SimpleEditor HD vs Plain Editor for .txt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SimpleEditor HD
This app offers a robust text editor with customizable colors, fonts, and encoding support. It also includes a file manager for organizing documents, with features like multi-level folders, renaming, copying, and cutting. Integrated translation and cloud storage simplify workflow.
- Customizable text colors and fonts
- Integrated Google Translator
- Multi-level folder management
- File renaming, copying, and cutting
- Support for multiple file formats
- Google Docs upload
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Features: Text Editor: 1. Change background and foreground color freely. 2. Supports various encoding. 3. Supports Large amount of fonts. 4. Google translator integrated for translating your text anytime. 5. Supports “Save”, “Save as” feature. 6. Email your files as attachment or content. 7. Search feature help you find out the keyword easily. 8. Some useful additional keys are added on the keyboard: “Home”, “End”, “Undo”, “Redo”, “forward”, “backward”. 9. Screen rotation supported, you can edit your files using either portrait or landscape mode. File Manager: 1. Multi-level folder supported, you can create folders & subfolders in “S-Editor”, conveniently manage your files. 2. Rename, copy, cut, paste, delete features supported. 3. Search feature supported for finding out the files you want. 4. Supports open-in feature: you can open the supported data from mail, safari or some other Apps that supported open-in feature; Also allow other Apps to open local files. 5. Supports multiple file formats viewing(docx, xlsx, pdf, png, jpg etc.). 6. Upload your files to Google Docs.
Plain Editor for .txt
This utility allows you to manage, view, and edit plain text files on your device and iCloud Drive. It offers distinct edit and view modes, with customizable font settings, sizes, line spacing, and margins for a tailored experience.
- Manage, view, create, and edit .txt files
- Supports device and iCloud Drive
- Distinct edit and view modes
- Customizable fonts, sizes, and line spacing
- Adjustable margins in view mode
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- Manage, view, create, and edit plain text files (.txt) on your current device and iCloud Drive. - Supports both edit and view modes: In view mode, text is read-only to prevent accidental modifications. - Set different fonts, font sizes, and line spacing for editing and viewing. View mode also allows you to set margins.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SimpleEditor HD at Free against Plain Editor for .txt's $0.99. SimpleEditor HD also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 10 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Plain Editor for .txt's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
SimpleEditor HD is free to download; Plain Editor for .txt costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SimpleEditor HD ships an update every 3 weeks, Plain Editor for .txt every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimpleEditor HD | Plain Editor for .txt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 冠兰 姜 | 星翰 朱 |
Customer experience
SimpleEditor HD
Plain Editor for .txt
In-app purchases
SimpleEditor HD
No in-app purchases
Plain Editor for .txt
No in-app purchases
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