Comparison

Unfold vs Text Viewer

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

Head to head
About

Unfold

Features
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A viewer for your own TXT, comic and PDF files โ€” without garbled text. NO MORE GIBBERISH Older TXT files are often saved in legacy encodings such as Korean CP949 or Japanese Shift_JIS, and many apps show them as random symbols. Unfold detects the encoding and opens the file correctly. If something still looks wrong, preview the text in each encoding and pick the right one. CHAPTERS, AUTOMATICALLY Unfold finds headings like "Chapter 1", "Prologue", "็ฌฌ1็ซ " or "์ œ1์žฅ" and builds a table of contents. Long texts without headings are split into sensible parts. Your position and bookmarks are saved automatically. COMICS, COMFORTABLY ZIP, CBZ and folders of images are sorted naturally (1, 2, 10), and file names zipped on Windows are repaired. Reading direction is remembered per book; turn the phone sideways for a two-page spread; margins can be trimmed automatically. EPUB, PDF AND IMAGES TOO ADDING FILES Put files in Files > On My iPhone > Unfold, or use Share > Unfold from another app. Whole folders work. A VIEWER FOR YOUR OWN FILES Unfold opens files you already have. It has no feature for finding or downloading books or comics online. Samples included: public-domain Korean short stories and a comic we drew ourselves. PRIVACY No sign-up and no server. Your files and reading positions stay on this device. No ads or analytics. UNFOLD PRO (ONE-TIME PURCHASE, NOT A SUBSCRIPTION) Read aloud with the built-in voice, auto-scroll, three extra backgrounds, and backup/restore of your reading data. All reading features are free. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://inphilchoi.github.io/unfold-privacy/

About

Text Viewer

Features
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Long reads, in letters that suit you. Text Viewer is a reader for the text files on your phone. Change the type and the background right where you are reading. FROM THE TYPE TO THE PAGE Drag text size, letter spacing and line height and the page changes under your finger. Nine backgrounds, from sepia to midnight, for bright rooms and dark ones. LONG FILES, A SECTION AT A TIME Once a file is in your library, only the part you are reading is loaded, so long novels stay easy to page through. Very large files may take a moment the first time you bring them in. TURN PAGES, OR SCROLL Read a page at a time like a book, or keep scrolling like the web โ€” switch whenever you like. Your place is kept for you. YOUR LIBRARY Files you bring in stay together in your library. Bring in a newer copy with the same name and it replaces the old one, picking up where you left off. OPEN FROM ANYWHERE Send a text file from Files, your browser or a messenger with "Open in", and it opens straight away. IN YOUR OWN LANGUAGE Eleven languages, following your system or set by hand. Light and dark are drawn by the same rules, so nothing shifts when you switch. Text Viewer has no account and never uploads what you read.

Screenshots

Unfold4 screens
Text Viewer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Text Viewer at none against Unfold's 1. Unfold's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Unfold sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Text Viewer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Unfold versus Text Viewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnfoldText Viewer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 11 days
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better16.4
Further details โ€” not scored
Size21 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperINPHIL CHOIdongwan Jang

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Unfold

One-time1
  • Unfold Pro$2.99
None

Text Viewer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Unfold free?
Unfold is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Text Viewer free?
Text Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Unfold or Text Viewer have ads?
Text Viewer shows ads; Unfold does not.

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