Comparison

Simple_TextEdit vs JSON Editor Mobile

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

Head to head
About

Simple_TextEdit

This app provides a native plain text editing experience for iOS devices. It allows users to open, edit, and save plain text files like .txt, .md, and .json directly from the Files app, offering a streamlined alternative to rich text editors.

Highlights
  • Native plain text editing
  • Opens and saves .txt, .md, .json
  • Integrates with Files app
  • Prettify JSON functionality
  • Clipboard integration
  • Supports 39 languages
Features
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A native plain text editor for iOS. No accounts, no bloat, just text. **WHY NOTES ISN'T ENOUGH** Apple's Notes is rich text. It can't open or write actual plain text files. If you need to edit a .txt, .md, or .json from your Files app, Notes won't open it. **THE SOLUTION** SimpleTextEdit opens any plain text file from Files (iCloud, On My iPhone, third-party providers), edits it, and saves it back. One tap to prettify JSON. One tap to paste from or copy to the clipboard. Simple. Fast. Native. 39 languages.

About

JSON Editor Mobile

This application allows users to create, visualize, modify, and validate JSON data. It offers both outline and text modes for editing, with features like syntax coloring, auto-indentation, and find/replace functionality. Premium features, including saving documents, are available via a one-time in-app purchase.

Highlights
  • View and edit JSON in outline or text modes
  • Error-proof manipulation in outline mode
  • Syntax coloring and auto-indentation in text mode
  • JSON validation with error highlighting
  • Find and replace functionality
  • Undo and redo options
  • Customizable appearance and font settings
Features
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JSON Editor is a beautiful viewer and editor for JSON data. It allows you to create, visualize, modify, validate, format and save your JSON documents. The app has the smarts needed to make the minimum changes when editing a file, even in the "outline" mode. This is especially useful when you keep the files in a repository, because only the relevant changes will be shown when diff-ing the edited files. MAJOR FEATURES • View and edit your JSON documents in "outline" (aka "tree") or "text" modes • The "outline" mode offers a great and error proof way to manipulate your JSON, by allowing you to easily add, reorder, delete, copy & paste the items • The "text" mode offers a quick way to interact with the raw text which makes up the JSON and to investigate invalid JSONs OUTLINE MODE • Perform standard operations: cut, copy, paste, delete, reorder • Edit keys & values • Sort sibling items or the children of a parent item • Sort the entire JSON by tapping the "Key" or "Value" columns • Auto-detect if the document is human readable or compact, and preserve this format • Find & Replace - configure where the Find (and replace) will take place: in "Key" column or "Value" column or both. • Duplicate items • Change font & font size for better readability • Undo & redo • More customization options available in "More ->Settings -> Outline Editor" TEXT MODE • Syntax coloring, auto-indentation and line numbers • Customize the syntax colors, both for the light and dark appearances • Validate the JSON document • Highlight of the validation errors, along with a description of them • Make the JSON document human readable or compact, even if it is not entirely valid • Find & Replace • Change font & font size for better readability • Undo & redo • More customization options available in "More -> Settings -> Text Editor" IMPORTANT: JSON Editor is available as free to download, but a few features are disabled by default: Save documents, Find & Replace, Sort. In order to get the most out of the app, and to enable the aforementioned features, "Premium" is recommended to be purchased ("Premium" is a one-time in-app purchase).

Screenshots

Simple_TextEdit1 screens
JSON Editor Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Simple_TextEdit at 5.0 against JSON Editor Mobile's 3.9. Simple_TextEdit also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). JSON Editor Mobile's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (11 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Simple_TextEdit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and JSON Editor Mobile sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Simple_TextEdit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: JSON Editor Mobile has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Simple_TextEdit's written reviews are positive against 60% of JSON Editor Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Simple_TextEdit versus JSON Editor Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple_TextEditJSON Editor Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.9 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings111 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeung-Un HamVDT LABS S.R.L.

Customer experience

Simple_TextEdit

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

JSON Editor Mobile

All ratings11 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple_TextEdit

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
2 purchases

JSON Editor Mobile

One-time2
  • Tip$1.99
  • Premium$4.99

Questions

Is Simple_TextEdit free?
Simple_TextEdit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is JSON Editor Mobile free?
JSON Editor Mobile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simple_TextEdit or JSON Editor Mobile?
Simple_TextEdit is rated higher. Simple_TextEdit averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while JSON Editor Mobile averages 3.9 from 11 ratings.
Do Simple_TextEdit or JSON Editor Mobile have ads?
Simple_TextEdit shows ads; JSON Editor Mobile does not.
Which is updated more often, Simple_TextEdit or JSON Editor Mobile?
Simple_TextEdit ships an update every 3 months, and JSON Editor Mobile every 3 months. Most recently, Simple_TextEdit was updated on September 19, 2026 and JSON Editor Mobile on September 22, 2026.

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