Comparison

Lightweight Text Editor vs Konspektor

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

Head to head
About

Lightweight Text Editor

This app allows users to work with plain text files without formatting concerns. It can open any text file, create folders for organization, and adjust encoding and line endings.

Highlights
  • Open any plain text file
  • Create folders for organization
  • Change text encoding
  • Adjust line endings (CR/LF/CRLF)
  • No formatting concerns
Features
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Lightweight Text Editor is a great tool for users who work with plain text files. If you want to work with raw text without having to worry about formatting, then this app is for you. It can open any plain text file, regardless of the extension. You can create folders to organize your documents. You can also change the encoding and the line endings (CR/LF/CRLF).

About

Konspektor

Edit RTF and TXT files on your iPhone or iPad with a user-friendly interface. Compose notes, documents, or source code with various formatting and editing tools. Share and export your work in multiple formats.

Highlights
  • Edit RTF and TXT files
  • Cloud file integration
  • Enhanced writing row
  • Rich text formatting
  • Selection and editing tools
  • Multiple export formats
Features
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A user-friendly RTF and TXT editor coming to iOS! Now you can edit Rich Text Format (.rtf) and Plain Text (.txt and other) files right on your iPhone or iPad! With Konspektor, you can make notes, compose text documents or edit source code files using a variety of different formatting options. All of this is available completely free — no ads, no in-app purchases, no subscriptions! EDIT DOCUMENTS FROM DIFFERENT PLACES: • Files stored locally on your device • Cloud files, including from iCloud Drive • Files from other apps (if their developers allow it) ENHANCED WRITING EXPERIENCE: • An additional row of frequently used keys, such as numbers and punctuation • Edit and View modes • Hold the document title to drag the currently selected text to other places DIFFERENT FORMATTING OPTIONS: • Bold, italics, underline and strikethrough • Numbered and bulleted lists • Nested lists • Indentation • Paragraph alignment • Predefined styles VARIOUS EDITING TOOLS: • Arrow keys, similar to those found on external keyboards • Selection tool • Tap four times to Select All • Change text case tool • Characters and words counter SHARE YOUR WORK: • Share to other apps • Send the document contents as email • Export to RTF, TXT, HTML, PDF or DOCX Fun fact: Konspektor was built using the amazing Swift Playgrounds app!

Screenshots

Lightweight Text Editor3 screens
Konspektor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Konspektor at Free against Lightweight Text Editor's $2.99. Konspektor also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 26 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 84%). Lightweight Text Editor's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (58 vs 2). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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

Konspektor is free to download; Lightweight Text Editor costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lightweight Text Editor holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lightweight Text Editor has 58 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 84% of Lightweight Text Editor's written reviews are positive against 100% of Konspektor's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lightweight Text Editor ships an update every 26 months, Konspektor every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Lightweight Text Editor versus Konspektor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLightweight Text EditorKonspektor
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (58 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews83.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings58 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.2
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperErik WegenerLidia Matveeva

Customer experience

Lightweight Text Editor

All ratings58 ratings
Positive81.0%
Neutral5.2%
Negative13.8%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive83.7%
Neutral6.1%
Negative10.2%

Konspektor

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Lightweight Text Editor

No in-app purchases

None

Konspektor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lightweight Text Editor free?
Lightweight Text Editor costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Konspektor free?
Konspektor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lightweight Text Editor or Konspektor?
Lightweight Text Editor is rated higher. Lightweight Text Editor averages 4.3 out of 5 from 58 ratings, while Konspektor averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Lightweight Text Editor or Konspektor have ads?
Neither Lightweight Text Editor nor Konspektor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lightweight Text Editor or Konspektor?
Lightweight Text Editor ships an update every 26 months, and Konspektor every 3 weeks. Most recently, Lightweight Text Editor was updated on October 20, 2026 and Konspektor on October 11, 2026.

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