Comparison

XPSView vs myTextViewer

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

Head to head
About

XPSView

Easily open, read, and convert XPS and OXPS documents on your iOS device. Features include text search, document outlines, and page thumbnails for a smooth reading experience. Convert files to PDF format while preserving all original content and links.

Highlights
  • Read XPS and OXPS documents
  • Selectable and searchable text
  • Zoom in and out
  • Navigate via document outlines
  • Convert to PDF
  • Preserve links and metadata
  • Document management and organization
Features
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XPSView allows you to open and read XPS (XML Paper Specification, *.xps) and OpenXPS (*.oxps) documents on iOS device. It offers you fantastic reading experience using document outlines, page thumbnails and text search features. In addition, XPSView allows you to convert XPS and OXPS documents into PDF and make it available for any PDF viewing application. Are you having plenty of XPS/OXPS files that no decent viewer available to open on your iPhone and iPad? Do you receive XPS/OXPS documents as email attachments on your iPhone and iPad? The easiest way to circumvent these problems is this XPSView app. * * * XPSView is also available for macOS on the Mac App Store * * * READING FEATURES: - Fully selectable and searchable text contents. Select and copy text to clipboard for further use. - Pinch out and Pinch in to ZoomIn and ZoomOut view. - Navigate through topics by document outlines, if exist. - Search text feature to find a character, word or sentence any where in a document. - Scroll through your document by Page Thumbnails or Go to page feature. XPS/OXPS to PDF CONVERSION FEATURES: - Converts XPS/OXPS to fully vector-PDF documents. Preserves text, vector graphics and raster images as editable PDF contents. - Preserves Bookmarks (Outline). - Preserves XPS internal and external topic hyperlinks into PDF. It automatically maintains XPS topic and page navigation links into PDF compatible annotations. - Preserves metadata properties. DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT - The inbuilt document browse view automatically gives you the option to share documents using the Share button or a drag-and-drop action. It also provides a standard interface for browsing and managing documents. - Automatically handles access to iCloud for you within the app. It also provides access to documents managed by third-party storage service extensions installed on your device. - Browse, find and sort documents to help you locate the document you want. Tap the file that you want to open. - You can move, delete, duplicate and rename a document with document manager in browser view. - In the document manager, you can group related documents into folders so they’re easy to find. Note: XPSView is standalone application running natively to convert XPS and OXPS to PDF securely on your device. You can refer User Manual for any assistance Or Contact Support. Privacy Policy: http://rootrisetech.com/xpsview-privacy-policy Terms of Use(EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

myTextViewer

Instantly open and view any text, code, or log file. This app offers professional syntax highlighting and line numbers, making it ideal for professionals who need to access and read various file formats on the go. It supports numerous common file types and provides customizable viewing themes.

Highlights
  • Open any text, code, or log file
  • Syntax highlighting for common formats
  • Line numbers display
  • Light and dark viewing themes
  • Share option integration
Features
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Open any text, code, or log file instantly. myTextViewer provides professional syntax highlighting and line numbers for professionals on the go. Did you recently get an email with a text file that you could not open? Was it because the format of the file doesn't fit any app that you have installed? Search no more - myTextViewer allows you to open any of these files in a text viewer. Simple, fast, easy, as 1 2 3! Just: 1. Click on a file (from the downloads/Files app) or an attachment (from email apps) 2. Using the Share option, select myTextViewer as the target app. 3. View your file Even better - It can color most common files/source code formats (python, c#, yaml, json, and much more!), so even if the default viewer can show you the text, you'll still get much more from opening files with myTextViewer. Also included: ・Light/Dark text viewing themes ・Show/Hide line numbers Enjoy!

Screenshots

XPSView4 screens
myTextViewer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: XPSView at 4.5 against myTextViewer's 3.7. XPSView also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 12 months). myTextViewer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. XPSView sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. myTextViewer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

XPSView holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 54 and 157 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 52% of XPSView's written reviews are positive against 53% of myTextViewer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

XPSView ships an update every 5 months, myTextViewer every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
XPSView versus myTextViewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXPSViewmyTextViewer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (54 ratings) — better3.7 (157 ratings)
Positive reviews52.4% of reviews53.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings54157 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRootRise Technologies Pvt. Ltd.Yaniv Kalsky

Customer experience

XPSView

All ratings54 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral1.9%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive52.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative47.6%

myTextViewer

All ratings157 ratings
Positive64.3%
Neutral12.1%
Negative23.6%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive53.4%
Neutral6.8%
Negative39.8%

Bugs and requests

XPSView

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

myTextViewer

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • App fails to open files from Files app
  • JSON files display blank
  • XML files not rendering properly
  • App crashes or won't launch
  • Incompatibility with iOS 14 and iOS 16
Show 3 more
  • Text files cannot be opened
  • Help screen appears instead of file content
  • No response when sharing files to app

Requested features

7 requests
  • Search/find function within documents
  • File editing capabilities
  • Remove ads or ad-free option
  • Support for action extensions
  • Better file import options
Show 2 more
  • Plain English display instead of code format
  • Export functionality

In-app purchases

3 purchases

XPSView

Subscriptions2
  • Premium : Monthly Access$0.991 Month
  • Premium : Yearly Access$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium : Lifetime Access$5.99
None

myTextViewer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is XPSView free?
XPSView is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is myTextViewer free?
myTextViewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, XPSView or myTextViewer?
XPSView is rated higher. XPSView averages 4.5 out of 5 from 54 ratings, while myTextViewer averages 3.7 from 157 ratings.
Do XPSView or myTextViewer have ads?
Neither XPSView nor myTextViewer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, XPSView or myTextViewer?
XPSView ships an update every 5 months, and myTextViewer every 12 months. Most recently, XPSView was updated on October 16, 2026 and myTextViewer on October 18, 2026.

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