# CSV Lite vs Text Workflow

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Text Workflow at 95% against CSV Lite's 36%. Text Workflow also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.5) and ratings volume (176 vs 2). CSV Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Text Workflow sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. CSV Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

Text Workflow holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text Workflow has 176 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of CSV Lite's written reviews are positive against 95% of Text Workflow's.

CSV Lite ships an update every 4 weeks, Text Workflow monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | CSV Lite | Text Workflow |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [1.5 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/csv-lite/id294650744/reviews) | **[4.8 (176 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/text-workflow-clean-any-text/id1623230250/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 2 | **176** |
| Positive reviews | 36.0% of reviews | **95.2% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 4 weeks** | Monthly |
| Monetization | **Free** | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 2 MB | 32 MB |
| Requires iOS | **12.0** | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Ozymandias](https://appshunter.io/developer/286776954) | [Georgios Trigonakis](https://appshunter.io/developer/439577899) |

## What reviewers say

### CSV Lite

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/csv-lite/id294650744)

Access and organize your data offline with this utility app. Search, sort, and visualize your collections from CSV files imported from various sources. Ideal for managing libraries, databases, or any list on the go.

**Highlights:** Offline data access, Search and sort functionality, Import CSV files from cloud storage, Support for links and images, Customizable data visualization, Handles multiple files and languages

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### Text Workflow

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/text-workflow-clean-any-text/id1623230250)

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:** Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Text Workflow Full Access | $0.99 | per month |
| Text Workflow Full Access | $6.99 | per year |
| Lifetime Premium | $17.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Adds significant functionality to Shortcuts
- 💡 Powerful text manipulation and data conversion
- 👍 Excellent for testing Regex patterns
- 👍 Incredibly useful and handy
- 👍 Magic in your pocket

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Family sharing for subscription not enabled
- 🐛 Free plan has a 100-character limit
- 🐛 Restore purchase doesn't work
- 🐛 Last update broke Shortcuts
- 🐛 Redirecting behavior in Shortcuts even without using the action

**Reported bugs**

- 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**

- 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


## Frequently asked questions

### Is CSV Lite free?

CSV Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Text Workflow free?

Text Workflow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, CSV Lite or Text Workflow?

Text Workflow is rated higher. CSV Lite averages 1.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Text Workflow averages 4.8 from 176 ratings.

### Do CSV Lite or Text Workflow have ads?

Neither CSV Lite nor Text Workflow shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, CSV Lite or Text Workflow?

CSV Lite ships an update every 4 weeks, and Text Workflow monthly. Most recently, CSV Lite was updated on September 30, 2026 and Text Workflow on October 10, 2026.

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