NuEdit vs BetterText
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
NuEdit
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NuEdit โ Fast Multi-Tab Text & Code Viewer/Editor NuEdit is a lightweight, multi-tab text and code viewer/editor built for iPhone. With line-numbered code display, text encoding and line-ending conversion, and streaming support for files over 3MB, it makes viewing and lightly editing files fast and effortless. Key Features Line-Numbered Code View TextKit-based rendering displays accurate line numbers that stay correct regardless of line wrapping. Multi-Tab Management Create, open, and save files from the menu in the bottom right. Switch between tabs from the menu in the top left, and close the current tab from the top right. Encoding & Line-Ending Conversion Switch between UTF-8, UTF-16 (LE/BE), Shift_JIS, EUC-JP, ISO-2022-JP, and MacRoman, as well as LF, CRLF, and CR line endings. Files can also be reloaded using the selected encoding. Large File Support Files over roughly 3MB are loaded asynchronously in chunks and streamed in based on scroll position (view-only). Syntax Highlighting Lightweight highlighting for Swift, Objective-C, C, C++, Java, Kotlin, Go, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Ruby, Shell, HTML, and Markdown. Handy Navigation Jump to the beginning or end of a file, get prompted to save unsaved changes, and dismiss the keyboard with a tap. File Handling New files are created instantly as Untitled*.txt. The first save lets you choose a location via the Files app; subsequent saves overwrite the same location.
BetterText
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BetterText is a clean, fast plain-text editor for iPhone and iPad. Open any text file โ .txt, .md, .json, .csv, source code and more โ from iCloud Drive, Dropbox, On My iPhone, or any location in the Files app, and edit it right where it lives. Changes save automatically. RESPECTS YOUR FILES BetterText detects each file's text encoding (UTF-8, UTF-16, Windows-1252, Latin-1) and line endings (LF, CRLF, CR) and writes the file back exactly the same way. No surprise conversions, no corrupted config files. BUILT FOR TEXT โข Find & replace โข Optional line numbers โข Monospaced or proportional fonts, adjustable size โข Custom background colour with automatic text contrast โข No smart quotes or autocorrect getting in the way of code โข Keyboard ready the moment a file opens โข Save a Copy to any location PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts, no tracking, no ads. Your files never leave your control.
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Verdict
NuEdit and BetterText are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | NuEdit | BetterText |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | โ |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 18.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Noriaki Misawa | Kobus Marneweck |
In-app purchases
NuEdit
No in-app purchases
BetterText
No in-app purchases








