Comparison

Text Editor vs Kapsula App

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

Head to head
About

Text Editor

This app is a powerful text editor designed for coding and general document creation. It offers AI-powered summarization, rewriting, and translation, along with robust file management across multiple cloud storage services. Enjoy features like multi-tab editing and side-by-side file comparison.

Highlights
  • AI summarization, rewriting, and translation
  • Multi-tab editing
  • Two-pane side-by-side view
  • Syntax highlighting
  • Support for multiple cloud storage services
  • File management and export
  • Automatic backup and history restore
Features
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PWEditor Next is a powerful text editor that lets you directly edit files stored on local storage, cloud services, FTP, SFTP, SMB, WebDAV, and more. It supports local files, iCloud Drive, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Box, FTP, SFTP, SMB, and WebDAV. You can open and edit files shared from other apps in PWEditor Next. With SFTP, SMB, and WebDAV, you can use basic free-plan features such as viewing, editing, saving, and managing text files on servers. Pro features will be added progressively. WebDAV supports username and password authentication and connections via HTTP or HTTPS. Real-time preview is supported for 14 formats: Markdown, Mermaid, AsciiDoc, HTML, PlantUML, CSV, TSV, JSON, YAML, XML, PropertyList, Graphviz, D2, and Pikchr. CSV and TSV files can be previewed as tables, while JSON, YAML, XML, and PropertyList files can be previewed as trees. Apple Intelligence features are also available for summarizing, rewriting, and translating text. Based on the original PWEditor app, PWEditor Next has been redesigned for the latest iOS and iPadOS environments. ■ Main Free Features ・View, edit, and save text files on supported storage services ・Line numbers, syntax highlighting, and invisible character display ・Automatic indentation ・Find and replace ・Cursor-key navigation ・Extended keyboard for entering numbers and symbols ・File and directory name search ・Cross-file search ・Preview of Markdown, Mermaid, AsciiDoc, HTML, PlantUML, CSV, TSV, JSON, YAML, XML, PropertyList, Graphviz, D2, Pikchr, PDF, and image files ・Recently used files ・Favorites ・Create, delete, and rename files and directories ・Multiple tabs, with up to two tabs ・Two-pane view for local files and iCloud Drive ・AI features for local files and iCloud Drive ・Export files from local storage and iCloud Drive ・Copy and move files and directories on local storage and iCloud Drive ・Open files shared from other apps Supported free-plan features are also available for SFTP, SMB, and WebDAV. ■ Syntax Highlighting Syntax highlighting is available for the following 24 file formats: ・Swift ・Objective-C ・Python ・Java ・C ・C++ ・C# ・Arduino ・PHP ・Ruby ・JavaScript ・TypeScript ・HTML ・CSS ・Markdown ・AsciiDoc ・PlantUML ・Graphviz ・D2 ・Pikchr ・JSON ・YAML ・XML ・PropertyList ■ Two-Pane Real-Time Preview Display two panes side by side within a single tab and preview your file while editing. The following 14 formats are supported: ・Markdown ・Mermaid ・AsciiDoc ・HTML ・PlantUML ・CSV ・TSV ・JSON ・YAML ・XML ・PropertyList ・Graphviz ・D2 ・Pikchr CSV and TSV files can be displayed as tables. You can configure whether the first row is treated as a header and select the delimiter. JSON, YAML, XML, and PropertyList files can be previewed as trees. Changes are reflected in the preview in real time, even before the file is saved. The feature is available on iPhone, and provides an even more comfortable editing and preview experience on devices with larger screens, such as iPad. ■ Other Features ・Language selection: Japanese, English, Spanish, and Chinese ・Light and dark themes ・Support for cloud storage sharing links ・File sharing with other apps Basic viewing, editing, and saving of text files on Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Box, FTP, SFTP, SMB, and WebDAV are also available for free. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Kapsula App

Features
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Kapsula turns a single HTML file into a real app on your phone. Paste code from an AI chat, drop an .html file, or point to a URL — Kapsula runs it in a sandbox and gives it native powers through a tiny JavaScript bridge: • Exact alarms — real system notifications that fire to the second, even when the app is closed • Notifications with sound and vibration • Local storage that survives restarts • Haptics and a simple sound player Why Kapsula instead of a browser tab: • Alarms actually fire. A tab can't wake your phone at 10:33 sharp — a scheduled system notification can. • Your project lives on the home screen of the app, not lost among tabs. • No account, no cloud, no analytics, no tracking. Your code and your data stay on your device. • File and pasted-code projects work fully offline; the internet is used only for URL projects. Made for people who build small personal tools with AI: shift planners, tea timers, checklists, reminders, tiny games — anything a chat can write into one HTML file, Kapsula runs like an app. The same file works in a desktop browser too: the kapsula.* bridge is optional, so you can develop on your computer and run on your phone. Kapsula executes only the code you add yourself. It is not a web browser: there is no address bar, no search, no navigation — just your projects.

Screenshots

Text Editor4 screens
Kapsula App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kapsula App at none against Text Editor's 4. Kapsula App also leads on ads (none vs shown). Text Editor's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days). On price, 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. Text Editor sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Kapsula App asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text Editor ships an update every 2 days, Kapsula App every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Text Editor versus Kapsula App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText EditorKapsula App
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size160 MB2 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMasatsugu FutamataVLADIMIR FEDOROV

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Text Editor

Subscriptions4
  • Ad-Free (Monthly)$0.991 Month
  • Pro (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Ad-Free (Yearly)$5.991 Year
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  • Pro (Yearly)$11.991 Year
None

Kapsula App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Text Editor free?
Text Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kapsula App free?
Kapsula App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Text Editor or Kapsula App have ads?
Text Editor shows ads; Kapsula App does not.
Which is updated more often, Text Editor or Kapsula App?
Text Editor ships an update every 2 days, and Kapsula App every 9 days. Most recently, Text Editor was updated on September 23, 2026 and Kapsula App on September 10, 2026.

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