HomeBook vs Text Exporter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HomeBook
Read full descriptionHide full description
HomeBook Stay In Touch With Fellow Residents, Share Updates, And Collaborate On Events Find Trusted Local Professionals In The Maintenance Directory Use The Built-in Calendar To Manage Bills, Waste Collection, And Maintenance Reminders View Contracts, User Manuals, Warranties, And Receipts In One Place Access Video Tutorials For All Your Appliances, Heating, And Water Systems
Text Exporter
Easily convert your chat conversations into organized, printable records. Export messages from various platforms into PDF, spreadsheet, or plain text formats for safekeeping and easy sharing. All processing is done securely on your device.
- Export chats to PDF, CSV, or TXT
- Supports iMessage, WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, Telegram, LINE
- Includes date, time, and sender information
- Add names, redactions, and notes
- Optional PDF password protection
- Private, on-device processing
Read full descriptionHide full description
Text Exporter turns a chat into a clean, printable record: every message with its date, time and sender, in order and numbered. Make a PDF to print or share, a spreadsheet to sort, or plain text anyone can open. Everything happens on your iPhone. Nothing is uploaded, and there is no account. People use it to keep records for custody and co-parenting, landlord and repair disputes, work complaints, insurance claims and family history. An export supports your own records and testimony. Courts and tribunals decide what they accept. IMPORT FROM EACH APP'S OWN EXPORT • Messages: iMessage, SMS and RCS conversations, through a Shortcut that uses the Messages actions Apple added in iOS 26 (iOS 26 required for this import) • WhatsApp: the chat export file, with or without media • Instagram and Messenger: Meta's data download, plus Messenger's "Download message storage data" for end-to-end encrypted chats • Telegram: the JSON chat export from Telegram Desktop • LINE: the .txt file from Export chat history Text Exporter reads only these exports. It does not read screenshots or screen recordings, so apps that offer no chat export are not supported. CHECK EVERY MESSAGE Review the whole chat before you export. Choose which participant is you, so messages never swap sides. Imported messages are never changed. Names, redactions and notes you add sit in a separate layer, and every export lists them. Deleted, edited and missing items are marked, not hidden. EXPORT WHAT YOU NEED • PDF with a cover page, numbered messages, day separators and page numbers • Spreadsheet (CSV) with one row per message • Plain text (TXT) • A full bundle with the original media files • A check file listing every file with its SHA-256 fingerprint, so anyone can see if a file changed (free checker at textexporter.com) • An optional password for the PDF PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Processed on your iPhone. No servers receive your chats. • No account and no third-party analytics • Locked with Face ID or your passcode, and hidden from screenshots (you can change this in Settings) WHAT IT CANNOT DO Text Exporter exports what your phone and each app's export contain. It cannot get back messages that were deleted, and it cannot add times or details the source does not have. FREE TO TRY, PRICES UP FRONT Importing, reviewing and previewing are free. The preview covers the first 100 messages and is marked PREVIEW. Full exports need one of these: • 30-Day Export Pass: one payment, doesn't renew. Every export for 30 days. • Annual Export Plan: renews yearly until you cancel. Every export while it is active. • Lifetime Export Unlock: one payment. Every export, for good. The app shows each plan's price, in your local currency, before you buy. The Annual Export Plan is an auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. It renews automatically each year unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for the renewal within the 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel it in Settings > [your name] > Subscriptions. The 30-Day Export Pass and Lifetime Export Unlock are one-time purchases and never renew. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://textexporter.com/privacy/ Support: https://textexporter.com/support/
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HomeBook at none against Text Exporter's 4. HomeBook also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). Text Exporter's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). 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
Both are free to download. Text Exporter sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year. HomeBook asks for nothing beyond the download.
HomeBook ships an update every 3 weeks, Text Exporter weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HomeBook | Text Exporter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HomeBook Limited | Iancredible Ltd |
In-app purchases
HomeBook
No in-app purchases
Text Exporter
- Annual Export Plan$29.991 Year
- 7-Day Export Pass$4.99
- 30-Day Export Pass$9.99
- Lifetime Export Unlock$49.99









