Best File Editor Text Apps

241+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

4.2 avg rating

20 free apps

Updated September 2026

The best file editor text apps on iPhone average 4.2★ across 241+ titles — we've ranked them by what real users actually keep on their phones. Updated September 2026.

Compare top File Editor Text Apps (September 2026)

#	App	Price	Rating	Ads	In-App Purchases	Updated
1	Text Editor.	Free	4.4★ (4.3K)	No	Yes	Sep 2026
2	EasyEditText	Free	4.4★ (61)	No	Yes	Sep 2026
3	VaultXT - Text File Editor	Free	—	No	Yes	Sep 2026
4	Docs Editor: Edit Word File	Free	—	No	Yes	Sep 2026
5	Google Docs	Free	4.8★ (3.3M)	No	Yes	Oct 2026
6	Text Editor - TXT File Viewer	Free	—	No	Yes	Sep 2026
7	Subtext	Free	4.5★ (79)	No	No	Sep 2026
8	txt Editor - Text Editor	Free	1.9★ (7)	No	No	Sep 2026

Top Picks for File Editor Text

#1

Text Editor. by TAPUNIVERSE LLC

A must have text editor

Editor's Choice

🛠️ Developer Tools

4.4😞(4.3K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

#29in Developer Tools

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A versatile text editor for managing files on your device and in the cloud. Supports various text formats, rich text editing, and custom fonts. Offers cloud integration and sharing capabilities.

What We Love

🚀 Great for direct editing
👍 Wonderful for writing
👍 Smooth and modern
👍 Reads and edits well

Room to Improve

💰 Expensive subscription
🔒 Locks access to files
🔒 Requires subscription to use
🐛 Crashes when opening files
🐛 Inconsistent file saving
🐛 Freezes and becomes unresponsive

#2

EasyEditText by Sahand Nayebaziz

Edit .txt files

Strong Contender

📊 Productivity

4.4(61 ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

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Create and edit plain text files on iOS with a comfortable and native experience. Seamlessly integrates with the Files app for access to iCloud Drive, Dropbox, and more. Offers a clean interface with features like Dark Mode and trackpad support.

#3

VaultXT - Text File Editor by ONNELLAB

Large text editor

Worth Considering

0.0(0 ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

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More File Editor Text apps to explore

Docs Editor: Edit Word File

Docs Editor: Edit Word File

Docs Editor: Edit Word File

Edit Documents and Collaborate

Create, edit, and collaborate on documents online in real time. Work together seamlessly with your team, even offline, and access a variety of file types. AI-powered features can help draft and refine content.

Real-time collaborationOffline editingTemplate library

📊 Productivity

Text Editor - TXT File Viewer

Text Editor - TXT File Viewer

Text Editor - TXT File Viewer

Write, edit & view text files

Simple, elegant text editor

A straightforward text editor for iPhone and iPad, allowing direct creation and editing of files within iCloud. It offers advanced controls for line endings and character encoding, ideal for on-the-go code or data file modifications.

Direct iCloud file editingNo import/export requiredLine ending control

🛠️ Developer Tools

txt Editor - Text Editor

txt Editor - Text Editor

txt Editor - Text Editor

Easily create txt files

Create, edit, and save plain text files with an intuitive interface. This app offers essential features like importing and exporting text documents, making it a handy tool for managing your files on the go.

Create text filesEdit text filesSave text files

📊 Productivity

iEditor – Text Code Editor

iEditor – Text Code Editor

iEditor – Text Code Editor

Best source code editor

A fast and simple text and source code editor for iPhone and iPad. It allows users to create, import, edit, and manage various file types with features like syntax highlighting, search/replace, and export options.

Create and import text/source code filesSyntax highlighting for C, Java, HTMLSearch and replace functionality

📊 Productivity

QuickEditor - Text & Code

QuickEditor - Text & Code

QuickEditor - Text & Code

Advanced Text & Code Editor.

A powerful and fast text and code editor for iOS and macOS. It unifies local files, cloud storage, and remote servers in a customizable workspace with advanced editing tools and syntax highlighting.

