Comparison

Transloader vs Text Workflow

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

Head to head
About

Transloader

Initiate downloads on your Macs remotely from your iPhone, iPad, or other Macs. Assign links for immediate download or save them for later. The app supports logins for protected files and allows custom actions for downloaded files or links.

Highlights
  • Initiate remote Mac downloads
  • Login to download protected files
  • Custom link and file actions on Mac
  • Save links for later assignment
  • Share extension for browsers
Features
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With Transloader, you can initiate downloads on any and all of your Macs - remotely from your iPhone, iPad, or other Macs. Say you're browsing on your iPhone and come across a Mac app demo you'd like to give a try. Now, you could fumble for an app to save that link in for later, and hope to remember to download it afterwards. Or you can use Transloader, and assign that link for download to a Mac right away - no need for fumbling, or remembering. Even better, when you return to your Mac, the file will be ready for you. Main Features: - Initiate downloads on a remote Mac Wether you're on another Mac, an iPhone or an iPad, you can enter the link into the app on your device and assign it to a specific Mac for download. Or use the app's Share extension to start downloads right from within your browser. - Login to Download If a file requires a login on the website before it can be downloaded, Transloader lets you do that now. You can log in to websites at any time, from any device. - Link- and File Actions on Mac Link Actions tell Transloader on Mac which app or Automator workflow should open specific links (based on criteria like host or URL scheme), instead of downloading them in Transloader. For example, you can open ftp links with the ftp app of choice. A File Action lets Transloader on Mac open a file after its downloaded with an app or Automator workflow, based on criteria like file type/extension, or the link's host. For example, unzip zip files right away after they're downloaded, or organize downloaded images in folders. - Save links for later If your desired Mac is not yet registered with Transloader, or you'd just like to wait before you initiate the download of a link on a Mac, you can save it, and assign the link to a Mac for download later. Requirements: - The Mac app, available for purchase on the Mac App Store - A (free) iCloud account Here's what customers say about Transloader: "Extremely useful." - dcdixon, US App Store "As easy as it should be with Apple products!" - piotrekbielaska, Polish App Store "I'd never be able to live without it." - Navrik1323, UK App Store Here's what the press says about Transloader: "It works great and you should already be clicking the Purchase button." - Mikhail Madnani, beautifulpixels.com "Transloader is very helpful and saves me a lot of time." - macreview.com "Transloader is a simple, easy-to-use app and I've found it to be so useful." - Dan Frakes, macworld.com For further information, please visit Transloader's website. If you have any feedback or questions, please do not hesitate to write me by mail at support@eternalstorms.at, or on twitter at @TransloaderApp or @eternalstorms. Thank you.

About

Text Workflow

Automate repetitive text editing tasks with a powerful yet user-friendly tool. Create custom workflows by combining over 45 transformation actions to format, clean, and convert text. All processing is done on-device for enhanced security and privacy.

