iEditor vs OWL Alerts
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.
OWL Alerts
This app acts as an alert layer for your email, allowing you to set custom rules to receive push notifications only for urgent messages. It helps you stay present by filtering out non-essential emails, so you don't have to constantly check your inbox.
- Customizable email alert rules
- Sender, domain, and keyword filtering
- Scheduled rule activation
- Push notifications with sender and subject
- In-app email context up to 10,000 characters
- Web-based rule management
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WHY Because being reachable shouldn’t mean being constantly interrupted. HOW OWL turns interruptions into something you control. You choose exactly which emails are urgent by setting simple rules (senders, domains, keywords, or specific threads) and optional schedules for when those rules are allowed to alert you. WHAT OWL is an alert layer for your existing Gmail/Outlook accounts—not another inbox. When new mail arrives, OWL checks it in the background and sends a push alert only when an email matches your rules. Everything else stays quiet, so you can stop checking “just in case.” What you’ll see in the push alert • Rule label (e.g., “Boss”) • Sender • Subject line What push alerts do NOT include • Email body content • Attachments • Full inbox access inside the app Alert Details (in-app and on the web) When you open an alert, OWL can show up to 10,000 characters of context for that matched email—so you can decide quickly without opening your full inbox. Attachments are never included. Rule setup • Create and manage rules in the app or on the OWL website (vip.foundopportunity.com). Built for “can’t-check-right-now” moments Meetings, dinner, sleep, driving, and anything else where you want to stay present without missing the one email that matters. Important This is a companion app and requires an active OWL subscription. You must first sign up and connect your email account through the OWL website (vip.foundopportunity.com). Privacy & security Email processing happens server-side on the secure OWL platform. Push alerts contain only the rule label, sender, and subject. OWL does not include email bodies or attachments in push notifications.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: OWL Alerts at 100% against iEditor's 56%. OWL Alerts also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and ads (none vs shown). iEditor's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs subscription) and ratings volume (189 vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
OWL Alerts holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iEditor has 189 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of iEditor's written reviews are positive against 100% of OWL Alerts's.
iEditor ships an update every 7 months, OWL Alerts every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iEditor | OWL Alerts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (189 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 189 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ComcSoft Corporation | Kevin Koplin |
Customer experience
iEditor
OWL Alerts
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
OWL Alerts
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iEditor
No in-app purchases
OWL Alerts
No in-app purchases
