Comparison

Text Workflow vs ChatFile

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

Head to head
About

Text Workflow

Automate repetitive text editing tasks with a powerful yet user-friendly tool. Create custom workflows by combining over 45 transformation actions to format, clean, and convert text. All processing is done on-device for enhanced security and privacy.

Highlights
  • Combine transformation actions
  • Save and reuse workflows
  • Over 45 text transformation actions
  • On-device processing
  • JSON, CSV, YAML conversion
  • URL and Base64 encoding/decoding
  • Shortcuts integration
Features
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Clean up AI and web text in one tap. Copy an answer from ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any website and it comes with junk: [1] citation tags, 【source】 marks, stray ** and ## symbols, curly quotes, invisible characters, broken line breaks. Text Workflow removes all of it and gives you clean text, ready to paste. Exact, every time, and private. It runs on iPhone, iPad and Mac, and your workflows sync over iCloud. NEW IN 3.0 • Clean AI Text: one action removes citations, hidden characters, extra spaces and Markdown symbols. You choose what goes, and code blocks are never touched. • Remove Citations: strips [1], [7][8], [web:1], 【4:0†source】 and Wikipedia notes. • Markdown tables: tables from AI answers now convert to Rich Text and HTML. Format Markdown Table lines up the columns. • Compare Input with Result: see exactly what changed, by character, word or line. • A new text editor with line numbers, visible spaces and tabs, a monospaced font and Find. • Gemini joins OpenAI and Claude, with the newest models. WHY TEXT WORKFLOW • Exact, every time. The same input always gives the same output. No hallucinations, no "regenerate". • Private. Built-in actions run on your device. Never paste sensitive text into a website just to reformat it. • Built for the whole job. Chain 50+ actions into a workflow, save it and run it with one tap. • On every Apple device. A native app on iPhone, iPad and Mac, with workflows synced over iCloud. CLEAN UP AI AND WEB TEXT • Clean AI Text and Remove Citations • Remove Markdown, or turn it into Rich Text for Pages, Word and Mail • Markdown to HTML, with tables • Convert to plain text, strip HTML tags • Straight and curly quotes, accents and diacritics • Delete invisible and non-printable characters BUILD POWERFUL WORKFLOWS Chain actions together and each step feeds the next. Turn the text job you repeat every week into a single tap. • Reorder steps, switch them on and off, nest workflows inside workflows • Regular Expressions: extract, replace with capture groups, or run a workflow only on matching parts • Sync your workflows across all your devices with iCloud 50+ TEXT ACTIONS, INCLUDING • Editing and lines: find and replace (plain or RegEx), prefix and suffix, insert text, sort, number, break and trim lines, remove empty lines, line breaks, duplicates and extra spaces • Case and style: UPPER, lower, Title, camelCase, spell out numbers, format numbers, Style Text, reverse, shuffle, repeat • Data formats: beautify JSON, XML and HTML; JSON and YAML; JSON and CSV; XML to JSON; CSV to Markdown table • Utilities: Base64, URL encoding, encryption with a password, QR codes, UUIDs, text statistics, reading time, dates, math, short URLs WORKS WITH SHORTCUTS Every action and workflow is a Shortcuts action. Clean your clipboard with one tap, or build text automations that run on their own. Use the Share sheet to send text from any app. AI, ON YOUR TERMS AI is one optional step among 50+, not the whole app. Add a prompt step to any workflow with your own OpenAI, Claude or Gemini key, any OpenAI-compatible service such as OpenRouter or LM Studio, or Apple's on-device model. You choose the model and pay the provider directly. Nothing routes through us. TEXT WORKFLOW PRO Free: every action, with results shown in full. Pro lets you copy and share results of any length, create unlimited workflows and compare Input with Result. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://www.gtrigonakis.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ChatFile

Engage in natural conversations with your documents using advanced AI. Supports a wide range of file types, including PDFs, Word, PPT, and e-books, for enhanced productivity and learning.

Highlights
  • AI-powered document interaction
  • Supports PDF, Word, PPT, CSV, XML, EPUB
  • Natural language processing
  • Seamless data synchronization
  • Intuitive native app experience
Features
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ChatFile, powered by advanced AI technology, facilitates natural dialogues with documents, boosting your productivity and learning efficiency. It supports an array of formats, from PDF, Word, PPT, to more complex ones like CSV, XML, and even e-books formats such as EPUB. ChatFile offers robust support to unlock the potential of your documents. ## Core Features: - Leading AI Technology: Employs the latest in AI, including natural language processing, for efficient document processing and easy information retrieval. - Extensive Format Compatibility: Accommodates a wide variety of document formats, from commonly used PDFs and Word documents to specialized data files like CSV, XML, and e-books formats such as EPUB, ensuring seamless document handling across various work contexts. - Smooth Native App Experience: With its native app design and straightforward interface, ChatFile offers a seamless and intuitive user experience. - Seamless Data Synchronization: Enables automatic document synchronization across all Apple devices, keeping your work flow consistent and convenient. ## Supported Document Formats: PDF, Markdown, TXT, CSV, XML, Plist, JSON, RST, TSV, ORG, DOCX, EPUB, MSG, PPT, PPTX, XLSX ## Policy Links: - Privacy Policy: https://site-chatfile.vercel.app/privacy - Terms of Service: https://site-chatfile.vercel.app/terms

Screenshots

Text Workflow4 screens
ChatFile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Text Workflow at 95% against ChatFile's 50%. Text Workflow also leads on ratings volume (176 vs 1). ChatFile's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Text Workflow sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and ChatFile sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ChatFile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text Workflow has 176 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 95% of Text Workflow's written reviews are positive against 50% of ChatFile's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Text Workflow versus ChatFile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText WorkflowChatFile
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (176 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.2% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings176 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeorgios Trigonakis飞 杨

Customer experience

Text Workflow

All ratings176 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral3.4%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive95.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative0.0%

ChatFile

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Text Workflow

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Last update broke Shortcuts
  • Shortcuts open the app and stop instead of returning data
  • Error message when selecting a workflow in Shortcuts action
  • Restore purchase doesn't work

Requested features

9 requests
  • Support for family sharing for subscriptions
  • Support for more languages
  • Ability to convert VB code to C#
  • Ability to change AI models (e.g., 16K ChatGPT, 32K GPT-4)
  • Ability to alter AI temperature settings, top-p, top-K, frequency penalties, token limit, stop sequence
Show 4 more
  • Support for API endpoints for local AI models
  • Integration with openrouter.ai
  • Accept share-type of a URL as well as text
  • Convert JSON to YAML and vice versa (already added, but mentioned as a request)

ChatFile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Text Workflow

Subscriptions2
  • Text Workflow Full Access$0.991 Month
  • Text Workflow Full Access7 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$17.99
2 purchases

ChatFile

Subscriptions2
  • Premium$7.991 Month
  • Premium$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Text Workflow free?
Text Workflow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ChatFile free?
ChatFile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Text Workflow or ChatFile?
ChatFile is rated higher. Text Workflow averages 4.8 out of 5 from 176 ratings, while ChatFile averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Text Workflow or ChatFile have ads?
Neither Text Workflow nor ChatFile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Text Workflow or ChatFile?
Text Workflow ships an update monthly, and ChatFile monthly. Most recently, Text Workflow was updated on October 10, 2026 and ChatFile on September 30, 2026.

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