Comparison

RawText vs Text+

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

Head to head
About

RawText

This app automatically removes all unwanted formatting and style elements when you paste text from various sources. It focuses on providing a clean, plain-text environment for writing, pasting, copying, and clearing content without distractions.

Highlights
  • Removes hidden formatting
  • Strips links and references
  • Cleans heading and font styles
  • Removes list and table remnants
  • Eliminates invisible control characters
  • Distraction-free writing environment
Features
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RawText is a plain-text editor built for users who work with content from different sources and want to avoid unwanted formatting. When text is pasted, the app automatically removes all style elements, regardless of whether the content originated from browsers, emails, documents, chat apps or spreadsheets. Only the actual text remains. The app removes: – hidden formatting – links and embedded references – heading levels and font styles – list and table remnants – invisible control characters Text typed inside RawText is not altered or automatically formatted, making the app ideal for situations where clean text needs to be reused in other programs. RawText focuses on four basic actions: – writing – pasting – copying – clearing Without saving, exporting or formatting features, the app provides a focused and distraction-free environment. It is particularly useful for emails, web forms, ticket systems, CMS tools, technical documentation and development workflows. About the developer: PCFFM.de is an IT service provider located in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and offers RawText for free because a dependable plain-text editor is needed daily in customer support.

About

Text+

Features
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Text+ is a rich text editor for iPhone and iPad, designed for quick notes, long-form writing, and organizing documents across devices. STRUCTURED WRITING • Body text, three heading levels, block quotes, code blocks, and horizontal rules • Bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, and highlighting • Bulleted and numbered lists, task lists, tables, images, attachments, math, and Mermaid diagrams • Find and replace, document outline, character count, and reading zoom ORGANIZE WITH CLARITY Organize with folders, Unfiled, pinning, locking, and seven color labels. Search titles and supported document content; batch move, share, export, restore items from Trash, or let Trash clean up after 30 days. WORK NATURALLY WITH MARKDOWN Import and export Markdown while preserving supported headings, lists, tasks, tables, links, images, footnotes, math, and more. When content cannot be represented safely or comes from a newer format, Text+ protects the original instead of silently overwriting it. ICLOUD ACROSS DEVICES Use the same Text+ documents on iPhone, iPad, and Mac through iCloud. Existing on-device content remains available to view, edit, and save offline, and synchronization continues when connectivity returns. MADE FOR IPHONE AND IPAD iPhone provides a focused single-column experience. iPad adds a two-column workspace with keyboard, pointer, drag and drop, and Scribble support. THEMES, SHARING, AND EXPORT Choose from System, Colorful, Rainmist, and Parchment themes. Share by Mail, AirDrop, the system share sheet, or Files, and export as TXT, Markdown, PDF, RTF, or HTML. Text+ puts document safety first: when uncertain, it protects the original and clearly warns about possible formatting loss, so you can write and organize with confidence.

Screenshots

RawText4 screens
Text+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Text+ at weekly against RawText's every 2 months. On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RawText ships an update every 2 months, Text+ weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
RawText versus Text+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRawTextText+
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas Meroth北京尊师重道科技有限公司

In-app purchases

None

RawText

No in-app purchases

None

Text+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RawText free?
RawText is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Text+ free?
Text+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RawText or Text+ have ads?
Neither RawText nor Text+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RawText or Text+?
RawText ships an update every 2 months, and Text+ weekly. Most recently, RawText was updated on October 2, 2026 and Text+ on October 1, 2026.

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