iEditor vs Lightweight Text Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iEditor
A fast and simple text and source code editor for iPhone and iPad. It allows users to create, import, edit, and manage various file types with features like syntax highlighting, search/replace, and export options.
- Create and import text/source code files
- Syntax highlighting for C, Java, HTML
- Search and replace functionality
- Export files to PDF or JPEG
- File management (add, delete, rename, sort)
- View multiple file formats
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Voted No. 1 text and source code editor on iPhone/iPad. Simple and fast. iEditor is a text file and source code editing tool on iPhone and iPad. You can use iEditor to: - Create a new text or source code file. - Import files from various locations through Document Browser. - Support Syntax Highlighting for C, Java, HTML files. - Edit text based files and source codes. Supported files include: TXT files, C source codes, HTML files, JAVA source codes, log files, Shell scripts, etc. - Support Search/Replace within a text file. - Support to export a text based file to a PDF or a JPEG file. - Support to Print a file. - Support to Email a file. - Support File Management including: Add/Delete/Rename/Sort files. - Support to view many file formats, including: DOC, EXCEL, PPT, PDF, image files, video files, etc. - Support to open a file in another App. - Support to save an image to your Photo Album. With its simple interfaces, iEditor provides the easiest way to edit text and source code files on iPhone and iPad. If you have any questions, please visit: http://www.comcsoft.com/Portfolio/our_apps/iEditor/iEditor_overview.php.
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: iEditor at Free against Lightweight Text Editor's $2.99. iEditor also leads on update cadence (every 7 months vs every 26 months) and ratings volume (189 vs 58). Lightweight Text Editor's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (84% vs 56%). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
iEditor 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.
Lightweight Text Editor holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 189 and 58 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of iEditor's written reviews are positive against 84% of Lightweight Text Editor's.
iEditor ships an update every 7 months, Lightweight Text Editor every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iEditor | Lightweight Text Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.1 (189 ratings) | 4.3 (58 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.4% of reviews | 83.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 189 — better | 58 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 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 | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ComcSoft Corporation | Erik Wegener |
Customer experience
iEditor
Lightweight Text Editor
Bugs and requests
iEditor
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to save edited files
- Text disappearing during editing
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Autosave functionality
- Support for more file formats
- Syntax highlighting for code
- Cloud/iCloud integration
Lightweight Text Editor
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iEditor
No in-app purchases
Lightweight Text Editor
No in-app purchases
Questions
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