iText Pad vs Maxima Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iText Pad
A versatile text editor for mobile devices that allows users to write, edit, and organize multiple text documents. It supports cloud storage integration and snippet expansion for efficient content creation and management.
- Multi-document editing
- Hierarchical file saving
- Cross-device file exchange
- Cloud storage integration (iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Evernote)
- TextExpander snippet support
- Direct file preview
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Do you want to pick favorite expressions out as you browse webpages or ebooks and store them in your notes directly? Do you want to edit a shared text between your computer and iPhone any time creative inspirations strike? That's easy with iText Pad! iText Pad is a powerful and versatile Text Editor having lots of nice features, available for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. iText Pad combines practicality with portability - that is what a Writer's Workshop should be. With iText Pad, you have all the power you expect from a full-featured multipurpose text editing program - writing and editing several text documents at a time, saving each file hierarchically in your memory, exchanging them between iPhone devices and a Mac, PC. You can email an editing text instantly, and preview webpages, ebooks, and downloaded files directly in iText Pad to utilize their texts. iText Pad also allows you to use the iCloud Drive, the Dropbox or the Evernote directly online, and supports TextExpander touch snippet expansion. We sincerely hope iText Pad will serve you well, being a good friend for your iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. With iText Pad, enjoy writing flexibly anytime, anywhere!
Maxima Control
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Maxima Control lets you monitor and interact with all the features of your Maxima devices. Easily set power, control effects, create array of lamps and extend your workflow with powerful networking and synchronization features.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Maxima Control at Free against iText Pad's $2.99. Maxima Control also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). iText Pad's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On ads, 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
Maxima Control is free to download; iText Pad costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iText Pad ships an update every 2 months, Maxima Control every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iText Pad | Maxima Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.5 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 52.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LIGHT,WAY. | Enrico Ripalti |
In-app purchases
iText Pad
No in-app purchases
Maxima Control
No in-app purchases
