Text Comp vs Merge PDFs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Text Comp
Easily compare two text files or directories with a clear 2-pane interface. Import files from iCloud or other apps, including archives, and analyze differences with filtering and search options. It also offers basic image comparison.
- Compare text files and directories
- Import from iCloud and other apps
- Archive file support (zip, tar, etc.)
- 2-pane comparison interface
- Filter and search results
- Basic image comparison
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With Text Comp, you can easily compare the two text files or directories. It's simple to use: 1. Import and select files to compare First, Let's import files that you want to compare from iCloud or other applications. You can also import archive files (zip, tar, gz, bz2, lzh, etc) and can unarchive it in Text Comp. Useful file finder interface makes you select files faster. You can quickly move directory hierarchy by Path bar. To select a file or a directory to compare, tap the red or blue highlighted button in Path bar. The red means source "1" and the blue means source "2" for comparison in Text Comp. 2. Compare and analyze results Comparison results are displayed in 2-pane interface to make you easily undarstand what and where differences are. In addition, you can filter the results partially to make differences more clear (by 4 buttons at the top center of the screen or "Filter" options page). Also, theare are useful features like search and line marker (Text Comparison only) that will help your analysis of the results. There are some options to control behaviors and appearances of the comparison. Please give it a try to change it to fit your needs. Text Comp can also compare the image files, that is lower functonality than Pixel Comp though. Please use Pixel Comp if you need more detailed image comparison. That's it. Let's compare! -- NOTICE Internally, Text Comp handles text in Unicode. So your text will be firstly coverted to Unicode if it's other than Unicode. Because of the lossy conversion, it's possible that the Text Comp's comparison result is different from the result that compared in the raw encoding of the original text. -- About full version Once upgrade to full version, following features will be available: - No ad-banners displayed. - "Export" available.
Merge PDFs
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MergeKit is the fastest way to combine PDFs on your iPhone. Import multiple files, reorder them with drag and drop, and create a single polished document in seconds. Everything happens on-device, so your files stay private. Key features Merge multiple PDFs into one file Reorder files before merging History of merged files for quick access Clean, simple interface with light/dark mode Private by design: no uploads, no tracking Mobile Pro Unlock export and compression for your merged PDFs. Choose Monthly or Annual plans. Monthly includes a 3‑day free trial. Subscriptions auto‑renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://1kbapps.com/merge-deck-support-privacy-policy-and-terms-of-user-eula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Text Comp at every 2 days against Merge PDFs's every 2 months. Text Comp also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Text Comp sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Merge PDFs sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Text Comp ships an update every 2 days, Merge PDFs every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text Comp | Merge PDFs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yoichi Nozaki | Vikram Singh |
In-app purchases
Text Comp
- Text Comp Full Version$7.99
Merge PDFs
- Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
- Premium Annual3 Days trial$39.991 Year