Advanced file managerUnified global searchSyntax highlighting

📊 Productivity

free with in-app purchases

Plain Text Total Editor

Plain Text Total Editor

Plain Text Total Editor

Edit plain text files

Raw Text Editor

Raw Text Editor

Raw Text Editor

Text File Editor & Viewer

This app offers a clean, distraction-free environment for creating and editing plain text files. It supports structured text formats like JSON, Markdown, and CSV, ensuring full control over raw content without hidden formatting.

Create and edit plain text filesSupports JSON, JSON Lines, NDJSON, Markdown, CSVDistraction-free editing environment

📊 Productivity

Text Editor - HTML Code Editor

Text Editor - HTML Code Editor

Text Editor - HTML Code Editor

Text, Coding, SSH, SFTP, Web

Edit and view text files, including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, directly on your device. This tool supports rich text editing and allows you to easily share your files.

Browse and edit text filesHTML, CSS, JS file supportRich text editing

🛠️ Developer Tools

Runestone Text Editor

Runestone Text Editor

Runestone Text Editor

Edit plain text and code

A powerful plain text and code editor for iPhone and iPad. Offers syntax highlighting, line numbers, find and replace, and extensive customization options for developers and writers.

Syntax highlighting for many languagesCustomizable themes and fontsAdvanced find and replace

🛠️ Developer Tools

free with in-app purchases

Visual File Editor

Visual File Editor

Visual File Editor

A must have source code editor

Edit various file types, including source code and PDFs, with advanced search and import/export capabilities. Optimized for iPadOS with keyboard support to enhance productivity.

Source code editingPDF viewing and editingAdvanced search by name, type, date

🛠️ Developer Tools

free with in-app purchases

txt-maker: Create a .txt file

txt-maker: Create a .txt file

txt-maker: Create a .txt file

Simple & light txt editor

Easily create and edit plain text files with this simple, lightweight editor. Manage multiple documents simultaneously, save content automatically, and share files directly via email attachments.

Create and edit .txt filesMulti-window text editingAutomatic content saving

free with in-app purchases

TextEdit - Text Editor

TextEdit - Text Editor

TextEdit - Text Editor

Plain Text, RTF, MD, LaTeX, AI

A fast and versatile text editor for mobile devices, offering compatibility with various file formats and editors. It provides a distraction-free writing experience with advanced formatting, organization, and sharing features.

Supports TXT, RTF, Markdown, TeX, and PDF formatsCross-device and computer syncing via iCloud/FilesDistraction-free writing interface

📊 Productivity

free with in-app purchases

WriteAccess: SSH & SFTP Editor

WriteAccess: SSH & SFTP Editor

WriteAccess: SSH & SFTP Editor

Terminal, files, server vitals

🛠️ Developer Tools

EZText - Text Editor

EZText - Text Editor

EZText - Text Editor

This app is a versatile text editor for viewing and editing various file types, including plain text, RTF, HTML, and markdown. It offers rich formatting options, live previews for web content, and robust editing tools like search and replace, undo/redo, and style copying. Easily manage files across cloud services and export to PDF.

Edit any text fileRich text formattingLive HTML/markdown preview

📊 Productivity

Documents Pro, Download & Edit

Documents Pro, Download & Edit

Documents Pro, Download & Edit

For Web, Dropbox, Google Drive

This mobile office suite allows you to view and edit various file types, including documents, spreadsheets, and media. It integrates with cloud storage services and offers file transfer via WiFi or FTP. The app includes a spreadsheet editor, text editor, sound recorder, and photo manager.

View and edit documents, spreadsheets, photos, and mediaCloud storage integration (Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud, OneDrive, Box)File transfer via WiFi, FTP, and email

📊 Productivity

free with in-app purchases

FAQ about File Editor Text

What are the best file editor text apps for iPhone?

Text Editor. tops our file editor text apps ranking as of September 2026, with a 4.4-star average from 4.3K App Store ratings, and it's free to download.

Are there free file editor text apps for iPhone?

Yes — 20 of the top file editor text apps we rank are free to download, including Text Editor. and EasyEditText.

Does Text Editor. have ads or in-app purchases?

Text Editor. has no ads and offers in-app purchases, according to its App Store listing as of September 2026.

How many file editor text apps are on the App Store?

We track 241+ file editor text apps on the iOS App Store as of September 2026, ranked by rating, recency, and analysis of real user reviews.