Comparison

Simple_TextEdit vs JSON Viewer

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 Viewer

Features
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Paste a JSON blob — an API response, a config file, a log payload — and JSONView turns it into a collapsible, colour-coded tree the moment it lands. Validate it with an error that names the exact line and column, format or minify it, and copy it back out. Everything happens on your iPhone, offline, so your payload never touches a web tool. Most JSON apps wrap the same lenient system parser. JSONView ships its own strict RFC 8259 engine: it preserves your key order instead of scrambling it, keeps number literals exactly as written, rejects the trailing commas other parsers silently swallow, and warns you about duplicate keys — with the position of both copies. WHAT YOU GET • Paste an API response and read it as a collapsible tree in under a second, with keys, strings, numbers and booleans each in their own colour • Broken JSON tells you exactly where: "Line 14, column 27 — trailing comma before '}'" instead of a shrug • Duplicate keys are flagged with both positions, so the bug that only bites in production gets caught on your phone • Find any key or value in a deep payload and jump to it with its full $.path[3].to.node • One tap copies a value, its path, or the whole document — pretty-printed or minified — to the clipboard • Round-tripping never rewrites your data: key order survives, 1e3 stays 1e3, -0 stays -0 PERFECT FOR • Backend and mobile developers checking an API response away from the desk • QA engineers pinning down exactly which field broke the build • Support and ops engineers reading the log payloads customers send in • Anyone learning what valid JSON actually is, from a parser that explains every rejection WHY NOT JUST A WEB FORMATTER? Every browser JSON tool means pasting your payload — auth tokens, emails, customer records — into someone else's server. JSONView parses entirely on-device and works in airplane mode. It also opens .json files straight from Files, Mail or Slack, so you skip the copy-paste dance entirely. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No network calls. No account. Your documents are parsed and stored only on your iPhone, and your saved library never leaves the device. FULL ACCESS JSONView Pro unlocks the complete toolkit: an unlimited saved-document library, minify to clipboard, .json file export, custom indent width, and A-to-Z key sorting. Choose a weekly plan, a yearly plan, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Weekly and yearly plans are auto-renewing subscriptions; lifetime is a single payment. Copy a JSON payload, open JSONView, and tap Paste — the tree is already waiting. Terms of Use: https://leanstudio.asia/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://leanstudio.asia/privacy-policy Support: support@leanstudio.asia

Screenshots

Simple_TextEdit1 screens
JSON Viewer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: JSON Viewer at none against Simple_TextEdit's 1. JSON Viewer also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. JSON Viewer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple_TextEdit ships an update every 2 months, JSON Viewer every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Simple_TextEdit versus JSON Viewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple_TextEditJSON Viewer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeung-Un HamLEAN ASIA CO., LTD

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple_TextEdit

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
None

JSON Viewer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple_TextEdit free?
Simple_TextEdit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is JSON Viewer free?
JSON Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simple_TextEdit or JSON Viewer have ads?
Simple_TextEdit shows ads; JSON Viewer does not.
Which is updated more often, Simple_TextEdit or JSON Viewer?
Simple_TextEdit ships an update every 2 months, and JSON Viewer every 4 months. Most recently, Simple_TextEdit was updated on October 9, 2026 and JSON Viewer on October 7, 2026.

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