Comparison

Raw Text Editor vs M² Editor

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

Head to head
About

Raw Text Editor

This app offers a clean, distraction-free environment for creating and editing plain text files. It supports structured text formats like JSON, Markdown, and CSV, ensuring full control over raw content without hidden formatting.

Highlights
  • Create and edit plain text files
  • Supports JSON, JSON Lines, NDJSON, Markdown, CSV
  • Distraction-free editing environment
  • Handles structured text formats
  • Full control over raw content
Features
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Raw Text Editor is a lightweight and focused app built for working directly with plain text files. It provides a clean, distraction-free environment designed for users who need full control over raw content without hidden formatting or automatic styling. The app allows you to create new text files and edit existing ones quickly and efficiently. All content is handled as pure plaintext, ensuring that what you see is exactly what is saved. Raw Text Editor supports structured text formats with dedicated UI handling to make editing easier while preserving raw access. Supported file types include JSON (.json), JSON Lines (.jsonl), NDJSON (.ndjson), Markdown (.md), and CSV (.csv). These formats are opened and managed in ways that improve usability while maintaining complete control over the underlying text. Built for simplicity and performance, Raw Text Editor is suitable for developers, data editors, and anyone who regularly works with text-based files and needs a reliable, no-nonsense editing tool.

About

M² Editor

A focused writing application for plain text users, offering a split-view editor and live preview on iPad, and a convenient formatting bar on iPhone. It supports various Markdown files and synchronizes scrolling between editor and preview panes.

Highlights
  • Split-view editor and live preview on iPad
  • Formatting accessory bar on iPhone
  • Heading-aware scroll synchronization
  • CommonMark support including tables
  • Opens various Markdown and text file types
  • Adjustable font sizes and themes
Features
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Your Markdown documents, with AI edits you control. M² Editor is a native writing workspace for iPhone and iPad. Open files from Files, iCloud Drive, or another file provider. Write in plain text, preview the result, and connect an AI server when you want help revising. REVIEW BEFORE YOU APPLY Ask for clearer wording, a better structure, or a focused revision. Choose selected text, the visible section with surrounding lines, or the whole document. Review streamed green additions and red removals, adjust the replacement, then Apply in Place or Discard. Your original stays unchanged until you apply. Native Undo/Redo restores or reapplies the edit. CONNECT TO YOUR AI Use Ollama or LM Studio on a reachable Mac/server, OpenAI, vLLM, NVIDIA NIM, or another OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Save multiple named connections, discover models, and switch resources with the options collapsed. Missing ports use provider defaults. Backend status and confirmed loaded-model indicators help show connection state where supported. NVIDIA NIM uses your NVIDIA Developer API key. Keys stay in device Keychain; saved previews show only the first four characters. The iPhone and iPad connect to the selected server; they do not run inference models themselves. Use a reachable LAN/Tailscale server or a cloud endpoint. Localhost refers to the phone or tablet. Public endpoints require HTTPS; trusted private-network HTTP is opt-in. MADE FOR BOTH SCREENS On iPad, keep AI controls beside the document and review changes in the workspace. On iPhone, a dedicated Document Changes screen keeps the review readable. Switch between Editor and Preview, use the centered formatting bar, and adjust appearance and font sizes. Create Document shows progress with Cancel and automatically opens a genuinely blank local file when ready. KEEP YOUR EDIT HISTORY Search this document or all documents, reuse instructions, and export Markdown or JSON through Files. Keep history local or select an iCloud Drive folder. Deleted history goes to Recently Deleted and can be restored. API keys are excluded from history and exports. NATIVE MARKDOWN TOOLS • Live rendered preview and syntax highlighting • Headings, nested lists, task lists, aligned tables, links, images, and code blocks • Formatting shortcuts for bold, italic, code, headings, links, lists, and quotes • Native Undo/Redo, adjustable fonts, and light/dark appearance • Linked editor/preview scrolling on iPad and Find in the rendered preview • Documents saved at the file locations you choose OPTIONAL AI, CLEAR DESTINATIONS Ordinary editing needs no AI service or app account. You supply the endpoint and any required credentials; third-party providers may have their own accounts, limits, and charges. Approve the displayed AI server and scope before the first suggestion. Only requested document text and your instruction go to that destination; model-list checks send no document text. There is no automatic cloud fallback. Remote providers handle submitted text under their own policies. Markdown parsing and preview layout run locally. Remote image URLs are fetched from their hosts. No analytics, advertising SDKs, or tracking are included. Document HTML/PDF export and printing are Mac features. Designed and built by Warren Zajac.

Screenshots

Raw Text Editor4 screens
M² Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Raw Text Editor at 2.0 against M² Editor's 1.0. Raw Text Editor also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). M² Editor's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, ratings volume, ads and monetization model 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. Raw Text Editor sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. M² Editor asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Raw Text Editor holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Raw Text Editor ships an update every 2 months, M² Editor every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Raw Text Editor versus M² Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRaw Text EditorM² Editor
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTan Kiet PhanWarren Zajac

Customer experience

Raw Text Editor

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

M² Editor

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Raw Text Editor

One-time3
  • Quick Caffeine$1.99
  • Liquid Inspiration$4.99
  • Rare Infusion$9.99
None

M² Editor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Raw Text Editor free?
Raw Text Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is M² Editor free?
M² Editor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Raw Text Editor or M² Editor?
Raw Text Editor is rated higher. Raw Text Editor averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while M² Editor averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Raw Text Editor or M² Editor have ads?
Neither Raw Text Editor nor M² Editor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Raw Text Editor or M² Editor?
Raw Text Editor ships an update every 2 months, and M² Editor every 5 months. Most recently, Raw Text Editor was updated on November 5, 2026 and M² Editor on October 31, 2026.

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