Comparison

Mach Write vs RichTexture

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

Head to head
About

Mach Write

This app offers robust editing and viewing capabilities for RTF, TXT, and PDF files across iOS and macOS. It features iCloud synchronization, syntax highlighting for code formats, and PDF annotation tools.

Highlights
  • iCloud document synchronization
  • RTF Read/Write support
  • TXT and code format Read/Write with syntax highlighting
  • PDF Creation, Viewing, and Editing
  • Freehand PDF writing on iOS
  • DOC and DOCX viewing on iOS
Features
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**Please visit our website or search for "Mach Write" in the Mac App Store to download the macOS version, only $3.99!** Mach Write is a powerful new RTF, TXT, PDF (Rich Text Format, Plain Text, PDF) Editor and Viewer for iOS and macOS! Featuring full iCloud document synchronization, RTF in multiple styles, sizes, and colors; as well as PDF Viewing/Creating/Annotation; and TXT files in addition to supporting nearly 15 plain text code formats; Mach Write makes it super easy to create in many different formats while still being incredibly powerful! And the best part is Mach Write is free for iOS and only $3.99 (U.S.) on macOS! - iCloud document synchronization; Mach Write keeps all your documents up to date on all your iOS and OS X devices (iPhone, iPad, and Mac) - RTF Read/Write support; easily Create and Edit Rich Text with multiple styles, alignment, font sizes, color, shadows, line spacing, and more -- one of the most popular word processor formats widely compatible across OS X, Windows, and Linux - TXT Read/Write support; as well as HTML/JS/PHP/RB/PL/JAVA/C/H/M/CP/MM Read/Write with Syntax Highlighting support for HTML, Javascript, PHP, Ruby, Perl, Java, C, C++, Objective-C++ and more - PDF Creation, Viewing, Editing; PDF Free-hand writing on iOS -- Create Blank PDFs super easy and draw diagrams, take notes, etc. (Large PDF documents in iCloud, such as large eBooks, are not recommended) - DOC and DOCX Viewing on iOS (DOC/DOCX Read/Write support on OS X) - Export as PDF makes it easy to annotate PDF's for grading papers, making corrections, or signing documents (iOS only) - Revolutionary PDF Magnifer feature makes it super easy to take Notes and automatically save as PDF (iOS only) - Incredibly advanced, yet super easy to use!

About

RichTexture

Edit and create rich text files on iOS devices. This app supports .RTF and .RTFD formats and integrates with the system's document browser for broad file access. It is completely free to use with no advertisements.

Highlights
  • Rich text editing
  • Supports .RTF and .RTFD files
  • System document browser integration
  • Access files via Files.app
  • Completely free
  • No ads
Features
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RichTexture is a rich text editor. It opens .RTF and .RTFD files on iOS. It also supports the system documents browser so that it can access and edit any file that Files.app can access and edit. Always free to purchase and no ads!

Screenshots

Mach Write4 screens
RichTexture3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RichTexture at 4.1 against Mach Write's 1.0. RichTexture also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment 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. Mach Write sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RichTexture asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RichTexture holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RichTexture has 49 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Mach Write's written reviews are positive against 50% of RichTexture's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Mach Write versus RichTexture: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMach WriteRichTexture
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.1 (49 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.8% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings149 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMach Software DesignHandle

Customer experience

Mach Write

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive45.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative50.0%

RichTexture

All ratings49 ratings
Positive77.6%
Neutral2.0%
Negative20.4%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative41.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mach Write

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
None

RichTexture

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mach Write free?
Mach Write is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RichTexture free?
RichTexture is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mach Write or RichTexture?
RichTexture is rated higher. Mach Write averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while RichTexture averages 4.1 from 49 ratings.
Do Mach Write or RichTexture have ads?
Mach Write shows ads; RichTexture does not.

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