Comparison

PlainText Pro Editor vs Captured!

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

Head to head
About

PlainText Pro Editor

Features
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PlainText Pro is a powerful text editor, code editor, and notepad built for speed, clarity, and productivity. Whether you’re writing notes, editing code, or working with plain text files, this app delivers a fast, smooth, and distraction-free experience. Designed for developers, students, and everyday users who need a reliable editor on the go. > ALL-IN-ONE EDITOR • Text Editor • Code Editor • Notepad • File Viewer Everything in one lightweight app. > Key Features • Multi-Tab Editing Work on multiple documents at once and switch instantly. • Syntax Highlighting Optimized for Swift and structured text with a fast, real-time engine. • Line Numbers & Code Blocks Stay oriented with visual structure and depth-based block highlighting. • Ultra-Fast Performance Smart background processing keeps typing smooth and responsive. • Clean, Distraction-Free UI Minimal design focused on productivity. • Import & Export Files Open and save plain text, code, JSON, XML, and more. • Customizable Editor Adjust font size, toggle syntax highlighting, line numbers, and code blocks. • Smart Selection Tools Quickly mark and select text ranges with precision. • Clipboard & Quick Actions Paste, clear, and manage content instantly. > Designed for Speed PlainText Pro uses an optimized syntax engine and smart rendering to ensure real-time feedback without slowing you down. > Built for Creators & Developers From quick notes to structured code editing, PlainText Pro gives you the tools you need without unnecessary complexity.

About

Captured!

This app acts as a universal clipboard, saving links, photos, videos, audio, files, and texts shared from other applications. It offers on-device processing for previews, AI descriptions, OCR, and transcription, with smart organization and full-text search capabilities.

Highlights
  • Universal content capture from any app
  • Automatic previews and AI enrichment
  • On-device OCR and transcription
  • Smart organization with folders and views
  • Full-text search and Spotlight integration
  • iCloud sync for selected folders
  • JSON backup and restore
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Tired of losing links, photos, videos, audio, files or texts shared from your apps? Captured is your universal clipboard. Tap Share from any app and choose Captured — everything is instantly saved, previewed and enriched, on-device by default. UNIVERSAL CAPTURE Accepts URLs, photos, videos, audio, files and text from any app. Automatic source detection (Safari, YouTube, Instagram, X, Photos...). AUTO-GENERATED PREVIEWS Every item gets a thumbnail: web pages via live browser, photos/videos from first frame, files via QuickLook, audio as waveform, text as typographic render. Thumbnail gallery with on-demand regeneration. AI DESCRIPTION, OCR & TRANSCRIPTION AI image/video description: Apple Vision (free, on-device), OpenAI GPT-4 Vision or Anthropic Claude. Built-in OCR on photos and videos. Audio speech-to-text transcription — all on-device by default, no cloud required. SMART ORGANIZATION Folders with batch move/delete and drag-and-drop reorder. Smart Views: All, Recent (7 days), Unread, With Location, With AI. Configurable sort: manual, newest, oldest, title, source. Filter by type: URL, file, photo, video, audio, text. FULL-TEXT SEARCH & SPOTLIGHT Instant search across titles, URLs, notes, AI descriptions and transcriptions. All items indexed in system Spotlight — searchable from the home screen. RICH METADATA Auto-fetch of web page title and last-modified date (bold title signals updated content). Reverse geocoding of GPS coordinates in photos. WIDGET WidgetKit widget in small, medium and large sizes showing unread items in real time. BACKUP & RESTORE Full JSON export/import (items, folders, settings, thumbnails) with Replace or Merge mode. PRIVACY All your data stays on your device. No account, no server, no ads. Network calls only when you explicitly enable web fetching or AI description via your own API key. iCloud sync, folder by folder Choose exactly which folders you want to find on your other devices. A long press on a folder offers "Sync with iCloud": its photos, videos, files and links — including previews — automatically appear on your iPhone, iPad and Mac linked to the same Apple account. Folders that are not synced remain strictly local. A "Resync iCloud" option lets you reconcile state across devices in one gesture. Link previews: lock, zoom, crop You can now lock a link's preview so it never changes, or enlarge the preview by a factor of 2 to better see thumbnails from your favorite sites. A new setting automatically crops the white or black bands surrounding some previews. Organization: everything by drag-and-drop Reorganize your folders by dragging them in the sidebar. Move an item from one folder to another simply by dragging it onto the destination folder. No more drop-down menus. Paste a link from the clipboard A new menu entry lets you directly add the currently copied link, without going through another app's "Share" menu. Manage your space better The info panel now shows the space used in iCloud when sync is active. A long press on each line gives access to quick actions. The "Delete local data only" option frees up space while keeping your synced folders intact.

Screenshots

PlainText Pro Editor4 screens
Captured!3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Captured! at Free against PlainText Pro Editor's $2.99. PlainText Pro Editor's advantage is chart position (#186 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

Captured! is free to download; PlainText Pro Editor costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
PlainText Pro Editor versus Captured!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlainText Pro EditorCaptured!
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
Best chart rank#186 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB4 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJorge Lucioni CharallaAlexandre Fenyo

In-app purchases

None

PlainText Pro Editor

No in-app purchases

None

Captured!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PlainText Pro Editor free?
PlainText Pro Editor costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Captured! free?
Captured! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PlainText Pro Editor or Captured! have ads?
Neither PlainText Pro Editor nor Captured! shows ads.

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