Comparison

Cogito vs Text Editor

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

Head to head
About

Cogito

Features
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Cogito — Think. Capture. Organize. Cogito is a clean, minimalist note-taking app designed to help you capture ideas and stay organized — with no accounts, no cloud, and no data collection. Your thoughts stay private on your device. Write fast, organize with labels, and find anything in seconds. Organize with Labels Tag notes with color-coded labels — Work, Personal, Ideas, Finance, Health, Travel, and more. Filter your list in one tap. Powerful Search Find any note by title or content instantly with a fast, always-visible search bar. Sort Your Way Order notes by name, date modified, or date created — ascending or descending. Bulk Actions Select multiple notes to delete them at once and keep your list clean. Trash & Recovery Deleted a note by mistake? Cogito moves it to trash first so you can restore it before it's gone for good. Light, Dark & System Theme Switch between light mode, dark mode, or follow your system setting. Adjustable Font Size Choose from four sizes to make writing and reading comfortable for you. Cogito Premium Unlock unlimited notes and a custom accent color to make the app truly yours. Why Cogito? Unlike cluttered note apps packed with features you'll never use, Cogito focuses on what matters: capturing your thoughts quickly, organizing them intuitively, and keeping them private on your device. Perfect For - Quick notes and reminders - Project and work organization - Study notes - Personal journals - Ideas and to-do lists Download Cogito and keep your thoughts to yourself. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Text Editor

A fast and simple editor for plain text, notes, and Markdown. Highlight Markdown as you type and switch to a preview mode. Your files are saved locally, offering full control and ownership of your writing.

Highlights
  • Live Markdown highlighting
  • Preview mode
  • Local file saving
  • Multiple themes
  • Find & Replace
  • Export options
Features
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A simple, fast editor for Markdown, notes, and code. Open it and start typing. There's no account to make and nothing to set up. Your Markdown is highlighted as you write — headings, bold, links, lists, code blocks — and when you want to see how it'll look, switch to Preview. Everything saves as a normal file in the Files app and iCloud Drive, so your writing stays yours: open it anywhere, move it, or back it up however you like. It's free to use, with what you need for everyday writing: • Live Markdown highlighting and a clean Preview • Four themes: System, Light, Dark, and Sepia • Find, a heading outline, and a live word count • A Markdown cheat sheet for when the syntax slips your mind • Your choice of font, size, and line spacing • Share or export as Markdown Text Editor Pro is a one-time purchase, no subscription: • Syntax highlighting in code blocks for Swift, Python, JavaScript, JSON, and more • Five more themes: Paper, Solarized Light, Solarized Dark, Nord, and Dracula • Focus and Typewriter modes for heads-down writing • Split View on iPad, so you can edit and preview at once • Line numbers • Find & Replace, with regular expressions • Writing stats: daily goals, streaks, and an all-time word count • Export to HTML and Rich Text It's made for iPhone and iPad, works with a hardware keyboard, supports dark mode, and fits into iPad multitasking. There are no ads and no tracking, and the app doesn't collect anything about you.

Screenshots

Cogito4 screens
Text Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

Cogito and Text Editor are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Cogito sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Text Editor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Cogito versus Text Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCogitoText Editor
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFranck HuJohn Haas

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Cogito

Subscriptions2
  • Cogito Premium$3.991 Month
  • Cogito Premium$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Cogito Premium$12.99
1 purchases

Text Editor

One-time1
  • Text Editor Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Cogito free?
Cogito is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Text Editor free?
Text Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cogito or Text Editor have ads?
Neither Cogito nor Text Editor shows ads.

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