TextMaker vs DIY Units Conversion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TextMaker
This app offers a complete word processing experience for your documents, bringing desktop-level features to your mobile device. It ensures seamless compatibility with Microsoft Word files and provides intuitive controls for editing and formatting on the go. Save your work locally or directly to cloud storage services.
- Microsoft Word DOCX compatibility
- Desktop-level editing and formatting
- Cloud storage integration
- Intuitive mobile interface
- Extensive graphics functions
- Spell check and complex document features
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■ TextMaker ► The only complete Office word processor for your Word files ► Work on your Word documents wherever and whenever you want. ► When working on the go, take advantage of a feature set that you would otherwise only know from your PC or Mac. ► Almost all features can be used permanently free of charge. The complete set of features that you know from Microsoft Word or TextMaker on your Mac or PC is now offered by TextMaker on your iPhone and iPad. Compatibility without compromise: TextMaker uses the Microsoft Office format DOCX as its native format. This guarantees seamless data exchange. You can open your documents directly in Microsoft Word without having to convert them. Intuitive operation on iPhone and iPad: TextMaker always provides an ideal user experience, regardless of whether you're using it on your iPhone or an iPad. On an iPhone, you can use the practical toolbars with just one finger. On an iPad, you work with ribbons similar to those on your Mac or PC. Save locally or in the cloud: TextMaker not only enables you to open and save documents stored on your device, but it also allows you to access your files in iCloud, Dropbox, OneDrive and all other cloud storage services. The TextMaker user interface is available in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian and more than 20 other languages. TextMaker brings the features of a desktop word processor to your iPhone and iPad. You shouldn't settle for less. ■ Working with files ► Documents can be losslessly exchanged with TextMaker for Windows, Mac and Linux. ► Open and save DOCX and DOC files with full fidelity from Microsoft Word 6.0 to 2021 and Word 365, also with password protection ► Open and save OpenDocument files (compatible with OpenOffice and LibreOffice), RTF and HTML ■ Editing and formatting ► Numerous templates enable you to rapidly create attractive Office documents. ► Insert fields such as date/time, page number, consecutive numbers, etc. ► Borders, shading, drop caps, paragraph control ► Paragraph and character styles ► Format painter for the rapid transfer of formatting ► Tables ► Calculations in text and tables ► Automatic numbering of lines, paragraphs, lists and headings ■ Comprehensive graphics functions ► Draw and design directly in the document ► Microsoft-Word-compatible AutoShapes ► Insert pictures in a range of file formats ► Crop pictures, change brightness, contrast and gamma ► TextArt function for striking font effects ■ Spell check ► Automatic spell checking in numerous languages ► You can add any Hunspell dictionary. ■ Features for complex documents ► Comments ► Cross references, footnotes, endnotes, indexes, tables of contents, bibliographies ► Forms with input fields, dropdown lists, calculations, etc. ■ Other features Almost all features of TextMaker for iOS can be used free of charge. The following additional features are available to you via an inexpensive subscription: ► Printing ► Export to PDF, PDF/A and to the e-book format EPUB ► Sharing documents directly from TextMaker ► Outliner ► Multilingual thesaurus ► 2D and 3D charts ► Comments and tracked changes ► Free customer support A single subscription unlocks these features simultaneously in TextMaker, PlanMaker and Presentations for iOS. License agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
DIY Units Conversion
Create your own personalized unit conversion library by adding, removing, and reordering conversions. Tailor the app to your specific needs, focusing on the units you use most frequently.
- Customizable conversion library
- Add, remove, and reorder units
- Supports various scientific fields
- User-defined conversion sets
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There are so many unit conversions in life, such as International System, Imperial System, Engineering, Heat, Fluids, Light, Electricity, Magnetism, Radiology, Biology, Chemistry, etc. However, we normally only need a subset of these conversions. With this simple app, you can add, remove, and rearrange the order of your own set of unit conversions. Do It Yourself (DIY), you can build your customized unit conversion library.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DIY Units Conversion at none against TextMaker's 2. DIY Units Conversion also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 76%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). TextMaker's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 25 months) and ratings volume (492 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. TextMaker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. DIY Units Conversion asks for nothing beyond the download.
DIY Units Conversion holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TextMaker has 492 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of TextMaker's written reviews are positive against 100% of DIY Units Conversion's.
TextMaker ships an update every 2 months, DIY Units Conversion every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TextMaker | DIY Units Conversion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (492 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 492 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 25 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SoftMaker Software GmbH | DingXin Cheng |
Customer experience
TextMaker
DIY Units Conversion
Bugs and requests
TextMaker
Reported bugs
3 issues- Issues with replacing images in documents
- Inconsistent behavior when saving documents
- Compatibility problems with older iPad models
Requested features
4 requests- Improved Apple Pencil support
- Ability to manage footnotes as a whole
- Better integration with cloud storage services
- More customization options for dark mode
DIY Units Conversion
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TextMaker
- Unlock all features7 Days trial$1.491 Month
- Unlock all features7 Days trial$13.491 Year
DIY Units Conversion
No in-app purchases
Questions
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