Comparison

Text Editor vs Feedglot

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

Head to head
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 in the editor or preview, a heading outline, and a live word count • Line and column position, selection count, undo, and redo • Meeting notes, journal, checklist, and README templates • Plain Text, Markdown, and code language modes • 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 adds more tools with a one-time purchase, no subscription: • Syntax highlighting in whole code files and fenced blocks for Swift, Python, JavaScript, JSON, HTML, CSS, and Shell • Five more themes: Paper, Solarized Light, Solarized Dark, Nord, and Dracula • Focus and Typewriter modes for heads-down writing • Split View on iPad with synchronized scrolling • Line numbers • Find & Replace with regular expressions, capture groups, and undoable Replace All • Writing stats: daily goals, streaks, and an all-time word count • Export to PDF, HTML, and .rtf files 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. Made by one person who wanted a nicer place to write.

About

Feedglot

Features
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Feedglot is an RSS reader with immersive translation support. Key features include: 1. Automatic translation of article titles and full text 2. Support for both Apple’s on-device translation and DeepSeek AI translation 3. Available on both iOS and macOS 4. iCloud sync for articles, reading status, and other data 5. OPML import and export 6. Automatic feed refresh and full-text retrieval

Screenshots

Text Editor4 screens
Feedglot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Feedglot at every 2 weeks against Text Editor's every 3 months. Text Editor's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Text Editor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Feedglot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text Editor ships an update every 3 months, Feedglot every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Text Editor versus Feedglot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText EditorFeedglot
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB6 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJohn Haas国淇 胡

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Text Editor

One-time1
  • Text Editor Pro$4.99
1 purchases

Feedglot

One-time1
  • Feedglot Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Text Editor free?
Text Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Feedglot free?
Feedglot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Text Editor or Feedglot have ads?
Neither Text Editor nor Feedglot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Text Editor or Feedglot?
Text Editor ships an update every 3 months, and Feedglot every 2 weeks. Most recently, Text Editor was updated on October 24, 2026 and Feedglot on October 24, 2026.

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