Plain Text Editor vs Jedit Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Plain Text Editor
This utility app removes text formatting and images from your clipboard, converting content to plain text. It allows for easy editing and batch processing of clipboard contents, with an auto-processing feature available via in-app purchase.
- Remove text formatting
- Erase images from clipboard
- Convert clipboard to plain text
- Edit text in editor
- Batch processing
- Auto batch processing (in-app purchase)
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Have you ever had trouble with the size and color of text when you copy and paste it? "Plain Text Editor - PlainText" is an app that will solve the problem. "Plain Text Editor - PlainText" is an editor that can erase text styles and photos in the clipboard. You can easily change the contents of the clipboard to plain texts only. And you can also edit the text in the editor. [How to use] ∙Tapping "Clip → Editor" button puts the contents of the clipboard into the plain text editor. ∙Tapping "Editor → Clip" button puts the contents of the editor into the clipboard. ∙With the above operations, the contents of the clipboard can be changed to plain text. ∙Tapping "Batch Processing" button, the above two button processes will be performed continuously and the contents of the clipboard will become plain text. ∙If you turn on Auto Batch Processing, Batch Processing will be performed when this app is brought to the foreground.(*Auto Batch Processing requires an in-app purchase) ∙You can edit text in the editor. ∙On iPhone or iPad, tap editor screen to show the keyboard. ∙The number of characters in the editor is displayed at the top right of the screen. ∙Paste Permission Dialog will not appear if you select "Allow" from "Settings" > "Apps" > "PlainText" > "Paste from Other Apps. ∙Tap "ⓘ" button at the top left of the screen to open the information. The developer assumes no responsibility for any accident, violation, loss or claims by third parties which may arise from the use of this app. Terms of Use: This application is provided under the Apple Standard End User License Agreement (EULA). https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Jedit Lite
Edit and process plain and rich text with a comprehensive set of tools. Features include line numbering, invisible character display, automatic encoding detection, and regular expression search. Supports text-to-speech for various formats.
- Line numbering
- Invisible character display
- Automatic encoding determination
- Rich text editing (RTF/RTFD)
- Regular expression search/replace
- Text-to-speech
- HTML/Markdown reading
- Syntax coloring
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A "comprehensive text tool" that supports editing and processing of a variety of text from rich to plain text. Supports line numbering, display of invisible characters, automatic encoding determination, rich text (rtf/rtfd) editing, regular expression search/replace, text speech with position display, HTML/Markdown text reading, syntax coloring, and more. Both Apple TTS and Google TTS (free up to 1 million characters per month) are supported for text-to-speech. ■About Subscriptions A subscription registration prompt will appear each time you close the editing document.. Once you register, the prompt will no longer appear. Please refer to the following for terms and conditions regarding the use of subscriptions. 1. Privacy policy: https://www.artman21.com/en/sparkle/jedit-lite-privacy.html 2. Terms of Use: https://www.artman21.com/en/sparkle/jedit-lite-eula.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Jedit Lite at none against Plain Text Editor's shown. Plain Text Editor's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Plain Text Editor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Jedit Lite sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Plain Text Editor ships an update every 10 days, Jedit Lite every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Plain Text Editor | Jedit Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Takao Ichimura | Artman21 Inc. |
Customer experience
Plain Text Editor
Jedit Lite
In-app purchases
Plain Text Editor
- Monthly Plan$0.991 Month
- Yearly Plan$3.991 Year
- Lifetime Plan$7.99
Jedit Lite
- Jedit Lite 1 year Subscription$3.991 Year
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