TextEditor vs Lightweight Text Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TextEditor
This app provides a straightforward rich text editor for creating and editing documents on the go. It supports various file formats and offers seamless synchronization with Google Docs. Users can easily manage their saved files and enjoy a clean interface.
- Rich text editing
- Google Docs synchronization
- Portrait/Landscape mode
- Multiple file format support
- Save and browse files
- Clean user interface
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Text Editor By SavySoda™ - Take your notes anywhere - A simple rich text editor with Google Documents synchronization and Portrait / Landscape mode. Edit different formats of documents: - TXT, RTF, RTFD, RTA, HTML View many types of documents including: - PDF - DOC, DOCX, MORE FEATURES - Edit text in landscape and portrait mode - Save multiple files - Browse saved files - Upload / Download from google docs - Beautiful UI - Free Updates iPhone Apps: http://www.savysoda.com
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.
- Open any plain text file
- Create folders for organization
- Change text encoding
- Adjust line endings (CR/LF/CRLF)
- No formatting concerns
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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).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: TextEditor at Free against Lightweight Text Editor's $2.99. TextEditor also leads on ratings volume (2.9K vs 58) and update cadence (every 10 months vs every 26 months). Lightweight Text Editor's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On rating, review sentiment, in-app purchases 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
TextEditor 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for TextEditor against 4.3 for Lightweight Text Editor. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TextEditor has 2.9K ratings behind it against 58, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of TextEditor's written reviews are positive against 84% of Lightweight Text Editor's.
TextEditor ships an update every 10 months, Lightweight Text Editor every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TextEditor | Lightweight Text Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (2.9K ratings) | 4.3 (58 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.3% of reviews | 83.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.9K — better | 58 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months — better | Every 26 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Savy Soda Pty Ltd | Erik Wegener |
Customer experience
TextEditor
Lightweight Text Editor
Bugs and requests
TextEditor
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when trying to access cloud storage services
- Saved files sometimes disappear or become inaccessible
- Formatting issues when copying and pasting text
Requested features
4 requests- Improved file management and organization
- Support for more file formats like .docx and .pdf
- Addition of search, spell check, and other advanced editing tools
- Option to disable ads or pay a one-time fee for ad-free usage
Lightweight Text Editor
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TextEditor
No in-app purchases
Lightweight Text Editor
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is TextEditor free?
Is Lightweight Text Editor free?
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