Comparison

HomeBook vs Text Exporter

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

Head to head
About

HomeBook

Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

HomeBook3 screens
Text Exporter4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HomeBook ships an update every 3 weeks, Text Exporter weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
HomeBook versus Text Exporter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHomeBookText Exporter
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHomeBook LimitedIancredible Ltd

In-app purchases

None

HomeBook

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Text Exporter

Subscriptions1
  • Annual Export Plan$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • 7-Day Export Pass$4.99
  • 30-Day Export Pass$9.99
  • Lifetime Export Unlock$49.99

Questions

Is HomeBook free?
HomeBook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Text Exporter free?
Text Exporter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HomeBook or Text Exporter have ads?
Neither HomeBook nor Text Exporter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HomeBook or Text Exporter?
HomeBook ships an update every 3 weeks, and Text Exporter weekly. Most recently, HomeBook was updated on November 3, 2026 and Text Exporter on October 31, 2026.

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