Highlights
  • Combine transformation actions
  • Save and reuse workflows
  • Over 45 text transformation actions
  • On-device processing
  • JSON, CSV, YAML conversion
  • URL and Base64 encoding/decoding
  • Shortcuts integration
Features
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Clean up AI and web text in one tap. Copy an answer from ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any website and it comes with junk: [1] citation tags, 【source】 marks, stray ** and ## symbols, curly quotes, invisible characters, broken line breaks. Text Workflow removes all of it and gives you clean text, ready to paste. Exact, every time, and private. It runs on iPhone, iPad and Mac, and your workflows sync over iCloud. NEW IN 3.0 • Clean AI Text: one action removes citations, hidden characters, extra spaces and Markdown symbols. You choose what goes, and code blocks are never touched. • Remove Citations: strips [1], [7][8], [web:1], 【4:0†source】 and Wikipedia notes. • Markdown tables: tables from AI answers now convert to Rich Text and HTML. Format Markdown Table lines up the columns. • Compare Input with Result: see exactly what changed, by character, word or line. • A new text editor with line numbers, visible spaces and tabs, a monospaced font and Find. • Gemini joins OpenAI and Claude, with the newest models. WHY TEXT WORKFLOW • Exact, every time. The same input always gives the same output. No hallucinations, no "regenerate". • Private. Built-in actions run on your device. Never paste sensitive text into a website just to reformat it. • Built for the whole job. Chain 50+ actions into a workflow, save it and run it with one tap. • On every Apple device. A native app on iPhone, iPad and Mac, with workflows synced over iCloud. CLEAN UP AI AND WEB TEXT • Clean AI Text and Remove Citations • Remove Markdown, or turn it into Rich Text for Pages, Word and Mail • Markdown to HTML, with tables • Convert to plain text, strip HTML tags • Straight and curly quotes, accents and diacritics • Delete invisible and non-printable characters BUILD POWERFUL WORKFLOWS Chain actions together and each step feeds the next. Turn the text job you repeat every week into a single tap. • Reorder steps, switch them on and off, nest workflows inside workflows • Regular Expressions: extract, replace with capture groups, or run a workflow only on matching parts • Sync your workflows across all your devices with iCloud 50+ TEXT ACTIONS, INCLUDING • Editing and lines: find and replace (plain or RegEx), prefix and suffix, insert text, sort, number, break and trim lines, remove empty lines, line breaks, duplicates and extra spaces • Case and style: UPPER, lower, Title, camelCase, spell out numbers, format numbers, Style Text, reverse, shuffle, repeat • Data formats: beautify JSON, XML and HTML; JSON and YAML; JSON and CSV; XML to JSON; CSV to Markdown table • Utilities: Base64, URL encoding, encryption with a password, QR codes, UUIDs, text statistics, reading time, dates, math, short URLs WORKS WITH SHORTCUTS Every action and workflow is a Shortcuts action. Clean your clipboard with one tap, or build text automations that run on their own. Use the Share sheet to send text from any app. AI, ON YOUR TERMS AI is one optional step among 50+, not the whole app. Add a prompt step to any workflow with your own OpenAI, Claude or Gemini key, any OpenAI-compatible service such as OpenRouter or LM Studio, or Apple's on-device model. You choose the model and pay the provider directly. Nothing routes through us. TEXT WORKFLOW PRO Free: every action, with results shown in full. Pro lets you copy and share results of any length, create unlimited workflows and compare Input with Result. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://www.gtrigonakis.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Transloader4 screens
Text Workflow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Transloader at none against Text Workflow's 3. Text Workflow's advantage is review sentiment (95% vs 73%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Text Workflow sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Transloader asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Text Workflow holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text Workflow has 176 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Transloader's written reviews are positive against 95% of Text Workflow's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Transloader ships an update every 2 months, Text Workflow fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Transloader versus Text Workflow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTransloaderText Workflow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (16 ratings)4.8 (176 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.9% of reviews95.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16176 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthias Gansrigler-HradGeorgios Trigonakis

Customer experience

Transloader

All ratings16 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews85 reviews
Positive72.9%
Neutral4.7%
Negative22.4%

Text Workflow

All ratings176 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral3.4%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive95.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Transloader

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Text Workflow

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Last update broke Shortcuts
  • Shortcuts open the app and stop instead of returning data
  • Error message when selecting a workflow in Shortcuts action
  • Restore purchase doesn't work

Requested features

9 requests
  • Support for family sharing for subscriptions
  • Support for more languages
  • Ability to convert VB code to C#
  • Ability to change AI models (e.g., 16K ChatGPT, 32K GPT-4)
  • Ability to alter AI temperature settings, top-p, top-K, frequency penalties, token limit, stop sequence
Show 4 more
  • Support for API endpoints for local AI models
  • Integration with openrouter.ai
  • Accept share-type of a URL as well as text
  • Convert JSON to YAML and vice versa (already added, but mentioned as a request)

In-app purchases

None

Transloader

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Text Workflow

Subscriptions2
  • Text Workflow Full Access$0.991 Month
  • Text Workflow Full Access7 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$17.99

Questions

Is Transloader free?
Transloader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Text Workflow free?
Text Workflow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Transloader or Text Workflow?
Text Workflow is rated higher. Transloader averages 4.6 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Text Workflow averages 4.8 from 176 ratings.
Do Transloader or Text Workflow have ads?
Neither Transloader nor Text Workflow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Transloader or Text Workflow?
Transloader ships an update every 2 months, and Text Workflow fortnightly. Most recently, Transloader was updated on October 13, 2026 and Text Workflow on October 18, 2026.

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