming languages with syntax highlighting and offers integration with cloud services for easy file access. Enjoy a clean, distraction-free writing experience with no ads or subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Multiple tabs for simultaneous editing
  • Customizable fonts and sizes
  • Line numbers for professional editing
  • Syntax highlighting for 191 programming languages
  • 242 themes for customization
  • iCloud and Files app integration
  • Search and replace functionality
Features
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txt.edit is a code and text editor for iPhone, iPhone Duo and iPad. It's for the moments when you need to fix one line in a config file, tidy up some JSON or finish a Markdown draft away from your desk. Open the file, change what you need and save it back where it came from. Pay once and every feature is included. No subscriptions. No ads. YOUR FILES, WHERE THEY ARE • Open and save files in iCloud Drive, or anywhere the Files app can reach, such as Dropbox or Google Drive • Keep several files open in tabs, and long-press a tab to rename or close it • Find and replace, with line numbers when you want them FOR CODE • Syntax highlighting for 191 languages, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, Swift, PHP and YAML • Format Document runs the built-in Prettier on JSON, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, Markdown and YAML in one tap, and jumps to the line if something is wrong • The command palette finds every action, sample and recent file in one search (⇧⌘P on a hardware keyboard) • The symbol outline jumps straight to a function, type or heading • A minimap shows where you are in a long file • A coding keyboard row puts undo and redo, tab, brackets, symbols and cursor keys right above the keyboard • Auto-indent, bracket pairing and matching-bracket highlights FOR WRITING Not every file is code. Markdown drafts, to-do lists and plain .txt files open just as easily. Tap the word count to see reading time and other document statistics. MAKE IT YOURS • 260+ themes, light and dark, with a live preview as you browse • Monospaced fonts including JetBrains Mono, Fira Code and Cascadia Code, in the size you like One purchase covers txt.edit on iPhone, iPhone Duo and iPad.

About

PDFz

Easily scan documents, convert images to PDFs, and merge or split files. Secure your sensitive information with passwords and watermarks. Organize pages, optimize file sizes, and share securely.

Highlights
  • High-quality document scanning
  • Convert images to PDF
  • Merge and split PDFs
  • Password protection
  • Add watermarks and signatures
  • Organize pages
  • Secure sharing
Features
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PDFz turns your iPhone into a complete PDF office: scan, edit, sign, fill forms, convert and share — in English and Arabic, side by side. SCAN ANYTHING • Point the camera. The page is found, straightened and cleaned before you lift your thumb. • Filters for shadows, handwriting and colour. Multi-page in one go. • ID cards: front and back on a single page. Passport and visa photos in official sizes. • Long receipts stitched from several shots. Books split into left and right pages. EDIT IT LIKE A DOCUMENT, NOT A PICTURE • Edit the text that is already on the page. Move and resize images. Add, reorder and rotate pages. • Text, markup and signatures are live layers you can move — not pixels you have to redo. • Watermark, page numbers, permanent redaction, full undo history. SIGN AND FILL • Draw your signature, type it, or lift it from paper. It stays saved on the device. • Fill real PDF forms: tick boxes, dropdowns, required fields — and it stays a form. • Start from a blank page and build your own form. CONVERT • PDF to Word, Excel and PowerPoint with layout, tables and bilingual text kept in reading order. Processed on the PDFz server and deleted the moment it finishes. • Images to PDF, PDF to images, one long image, print. ORGANISE AND FIND • Search the words inside every document — OCR included. • Merge, split, extract pages. Compress with the new size shown before you commit. • Password-protect any PDF. Lock folders with Face ID. • Share over Wi-Fi to any browser on your network. No cloud account. TRANSLATE • Translate a whole document on the page and save it, or translate live through the camera. MADE FOR ARABIC AND ENGLISH Right-to-left layout, bilingual pages that stay side by side, Arabic and English OCR. Available in 49 languages. PRIVACY No account. Scanning, editing, signing and OCR run on the device. Conversion files are deleted from the server as soon as your download is ready. PDFz PLUS Some features need PDFz Plus — weekly, monthly or yearly, with a free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel in Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

txt.edit4 screens
PDFz4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PDFz at Free against txt.edit's $3.99. PDFz also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%). txt.edit's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 4). On rating, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

PDFz is free to download; txt.edit costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for txt.edit against 5.0 for PDFz. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: txt.edit has 26 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of txt.edit's written reviews are positive against 100% of PDFz's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

txt.edit ships an update every 2 weeks, PDFz every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
txt.edit versus PDFz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametertxt.editPDFz
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (26 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings26 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTitans of IndustryKhaled Khalifa

Customer experience

txt.edit

All ratings26 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%

PDFz

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

In-app purchases

None

txt.edit

No in-app purchases

None

PDFz

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is txt.edit free?
txt.edit costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PDFz free?
PDFz is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, txt.edit or PDFz?
PDFz is rated higher. txt.edit averages 4.9 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while PDFz averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do txt.edit or PDFz have ads?
Neither txt.edit nor PDFz shows ads.
Which is updated more often, txt.edit or PDFz?
txt.edit ships an update every 2 weeks, and PDFz every 10 days. Most recently, txt.edit was updated on October 27, 2026 and PDFz on October 13, 2026.

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