Comparison

Lightweight Text Editor vs MarkLift

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

MarkLift

Features
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MarkLift turns any document on your iPhone into clean markdown. PDFs, images, Word documents, web pages, CSV and JSON — converted in two taps and ready to paste into ChatGPT, Claude, Obsidian, Bear, Drafts, or your notes. Your documents are converted entirely on your device. The files you convert never leave your phone. WHAT IT CONVERTS - PDF, including scanned pages read with on-device text recognition - Photos and screenshots, with text pulled out automatically - Word documents (.docx), with headings, bold, italics, lists and tables - Web pages — paste a link or share from Safari - CSV to markdown tables, JSON and XML, plain text and markdown AI ENHANCED CLEANUP Apple Intelligence restructures messy text into clean markdown: it fixes broken line wraps, rebuilds tables, removes page numbers and headers, and infers heading levels. Cleanup is optional and reversible — the raw conversion is always kept, so you can switch back with one tap. SHARE SHEET ANYWHERE MarkLift lives in the share sheet. Convert from Safari, Files, or Mail without opening the app. Copy the result, save it as a .md file, or open it straight in your markdown editor. SIMPLE PRICING Three conversions a day are free, in every format. Need more? Watch a short ad for one extra conversion, or unlock unlimited conversions and your full history with a single $4.99 purchase. No subscription. Apple Intelligence cleanup requires a supported device. Conversions work without it. Privacy Policy: https://embay.dev/marklift/privacy Terms of Use: https://embay.dev/marklift/terms

Screenshots

Lightweight Text Editor3 screens
MarkLift3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MarkLift at Free against Lightweight Text Editor's $2.99. MarkLift also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 26 months). Lightweight Text Editor's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown).

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

MarkLift is free to download; Lightweight Text Editor costs $2.99 up front. MarkLift sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lightweight Text Editor asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lightweight Text Editor ships an update every 26 months, MarkLift every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Lightweight Text Editor versus MarkLift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLightweight Text EditorMarkLift
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (58 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings58 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperErik WegenerEmbay, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Lightweight Text Editor

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

MarkLift

One-time1
  • MarkLift Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is Lightweight Text Editor free?
Lightweight Text Editor costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MarkLift free?
MarkLift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lightweight Text Editor or MarkLift have ads?
MarkLift shows ads; Lightweight Text Editor does not.
Which is updated more often, Lightweight Text Editor or MarkLift?
Lightweight Text Editor ships an update every 26 months, and MarkLift every 2 months. Most recently, Lightweight Text Editor was updated on October 15, 2026 and MarkLift on October 3, 2026.

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