Simplify Text vs TIER
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simplify Text
This app helps you understand complex text by providing clear summaries of documents and books. It allows you to scan text from images, share, print, and save simplified versions, making reading easier for professionals and students.
- Text summarization
- Scan text from images
- Upload documents from photo library
- Share simplified text
- Print simplified text
- Save simplified text
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Introducing Simplify Text - the ultimate app for simplifying your reading and boosting your productivity! With Simplify, you can quickly and easily scan text from any book, document, or other confusing text, and receive a clear, easy-to-understand summary in a matter of seconds. But that's not all - Simplify also allows you to upload documents from your photo library for scanning, and provides a range of options for sharing, printing, and saving the updated text. Whether you're a busy professional looking to streamline your workload, a student struggling with dense textbooks, or just someone who wants to make reading a breeze, Simplify has got you covered. So why wait? Download Simplify today and simplify your reading like never before! Here is the Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Here is the Privacy Policy: https://twitter.com/JARAPPS5
TIER
This app uses AI to simplify English text from photos. Select your desired simplification level and get easy-to-understand definitions for words.
- Photo to text conversion
- AI-powered simplification
- Adjustable simplification tiers
- Word definitions
- Camera input
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TIER is designed to make simplifying English text as easy as possible. Take a photo of English text with your phone’s camera and the app will convert the photo to text that you can select to be simplified. You can set the “tier” of simplification you prefer and the app will use AI to simplify the text to your desired level. You can also access simple English definitions for any word you select.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TIER at 100% against Simplify Text's 0%. TIER also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Simplify Text sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. TIER asks for nothing beyond the download.
Simplify Text ships an update every 2 months, TIER every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and June 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simplify Text | TIER |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Raj Sheth | ForwardNLP, Inc. |
Customer experience
Simplify Text
TIER
In-app purchases
Simplify Text
- Text Simplification Pro Access$4.991 Month
- Pro User Subscription$9.991 Month
- 1 Simplification$1.99
- 3 Simplifications and More!$4.99
- Pro User$9.99
TIER
No in-app purchases
