Comparison

CSV Touch vs Breef

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

Head to head
About

CSV Touch

Access and manage your personal databases and collections on your mobile device, even offline. Easily search, sort, and visualize your data from CSV files imported from various sources. Perfect for carrying your libraries and lists with you anywhere.

Highlights
  • Import CSV files from cloud storage and internet
  • Fast search and sorting of data
  • Support for links (web, phone, email)
  • Display images from the web
  • Handle multiple CSV files
  • Customizable data visualization with CSS
  • Supports various column separators and languages
Features
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Do you have a database, library or collection which you need to use on-the-go, even when you don't have web access? If you do, this is the application for you. Using CSV Touch you can easily search, sort and look through your collections when away from your computer. So start carrying your DVD and CD library, your book collection, your wine testing notes, or any other database, library or list with you! CSV Touch works by reading CSV files, a file format which almost all databases and applications like Excel, Filemaker, Access, Bento and others can export to. To get the CSV files on your iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch, you can import them from the local 'Files' app and all the cloud storage it supports, from attachments, directly from the internet, and other ways. And if you download the files directly from internet, it is trivial to download again in case the file has been updated (manually or at regular scheduled intervals). Once read, the app allows for highly customised ways of how to look at the data. Note that CSV Touch does not allow editing of your database; it is intended to be a versatile app for searching and visualising your data. See http://csvtouch.wordpress.com for more information and screenshots. If you think CSV Touch might be for you but are not sure, you can try CSV Lite which is free but restricted (only 1 CSV file with 150 items). FEATURES - Download CSV files from almost anywhere - Fast search and sorting of items - Support for links in your data (click web address to open Safari, phone number to make a call, email address to open Mail) - Support for showing pictures from the web inside the application (requires internet connection) - Handles any number of files - Custom CSS support for visualising single items - Supports ",", ";", "|", space, or tab as column separator - Handles all languages, including Japanese (requires UTF8 encoding; other encodings might also work)

About

Breef

This app allows you to customize your iPhone's Lock Screen and Dynamic Island with interactive widgets. Display and interact with important information directly from your home screen using customizable templates and themes.

Highlights
  • Pin custom text content
  • Dynamic and Lock Screen widgets
  • Customizable templates
  • Siri and Shortcuts integration
  • Theme and color personalization
Features
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Breef, the ultimate tool to customize your iPhone Lock Screen and Dynamic Island with live, interactive widgets! Designed to take full advantage of iOS's latest features, this app empowers you to display and interact with the information that matters most to you. Key Features: • Pin Custom Content: Create widgets to display text. • Dynamic & Lock Screen Widgets: Enjoy live, interactive widgets for quick access to your contents, or important updates right from your Lock Screen or Dynamic Island. • Customizable Templates: Choose from multiple visual styles to make your own unique layouts. • Automation Support: Seamlessly integrate with Siri and Shortcuts to trigger actions automatically, such as when you enable a Focus mode. • Themes & Personalization: Customize colors to match your style or mood. Transform your iPhone experience with Breef Breef Temps of use link https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

CSV Touch4 screens
Breef4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Breef at Free against CSV Touch's $1.99. Breef also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 76%) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 weeks). CSV Touch's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads 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

Breef is free to download; CSV Touch costs $1.99 up front. Breef sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. CSV Touch asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CSV Touch holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CSV Touch has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of CSV Touch's written reviews are positive against 100% of Breef's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CSV Touch ships an update every 4 weeks, Breef every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
CSV Touch versus Breef: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCSV TouchBreef
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (16 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews75.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOzymandiasBruno Wernimont

Customer experience

CSV Touch

All ratings16 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews127 reviews
Positive75.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative17.3%

Breef

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

CSV Touch

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes when loading very large files (35MB+, 35,000+ rows)
  • iPhone reboots after spinning upload circle on large files
  • Some CSV files fail to open with cryptic 'Identical Column Titles' error
  • Data not visible under imported fields in some cases
  • App crashes when accessing test database
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  • Buttons unresponsive on iPad version
  • On-screen keyboard overlaps URL input box on iPad
  • File import fails with Unicode/multibyte characters (Japanese, etc.)
  • Email attachments won't open in app
  • Specific CSV files from certain apps (USACycling) won't open
  • App crashes after update in some cases
  • Search function not easily discoverable (located at top of list)

Requested features

18 requests
  • Ability to edit and add/delete records directly in the app
  • Desktop and cloud synchronization (iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive)
  • Multi-column filtering and advanced search options
  • Password protection for individual database files
  • Column-based view hierarchy and collapsible grouping
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  • Reverse sorting capability
  • Per-file customization settings (not just global)
  • Text wrapping for long data fields
  • Ability to rename imported CSV files
  • Direct file import from email and Air Sharing
  • Editable drop-down fields and custom input validation
  • Address linking with map integration
  • Hierarchical data views with collapsible rows
  • Google Sheets integration
  • Better error messages and debugging information
  • Ability to select specific columns for display
  • Reverse sort on fields
  • Number formatting with commas

Breef

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CSV Touch

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Breef

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly plan$0.991 Month
  • Yearly plan$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is CSV Touch free?
CSV Touch costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Breef free?
Breef is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CSV Touch or Breef?
CSV Touch is rated higher. CSV Touch averages 4.8 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Breef averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do CSV Touch or Breef have ads?
Neither CSV Touch nor Breef shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CSV Touch or Breef?
CSV Touch ships an update every 4 weeks, and Breef every 5 days. Most recently, CSV Touch was updated on October 7, 2026 and Breef on September 27, 2026.

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