# Plain Text Editor vs Text Workflow

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Text Workflow at 95% against Plain Text Editor's 50%. Text Workflow also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). Plain Text Editor's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Plain Text Editor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Text Workflow sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Text Workflow holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text Workflow has 176 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Plain Text Editor's written reviews are positive against 95% of Text Workflow's.

Plain Text Editor ships an update every 10 days, Text Workflow monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Plain Text Editor | Text Workflow |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [3.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plain-text-editor-plaintext/id1543131659/reviews) | **[4.8 (176 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/text-workflow-clean-any-text/id1623230250/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 2 | **176** |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | **95.2% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | **Every 10 days** | Monthly |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 9 MB | 32 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Takao Ichimura](https://appshunter.io/developer/1474061593) | [Georgios Trigonakis](https://appshunter.io/developer/439577899) |

## What reviewers say

### Plain Text Editor

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plain-text-editor-plaintext/id1543131659)

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.

**Highlights:** Remove text formatting, Erase images from clipboard, Convert clipboard to plain text, Edit text in editor, Batch processing, Auto batch processing (in-app purchase)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly Plan | $0.99 | per month |
| Yearly Plan | $3.99 | per year |
| Lifetime Plan | $7.99 | one-time |


### Text Workflow

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/text-workflow-clean-any-text/id1623230250)

Automate repetitive text editing tasks with a powerful yet user-friendly tool. Create custom workflows by combining over 45 transformation actions to format, clean, and convert text. All processing is done on-device for enhanced security and privacy.

**Highlights:** Combine transformation actions, Save and reuse workflows, Over 45 text transformation actions, On-device processing, JSON, CSV, YAML conversion, URL and Base64 encoding/decoding, Shortcuts integration

**Features:** Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Text Workflow Full Access | $0.99 | per month |
| Text Workflow Full Access | $6.99 | per year |
| Lifetime Premium | $17.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Adds significant functionality to Shortcuts
- 💡 Powerful text manipulation and data conversion
- 👍 Excellent for testing Regex patterns
- 👍 Incredibly useful and handy
- 👍 Magic in your pocket

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Family sharing for subscription not enabled
- 🐛 Free plan has a 100-character limit
- 🐛 Restore purchase doesn't work
- 🐛 Last update broke Shortcuts
- 🐛 Redirecting behavior in Shortcuts even without using the action

**Reported bugs**

- Last update broke Shortcuts
- Shortcuts open the app and stop instead of returning data
- Error message when selecting a workflow in Shortcuts action
- Restore purchase doesn't work

**Requested features**

- Support for family sharing for subscriptions
- Support for more languages
- Ability to convert VB code to C#
- Ability to change AI models (e.g., 16K ChatGPT, 32K GPT-4)
- Ability to alter AI temperature settings, top-p, top-K, frequency penalties, token limit, stop sequence


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Plain Text Editor free?

Plain Text Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Text Workflow free?

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

### Which has better reviews, Plain Text Editor or Text Workflow?

Text Workflow is rated higher. Plain Text Editor averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Text Workflow averages 4.8 from 176 ratings.

### Do Plain Text Editor or Text Workflow have ads?

Plain Text Editor shows ads; Text Workflow does not.

### Which is updated more often, Plain Text Editor or Text Workflow?

Plain Text Editor ships an update every 10 days, and Text Workflow monthly. Most recently, Plain Text Editor was updated on October 7, 2026 and Text Workflow on October 10, 2026.

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