PdfX vs Lightweight Text Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PdfX
Easily convert PDF files to various formats, edit pages, merge documents, and split PDFs. This tool requires no technical knowledge to manage all your PDF needs.
- Convert PDF to 5 formats
- Edit PDF pages
- Merge PDF files
- Split PDF into documents
- Rotate pages up to 360 degrees
- Supports Word, JPG, PNG, HTML, TXT
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PdfX.app is a new app, that allows you to convert PDF into a variety of formats, edit PDF, split PDF, combine PDF and much more! You can upload any document in PDF format, no technical knowledge is needed, and the website will automatically convert it's content into the format you desire. Plus, you can edit the PDF pages, rotate them, split them, combine it with other and more! Packaged with features, to manager every PDF management need: -> Merge with another PDF file at any page point. -> Split into several documents, with no problem -> Rotate up to 360 degrees any page -> Convert from and to up to 5 different formats -> Supporting Microsoft Word, JPG, PNG, HTML, TXT conversion formats Convert and edit your PDF, for FREE, NOW!
Lightweight Text Editor
This app allows users to work with plain text files without formatting concerns. It can open any text file, create folders for organization, and adjust encoding and line endings.
- Open any plain text file
- Create folders for organization
- Change text encoding
- Adjust line endings (CR/LF/CRLF)
- No formatting concerns
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Lightweight Text Editor is a great tool for users who work with plain text files. If you want to work with raw text without having to worry about formatting, then this app is for you. It can open any plain text file, regardless of the extension. You can create folders to organize your documents. You can also change the encoding and the line endings (CR/LF/CRLF).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PdfX at Free against Lightweight Text Editor's $2.99. PdfX also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 26 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Lightweight Text Editor's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 2.0) and ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases 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
PdfX is free to download; Lightweight Text Editor costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lightweight Text Editor holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lightweight Text Editor has 58 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
PdfX ships an update every 2 weeks, Lightweight Text Editor every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PdfX | Lightweight Text Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 2.0 (3 ratings) | 4.3 (58 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 82.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 58 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 26 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ipsilon Developments Inc | Erik Wegener |
Customer experience
PdfX
Lightweight Text Editor
In-app purchases
PdfX
No in-app purchases
Lightweight Text Editor
No in-app purchases
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