Comparison

EZText vs Text Replace

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
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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

Text Replace

This tool allows you to edit text directly on any webpage, making content dynamic and editable in real-time. It enables you to modify website text instantly, transforming static pages into interactive experiences.

Highlights
  • Replace text anywhere on a website
  • Web Edit Mode for direct text editing
  • Make webpages editable
  • Real-time content modification
Features
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Feature: 1. Replace Text Anywhere on the Website 2. 「Web Edit Mode」: Make Webpage Editable and Edit Text Directly

Screenshots

EZText4 screens
Text Replace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Text Replace at 5.0 against EZText's 4.2. Text Replace also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 78%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). EZText's advantage is ratings volume (27 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

Text Replace holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EZText has 27 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of EZText's written reviews are positive against 100% of Text Replace's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EZText ships an update every 6 weeks, Text Replace every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and July 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
EZText versus Text Replace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEZTextText Replace
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (27 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMark Krenek柯铃 靖

Customer experience

EZText

All ratings26 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral3.8%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive78.0%
Neutral4.9%
Negative17.1%

Text Replace

All ratings2 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

Text Replace

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EZText free?
EZText is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Text Replace free?
Text Replace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, EZText or Text Replace?
Text Replace is rated higher. EZText averages 4.2 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while Text Replace averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do EZText or Text Replace have ads?
Neither EZText nor Text Replace shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EZText or Text Replace?
EZText ships an update every 6 weeks, and Text Replace every 2 weeks. Most recently, EZText was updated on September 20, 2026 and Text Replace on July 6, 2026.

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