Comparison

EZText vs Manipulist Lite

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

Head to head
About

EZText

This app is a versatile text editor for viewing and editing various file types, including plain text, RTF, HTML, and markdown. It offers rich formatting options, live previews for web content, and robust editing tools like search and replace, undo/redo, and style copying. Easily manage files across cloud services and export to PDF.

Highlights
  • Edit any text file
  • Rich text formatting
  • Live HTML/markdown preview
  • Search and replace
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • Export to PDF
  • Dark mode support
Features
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A free simple text editor for viewing and editing any kind of text file, including TXT, RTF, RTFD, HTML, XML, markdown, and more. For files like RTF and RTFD, EZText displays them fully formatted and lets you edit all the style information, such as font, point size, color, and paragraph alignment. You can even view the raw RTF text and edit that directly. For HTML and markdown, you can view a live preview as you edit. Features: - Edit any text file on your device, in iCloud, or in other cloud services (such as DropBox) that appear in the Files app - Bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, superscript, subscript - Text foreground and background color - Paragraph alignment - Line & paragraph spacing - Bulleted lists - Copy & paste text style and paragraph style - Search and replace text - Undo and redo - Create plain text file, rich text files (RTF), rich text with graphics (RTFD), HTML, and markdown files - View and edit the raw text for files that supports text style - Live previews of HTLM and markdown - Export to PDF - Convert between plain text, RTF, and RTFD - Print - Supports multitasking on iPad - Dark mode support

About

Manipulist Lite

This app helps you quickly transform text with various tools. Import text from typing, pasting, or files, apply transformations like case conversion or line manipulation, and then export the result.

Highlights
  • Import text via typing, paste, or file upload
  • Apply numerous text transformation tools
  • Find and Replace functionality
  • Line manipulation (add, remove, sort)
  • Case conversion
  • Export text to clipboard or share
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Manipulist Lite is a text productivity tool to help you transform text the way you need it, in few clicks. Just few steps needed. Step 1 - Import text To start, type in the textarea, paste text from clipboard or upload a file (plain text file formats). Step 2 - Choose tools Click the Tools icon on the bottom bar. Click on the tool you want to apply. If a tool requires no input, the text will be transformed straight away. If a tool requires input, the sidebar will display all required input fields. Fill the input fields and press the Apply button to update the text. Step 3 - Check and export output After tools have been applied, click on the Import icon in the bottom bar. Check if the text was transformed as you expected. You can export text by copying it to clipboard or sharing it. What can you do with Manipulist? - Add new line - Add text at lines - Add text every nth line - Convert case - Extract every Nth line - Extract line chunk before/after Nth character - Extract line chunk before/after text - Find and Replace - Remove blank lines - Remove every Nth line - Remove new lines - Remove non-alphanumeric characters - Sort lines - Trim lines Limitations Large text files could slow down the application significantly. If possible, split large text files into multiple smaller files. If you spot any bug, please get in touch. For more file upload formats and more tools, get the full-featured Manipulist app. For more info or to use the web application, visit manipulist.com Made by RADOST IT - https://radostit.com

Screenshots

EZText4 screens
Manipulist Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Manipulist Lite at 5.0 against EZText's 4.2. Manipulist Lite also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 79%) and device support (4 vs 2). EZText's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 22 months) and ratings volume (30 vs 2). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Manipulist Lite holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EZText has 30 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of EZText's written reviews are positive against 100% of Manipulist Lite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EZText ships an update every 6 weeks, Manipulist Lite every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
EZText versus Manipulist Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEZTextManipulist Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (30 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings30 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 22 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS27.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMark KrenekRADOST IT j.d.o.o.

Customer experience

EZText

All ratings30 ratings
Positive76.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral4.8%
Negative16.7%

Manipulist Lite

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

EZText

No in-app purchases

None

Manipulist Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EZText free?
EZText is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Manipulist Lite free?
Manipulist Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, EZText or Manipulist Lite?
Manipulist Lite is rated higher. EZText averages 4.2 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while Manipulist Lite averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do EZText or Manipulist Lite have ads?
Neither EZText nor Manipulist Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EZText or Manipulist Lite?
EZText ships an update every 6 weeks, and Manipulist Lite every 22 months. Most recently, EZText was updated on October 24, 2026 and Manipulist Lite on October 23, 2026.

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