Comparison

XmlPad vs myTextViewer

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

Head to head
About

XmlPad

A professional XML editor for mobile devices, offering both text and tabular views for efficient document processing. It includes syntax highlighting, autocompletion, and validation against various schemas. Run XQuery and XSLT transformations directly within the app.

Highlights
  • Text editor with syntax highlighting
  • Tabular view for XML processing
  • XML validation against DTD, XSD, RelaxNG, Schematron
  • XQuery and XSLT transformation support
  • Built-in command console
  • Synchronized text and table views
Features
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XmlPad is a professional editor for XML docs processing which allows presenting the data in tabular style. It includes a text editor with syntax highlighting, string numeration, collapsing and element autocompletion options. It is integrated with full-function table editor which considerably simplifies the documents processing at the tablet device. It maintains autoformatting and XML validation under the specified DTD, XSD, RelaxNG, and Schematron schemas while representing errors in the documents text at the same time. It allows to run XQuery queries and XSLT transforms. Built-in command console lets to run curl and base file commands. The table editor allows creating xml docs at several touches, it has a content panning function and is synchronized with document textual view. You are also able to switch the table and the text views of the document while making alterations where it is convenient at the moment. Visit http://xmlpad-mobile.com website to see the video presenting XmlPad capabilities.

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

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Verdict

The call

XmlPad and myTextViewer both sit at 3.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 54% of myTextViewer's written reviews are positive against 33% of XmlPad's. myTextViewer also leads on ratings volume (157 vs 7) and device support (3 vs 1). XmlPad's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

XmlPad holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: myTextViewer has 157 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of XmlPad's written reviews are positive against 54% of myTextViewer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

XmlPad ships an update every 7 months, myTextViewer every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
XmlPad versus myTextViewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXmlPadmyTextViewer
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (7 ratings) — better3.7 (157 ratings)
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews54.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7157 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSemyon ChertkovYaniv Kalsky

Customer experience

XmlPad

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral22.2%
Negative44.4%

myTextViewer

All ratings157 ratings
Positive64.3%
Neutral12.1%
Negative23.6%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive54.0%
Neutral6.9%
Negative39.1%

Bugs and requests

XmlPad

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
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  • 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

None

XmlPad

No in-app purchases

None

myTextViewer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is XmlPad free?
XmlPad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is myTextViewer free?
myTextViewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, XmlPad or myTextViewer?
XmlPad is rated higher. XmlPad averages 3.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while myTextViewer averages 3.7 from 157 ratings.
Do XmlPad or myTextViewer have ads?
Neither XmlPad nor myTextViewer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, XmlPad or myTextViewer?
XmlPad ships an update every 7 months, and myTextViewer every 12 months. Most recently, XmlPad was updated on September 22, 2026 and myTextViewer on October 1, 2026.

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