Comparison

EZText vs DeskFocus

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

DeskFocus

Enhance your workday with a posture timer and focus sessions. Track sitting and standing durations, set daily standing goals, and utilize Pomodoro sprints for productivity. All data is stored locally for complete privacy.

Highlights
  • Posture tracking (sitting/standing)
  • Pomodoro focus timer
  • Daily standing goals
  • Live Activity integration
  • Activity log with export
  • Desk health facts
Features
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DeskFocus helps you work better by tracking how you sit, stand, and focus throughout the day — all without an account, subscription, or internet connection. Everything stays on your device, privately. **DESK MODE — POSTURE TIMER** Know exactly how long you've been sitting or standing. Start a stopwatch to count up, or set a countdown for your next posture switch. DeskFocus reminds you when you've been sitting too long and celebrates every 30 minutes of standing with a burst of confetti. **POMODORO MODE — FOCUS TIMER** Work in focused 25-minute sprints with built-in short and long breaks. Add tasks, pick what you're working on, and let DeskFocus guide your session. After every 4 Pomodoros, a long break kicks in automatically. **STANDING GOALS + WEEKLY RINGS** Set a daily standing target and track your progress across the week with Monday–Friday goal rings. See at a glance which days you hit your goal, which you missed, and how today is shaping up. **LIVE ACTIVITY** Your timer stays visible on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island while you work. Pause or clear your session without unlocking your phone. **ACTIVITY LOG** Review today's and this week's sitting and standing time. Export your data as JSON whenever you want it. **WELLNESS FACTS** A curated carousel of desk health facts keeps you informed between sessions — auto-advancing with sources included. **COMPLETELY PRIVATE** No account. No server. No tracking. Your data never leaves your device. Even clearing your browser data won't affect it — DeskFocus stores everything locally on your iPhone. Whether you use a standing desk, want to build better posture habits, or just need a reliable Pomodoro timer, DeskFocus is the one tool that covers your whole workday.

Screenshots

EZText4 screens
DeskFocus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DeskFocus at 5.0 against EZText's 4.2. DeskFocus also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 79%). EZText's advantage is 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

DeskFocus 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 DeskFocus's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
EZText versus DeskFocus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEZTextDeskFocus
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—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS27.026.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMark KrenekMayra Sanchez

Customer experience

EZText

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

DeskFocus

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

DeskFocus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EZText free?
EZText is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DeskFocus free?
DeskFocus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, EZText or DeskFocus?
DeskFocus is rated higher. EZText averages 4.2 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while DeskFocus averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do EZText or DeskFocus have ads?
Neither EZText nor DeskFocus shows ads.

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