Comparison

Simple Viewer vs ClariText

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

Head to head
About

Simple Viewer

Features
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Simple Viewer opens files. Quietly, quickly, and without asking for anything in return. Share any file from any app β€” Mail, Messages, Files, a browser, a cloud drive β€” and Simple Viewer renders it the way it was meant to be read. No account. No upload. Files stay on your device. It is designed for the moment when you just need to see what's inside a file. RENDERED WITH CARE β€’ PDF with smooth scrolling and pinch-to-zoom β€’ Markdown with typography that reads β€’ Source code with precise syntax highlighting β€’ JSON, XML, and YAML, pretty-printed β€’ CSV and TSV, as readable tables β€’ Excel spreadsheets (XLSX) β€’ Word documents (DOCX) β€’ ZIP archives, browsed inside β€’ Plain text, logs, and scripts β€’ x509 certificates BUILT FOR iPHONE AND iPAD β€’ Open from any app via the iOS share sheet β€’ Recent files, one tap away β€’ Orientation-aware on iPad β€’ Works offline. Always. NOTHING YOU DON'T NEED No sign-up. No subscription. No ads. No tracking. No cloud sync. No bloat. Just a clean surface for reading what you already have. Because simple is elegant.

About

ClariText

Features
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ClariText makes long text easier and more comfortable to read without changing your phone’s global display settings. Text received through messaging apps, websites and other sources can sometimes be too small or uncomfortable to read. Increasing the device-wide font size can affect the appearance and layout of every app, while zooming a webpage may require repeated horizontal scrolling. ClariText provides a focused alternative. Paste or share text into the app and read it in a clean, reflowed layout that fits the width of your screen. You can then adjust the presentation specifically for the text you are reading. Features: β€’ Paste or share text into ClariText β€’ Read text in a clean, justified layout β€’ Adjust font size with a slider or a natural pinch gesture β€’ Choose from different font styles β€’ Adjust line spacing β€’ Select a comfortable background color β€’ Share the text again when finished β€’ Save the formatted reading view as an image β€’ Keep saved text locally on your device ClariText is intentionally not a general-purpose note-taking app. It does not attempt to replace complex note applications with folders, reminders, collaboration tools or cloud workspaces. Its purpose is simpler: provide a comfortable and customizable space for reading text when the original app or webpage does not present it in a convenient way. Your saved texts remain stored locally on your device.

Screenshots

Simple Viewer3 screens
ClariText3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ClariText at 15.0 against Simple Viewer's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Simple Viewer versus ClariText: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple ViewerClariText
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS17.015.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size6 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSTLinkMohammad Al Mobairik

In-app purchases

None

Simple Viewer

No in-app purchases

None

ClariText

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple Viewer free?
Simple Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ClariText free?
ClariText is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simple Viewer or ClariText have ads?
Neither Simple Viewer nor ClariText shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Viewer or ClariText?
Simple Viewer ships an update monthly, and ClariText monthly. Most recently, Simple Viewer was updated on October 24, 2026 and ClariText on October 29, 2026.

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