EZText - Text Editor

My primary need is an iOS app that can open, view, and edit existing RTFD files in Dropbox and iCloud Drive. This app *cannot* do that. Additional shortcomings: (1) Plain text cannot be converted to rich text; (2) there are no list options—bullets, numbered, dashes, etc.; (3) default text size is huge, 23pt; and (4) there are no tab adjustments—you get what you get. While I understand the app was created to be a simple/basic text editor, its inability to open existing rich text docs—even small ones—makes this no more useful than Dropbox’s built in plain text editor.

There should be control over the text rendering size on screen, so that font size is maintained but a mobile user doesn’t have to struggle with tiny text. Many text editing apps traditionally call this as a “Zoom” function. The font sizing also seems to lack any display of the actual point size; there’s just a + & - button *when accessed from the context menu* (the main formatting menu’s interface is fine). List buttons in formatting do nothing. The developer was told this and they replied that there’s no such feature. Yeah? Then maybe you shouldn’t expose these buttons in the formatting UI when someone selects text, swipes to “Format” and chooses “More…” The controls for bulleted lists are right there and they don’t work at all. This is inconsistent UI design and I’m fairly sure RTF documents support basic lists in the standard. Worse: all documents created in this app are stamped with a file creation date & time that is 100% WRONG. File metadata matters, folks! Other reviewers pointed out the same issues and the developer responses were clueless or absent. Easy editing of RTF on iOS is ridiculously kneecapped by Apple and no developer has managed to fill in for the lack of a TextEdit for iOS as is found on Mac OS.

Was using Subtext before but didn’t get auto correct. extext does that and it even allows me to set a serif font, which is really refreshing.

Loved this app, it’s great, but there’s one bug that ruins it for me. I don’t think it was always like this but after a while of using it I realized that whenever I would create a file, the creation would be an inaccurate date from a long time ago instead of the date I created the file, even though the modified date and access dates were correct. And all the files have that same creation date as if they were all the files were created the same day. So now I have to go back through all of my text files on my computer and fix the metadata myself which is annoying. Hopefully this will get patched and I might start using it again.

I use EZText to edit RTF documents stored in Dropbox and iCloud. It's great - simple and straightforward. Excellent quick support as well.

I’ve been looking for a simple free equivalent to TextEdit for Rich Text on iOS. This is the only app that does not try to upsell you a subscription or unwanted upgrades. It does what you need to do: modify and create RTF files. Thank you.

By far, this is the most full featured free text editor on the App Store, IMO, and I have tried just about all of them. It is better than most of the text editors on the App Store that have a cost or subscription. It is completely free, with no ads and no reduced functionality. EZtext comes in native iPad 👍 and iPhone versions. It shows up in the share sheet and supports iPad multitasking. It is loaded with RTF, HTML, Markdown and more. Perfect for text editing, though it could also be used as a lightweight and fast word processor. The developer is very responsive, answering a question I had about “replace all.” I use it regularly on an iPhone 16 and an iPad 13”. Works and looks great on a small and large screens. It’s the kind of app that I would pay for, but I am grateful that it is freely provided. 🙏

This could be a very nice editor, but not all of the functions work, and there are other problems. Lists simply don’t work, they are non-functional. The point size of the text is defaulted to 17pt, and if you set it to 12pt, it becomes tiny. There is no zoom, so there it stays. Even for free, this isn’t worth anything. In response to the developer: there are literally buttons for lists in the app. And yes, they are non-functional. As far as point size, if you don’t understand what the problem is, you shouldn’t be attempting to make a text editor. My expectation is for everything to work. As is, this app is a waste of time, with no value whatsoever.

By far, this is the most full featured free text editor, IMO, and I have tried just about all of them. Native iPad and iPhone versions. No ads. It shows up in the share sheet. iPad multitasking. All the right things. It is loaded with RTF features, making it nearly a full featured word processor. It supports markdown, text and paragraph styles. Find and replace supports "replace all." I use it regularly on an iPhone 16 Pro Max and an iPad 11 inch Pro. It looks terrific on big screens. The one thing I could not find was line numbers, but I will have to check the settings further. It's definitely a five star plus application!

So useful and it blends in with iOS and iPadOS so well that it feels native to the iPhone/iPad. However, how do I make this the default app on my device to open and edit (.𝙩𝙭𝙩 ) and (.𝙧𝙩𝙛 ) files? I can create files and save them anywhere I want. But in order to reuse your app, I have to open the app and browse to edit. If I click on the file directly, the device somehow chooses to use other apps, instead of EZText Any work-around for this? Thanks so much in adavance for your reply