Comparison

Editorial vs Text Scanner

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

Head to head
About

Editorial

A plain text editor for iOS offering powerful automation and an inline preview for Markdown, TaskPaper, and Fountain documents. Enhance your writing with custom workflows, scripts, and a smart keyboard.

Highlights
  • Inline Markdown/Fountain Preview
  • Extensible Workflows and Python Scripts
  • Dropbox Sync
  • Smart Keyboard with Swipe Gestures
  • Snippets and TextExpander Support
  • In-App Browser
  • Document Section Folding
Features
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Editorial is a plain text editor for iOS with powerful automation tools and a beautiful inline preview for Markdown, TaskPaper, and Fountain documents. Features: * Inline Markdown/Fountain Preview – With Editorial's subtle syntax highlighting, you can see your document's formatting immediately while you're writing. And when you need a full HTML preview, it's just a swipe away. * Extensible with Workflows and Scripts – Select from over 50 text processing actions to create your own workflows for extending Editorial's feature set. For even more advanced automation, you can write Python scripts with an integrated code and UI editor. * Dropbox Sync – The sync folder is customizable, so you can easily edit your documents with multiple apps. * Smart Keyboard – The extended keyboard was specifically designed for writing Markdown and includes all the special characters you need. You can also control the cursor with simple swipe gestures. * Snippets – Quickly insert frequently-used pieces of text by typing abbreviations. Snippets can include dynamic text, e.g. the current date or clipboard contents. TextExpander™ snippets are also supported. * In-App Browser – If you need to do some quick research while writing, you don't have to leave the app for that. You can even open multiple tabs. * "Folding" allows you to quickly hide individual sections of your document while you're writing. *** *** *** “It would be hard to imagine a better editor, let alone recommend one that actually exists.” — The Verge “This is it. Editorial sets a new standard for third-party iOS automation, and, for me, there’s no going back.” — Federico Viticci, MacStories “Editorial just reinvented iOS text editing.” — Merlin Mann

About

Text Scanner

This app uses OCR technology to extract text from images and documents. It allows for editing, copying, sharing, and exporting scans as images or PDFs. All scans are stored and automatically sorted in one place, with iCloud syncing available.

Highlights
  • OCR text recognition
  • Scan documents and images
  • Edit and crop scans
  • Copy and share text
  • Export as image or PDF
  • iCloud syncing
  • Offline functionality
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Text Scanner uses Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology to recognize text in documents and images. Features of Text Scanner: - Scan documents with a click - iCloud syncing across all your devices - Auto page-detection while scanning - Extract text from documents and images - Edit your scan the way you like - crop, filter, and rotation features - Copy and share the extracted text - Export your scans as images or PDF - Store all scans in one place - Automatically sorted scans - Scan using your camera or import from photo library - No internet required - No ads Experience the full power of Text Scanner with Text Scanner Pro, an auto-renewing subscription or a lifetime purchase that unlocks all the features in the app, including unlimited saved scans and upgraded limit of 24 scans per request, with all scans seamlessly saved and synced across your devices using iCloud. Payment will be charged to the account associated with your Apple ID when you confirm your purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription anytime by going to your account settings in the App Store after purchase. Terms of Use - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy - https://voicestudio.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-184946b1eaa6807ba92dd95a4eea5f4f

Screenshots

Editorial4 screens
Text Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Text Scanner at 4.8 against Editorial's 4.1. Editorial's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (238 vs 38). On price, update cadence, 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 Scanner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Editorial asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Text Scanner holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Editorial has 238 ratings behind it against 38, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Editorial ships an update every 4 months, Text Scanner every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Editorial versus Text Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEditorialText Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (238 ratings)4.8 (38 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings238 — better38
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size268 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developeromz:softwareAnant Patni

Customer experience

Editorial

All ratings236 ratings
Positive75.8%
Neutral6.4%
Negative17.8%
Written reviews361 reviews
Positive73.1%
Neutral8.9%
Negative18.0%

Text Scanner

All ratings38 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.6%

Bugs and requests

Editorial

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Dropbox sync issues leading to data loss
  • Crashes, freezes, and bugs
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions and devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • iCloud sync support
  • Folder sync options beyond Dropbox
  • Org-mode support
  • Better Python script editing

Text Scanner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Editorial

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Text Scanner

Subscriptions2
  • Text Scanner Pro$2.991 Month
  • Text Scanner Pro$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Text Scanner Pro$49.99

Questions

Is Editorial free?
Editorial is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Text Scanner free?
Text Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Editorial or Text Scanner?
Text Scanner is rated higher. Editorial averages 4.1 out of 5 from 238 ratings, while Text Scanner averages 4.8 from 38 ratings.
Do Editorial or Text Scanner have ads?
Neither Editorial nor Text Scanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Editorial or Text Scanner?
Editorial ships an update every 4 months, and Text Scanner every 6 months. Most recently, Editorial was updated on November 1, 2026 and Text Scanner on October 24, 2026.

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