Comparison

Sift Text Diff vs Compare Text

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

Head to head
About

Sift Text Diff

Compare two versions of any text side-by-side to quickly identify added, removed, or modified lines. Features include inline viewing, word-level highlighting, and options to ignore whitespace or case. Save comparisons locally for easy recall.

Highlights
  • Side-by-side diff with color coding
  • Inline diff view
  • Word-level highlighting
  • Ignore whitespace and case
  • Local archive for saved comparisons
  • Quick input swapping
Features
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Sift is a fast, focused text diff tool for writers, editors, and developers. Paste two versions of any text — drafts, code, contracts, emails, JSON — and Sift highlights every added, removed, and modified line in a clean side-by-side view. No accounts, no clutter, no upload to the cloud. KEY FEATURES • Side-by-side diff with line numbers and clear rose/sage color coding • Inline diff view that shows +/- changes in a single column • Word-level highlighting on modified lines so subtle edits stand out • Ignore whitespace and ignore case toggles for noise-free comparisons • Save useful comparisons to the local archive and recall them in one tap • Quick swap between LEFT and RIGHT inputs • One-tap clipboard paste into either editor BUILT FOR REAL WORK Whether you are reviewing a contract redline, checking a code refactor, comparing JSON payloads, or auditing a copy edit, Sift keeps the differences in front of you and the noise out of the way. PRIVACY No accounts. No tracking. No network calls. All saved comparisons stay on your device.

About

Compare Text

Features
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Sometimes you just need to know what changed. Maybe you tweaked a paragraph and want to see exactly what's different. Maybe someone sent you a "slightly updated" contract. Maybe you're staring at two config files that are supposed to be identical but clearly aren't. Compare Text does one thing well: it puts two pieces of text next to each other and shows you what's different. Deleted bits turn red on the left, new bits turn green on the right, and a small counter tells you how much changed at a glance. It works on anything you can paste or open — plain text, code, JSON, emails, contracts, notes. A few things that make it nicer to use: • Paste straight from your clipboard, or open a text file • Ignore case or extra spaces when those don't matter to you • Wrap long lines so nothing runs off the edge • Line numbers, so it's easy to say "look at line 12" • Not sure where to start? Tap Sample to see it in action And it stays with you. No account, no ads, and your text never leaves the phone — the comparison runs right on your device, even offline. It's the same Compare Text tool people use on the web, just sized to fit in your pocket.

Screenshots

Sift Text Diff3 screens
Compare Text4 screens

Verdict

The call

Sift Text Diff and Compare Text 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Sift Text Diff versus Compare Text: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSift Text DiffCompare Text
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLinh Phan Nhat Khanhkhaja hussain

In-app purchases

None

Sift Text Diff

No in-app purchases

None

Compare Text

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sift Text Diff free?
Sift Text Diff is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Compare Text free?
Compare Text is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sift Text Diff or Compare Text have ads?
Neither Sift Text Diff nor Compare Text shows ads.

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