EZText vs txt Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Edit any text file
- Rich text formatting
- Live HTML/markdown preview
- Search and replace
- Undo/redo functionality
- Export to PDF
- Dark mode support
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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
txt Editor
This app provides a clean, instant writing experience for notes, drafts, and code snippets. It offers robust organization features like folders and search, and works with real .txt files accessible through the Files app. An optional subscription unlocks advanced features and removes ads.
- Instant blank page editor
- Automatic saving
- Folder organization with colors/icons
- Search across all documents
- Supports .txt, .md, .csv, .json, .xml, .log
- Find and replace
- Word count and reading time
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Just start writing. txt Editor opens in an instant and gives you a blank page – no account, no setup, no clutter. For shopping lists, ideas, journaling, drafts or code snippets. AS FAST AS PAPER Tap New Document, type, done. Everything saves automatically as you write, and the editor stays smooth even with long texts. ORGANIZED YOUR WAY • Folders with their own color and icon • Pin what matters to the top • Sort by date, name, or your own order with drag and drop • Search finds every word across all your documents REAL FILES, NOTHING LOCKED IN Your notes are plain .txt files in the Files app under “On My iPhone › txt Editor”. You can also open text files from iCloud Drive or other apps and edit them right where they are – .txt, .md, .csv, .json, .xml, .log and more. HANDY TOOLS • Find and replace • Words, characters and reading time at a glance • Choose your font and text size • Share to any app TXT EDITOR PRO For when you want more – as a monthly or yearly subscription: • No ads • iCloud sync: changes show up on iPhone and iPad within seconds • Markdown with a beautiful preview • Eight designs, from warm paper to deep black midnight • Widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen • Version history: bring back any earlier draft • App lock and a private folder with Face ID Payment is charged to your Apple Account. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel it anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://jlau.netlify.app/txt-editor/privacy/ txt Editor is built by an independent developer. If you enjoy it, a rating means a lot!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: EZText at 79% against txt Editor's 25%. EZText also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). txt Editor's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. txt Editor sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. EZText asks for nothing beyond the download.
txt Editor holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EZText has 31 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of EZText's written reviews are positive against 25% of txt Editor's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
EZText ships an update every 6 weeks, txt Editor weekly. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.
| Parameter | EZText | txt Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (31 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 27.0 | 26.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mark Krenek | Julian Lau |
Customer experience
EZText
txt Editor
In-app purchases
EZText
No in-app purchases
txt Editor
- txt Editor Pro7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- txt Editor Pro Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year






