Comparison

SimpleEditor HD vs Plain Text Paste

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Plain Text Paste

Effortlessly remove text formatting when copying and pasting. This utility allows you to convert rich text to plain text, ensuring consistent formatting across all your applications. You can also view and edit the clipboard content.

Highlights
  • Copy as plain text
  • Remove formatting from clipboard
  • View and edit clipboard text
  • Automatic formatting removal
  • Split view support
Features
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Copy as plain text right within your favourite apps!* Are you tired of pasting text into an app such as Mail, only to find that the text is too large or the wrong color? Using Plain Text Paste, you can now copy as plain text*, or remove formatting from the current clipboard content. All formatting (colors, fonts, and sizes) is automatically removed from the text in the clipboard. You can even view and edit the plain text currently in the clipboard with simple customizations such as removing newlines and uppercasing! How it works (easy way): 1. Highlight text 2. Tap "Share..." if available (if not, use steps below) 3. Tap "Copy Plain Text" 4. Paste the unformatted text into any app you wish Or (classic way): 1. Copy text from any app 2. Open Plain Text app 3. The text in the clipboard is automatically converted to plain text 4. Paste the unformatted text into any app you wish Take control of your clipboard by viewing and editing text, and clearing all formatting using Plain Text Paste. Notes: * The "copy within app" feature is not available in all apps. Please use "classic way" instead (see above). Disclaimer: App does not show original rich text. For illustrative purposes only. Second screenshot is showing the "Smart Copy" app to illustrate the "copy within app" feature.

Screenshots

Plain Text Paste4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SimpleEditor HD at Free against Plain Text Paste's $2.99. SimpleEditor HD also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). Plain Text Paste's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.5) and ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases 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

SimpleEditor HD is free to download; Plain Text Paste costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Plain Text Paste holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plain Text Paste has 26 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of SimpleEditor HD's written reviews are positive against 83% of Plain Text Paste's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SimpleEditor HD ships an update every 3 weeks, Plain Text Paste every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
SimpleEditor HD versus Plain Text Paste: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimpleEditor HDPlain Text Paste
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating3.5 (2 ratings)4.3 (26 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews82.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings226 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer冠兰 姜Lukas Rossi

Customer experience

SimpleEditor HD

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Plain Text Paste

All ratings26 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral3.8%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive82.6%
Neutral2.2%
Negative15.2%

In-app purchases

None

SimpleEditor HD

No in-app purchases

None

Plain Text Paste

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SimpleEditor HD free?
SimpleEditor HD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Plain Text Paste free?
Plain Text Paste costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SimpleEditor HD or Plain Text Paste?
Plain Text Paste is rated higher. SimpleEditor HD averages 3.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Plain Text Paste averages 4.3 from 26 ratings.
Do SimpleEditor HD or Plain Text Paste have ads?
SimpleEditor HD shows ads; Plain Text Paste does not.
Which is updated more often, SimpleEditor HD or Plain Text Paste?
SimpleEditor HD ships an update every 3 weeks, and Plain Text Paste every 5 months. Most recently, SimpleEditor HD was updated on October 7, 2026 and Plain Text Paste on October 15, 2026.

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