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title: "SimpleEdit - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United States | Apple App Store"
description: "A simple plain text editor built using SwiftUI.  Features: • Open any text file or compatible data files as UTF8 encoded text from the Files app. • Enter view-only mode for data detection (links, phon"
---

# SimpleEdit — United States
> A super simple text editor

![SimpleEdit App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/4f/90/c3/4f90c3aa-72e6-a1b4-e1e5-ca84864548ab/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007epad-0-1-85-220.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [Jamie Froggatt](https://apptail.io/developer/jamie-froggatt-pvPb)
**Category:** Utilities
**Rating:** 3.5/5 (22 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** James.SimpleEdit
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** United States
**Version:** 3.0.0 (released 2025-09-23)
**Original Release:** 2019-01-02
**Languages:** English

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/app/id1287562515)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/simpleedit-Biie/united-states](https://apptail.io/app/simpleedit-Biie/united-states)

## SimpleEdit Description
A simple plain text editor built using SwiftUI.

Features:
• Open any text file or compatible data files as UTF8 encoded text from the Files app.
• Enter view-only mode for data detection (links, phone numbers, addresses, …).
• Rewind button to revert files to their original state.
• Supports dark mode, multiwindow, and state restoration.
• Customise font family & size used for editing.
• Select fonts using the system font picker, which shows fonts installed in the Settings app. (Settings → General → Fonts)
• Switch between native iOS keyboard types (default, number pad, phone pad, URL, web search, Twitter, …).

## SimpleEdit Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/78/90/b6/7890b645-90b8-1324-c88c-ad62cb76ac27/Simulator_Screenshot_-_iPad_Pro_13-inch__U0028M4_U0029_-_2025-09-21_at_19.16.00.png/2752x2064.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/80/57/62/805762c3-474f-b363-e3e1-8cae0c3b395f/Simulator_Screenshot_-_iPad_Pro_13-inch__U0028M4_U0029_-_2025-09-21_at_19.21.26.png/2752x2064.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/bb/a3/e7/bba3e7b6-7ab5-437e-7df1-67f735c0814a/Simulator_Screenshot_-_iPad_Pro_13-inch__U0028M4_U0029_-_2025-09-21_at_19.21.38.png/2752x2064.png)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/28/7a/47/287a4715-02f9-69fb-8182-d30b3da93228/Simulator_Screenshot_-_iPad_Pro_13-inch__U0028M4_U0029_-_2025-09-21_at_19.22.39.png/2064x2752.png)
- [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/74/ed/9e/74ed9efa-beb5-ee07-1c0d-e89a22712d40/Simulator_Screenshot_-_iPad_Pro_13-inch__U0028M4_U0029_-_2025-09-21_at_19.22.50.png/2064x2752.png)
- [Screenshot 6](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/61/6e/c3/616ec392-6149-f344-ecb8-ecef3327b827/Simulator_Screenshot_-_iPad_Pro_13-inch__U0028M4_U0029_-_2025-09-21_at_19.22.55.png/2064x2752.png)

## SimpleEdit Rating Breakdown in United States
- 5 stars: 11 (50%)
- 4 stars: 0 (0%)
- 3 stars: 5 (23%)
- 2 stars: 0 (0%)
- 1 stars: 6 (27%)

## SimpleEdit Reviews in United States

### ***** "A Go-To txt editor"
Does what its name implies. Simple tex file editing.       

(Apple’s iOS 18 Files.app can be annoying with all the Authentication dialogs tho..)
-- EssEmmnyc, 2025-08-18

### *---- "App Broken"
I used to love SimpleEdit. Then updates broke the app. First the curser stated jumping to the bottom of the page. Next, it's now impossible to open any saved SimpleEdit text documents. I have lost work. Its sad what’s happened to this app
-- iTunes Steve, 2025-01-28

### ***-- "Used to be perfect."
This was a perfect text editor until the cursor started jumping to the last line while editing elsewhere.  If this is a feature please make it optional.  Also link to Support takes you to sign up for linked in (sorry not going to do it).
-- Dave’s happy, 2024-12-22

### ***** "Great app, one minor  problem"
This app is great, it has all the basic functions I want without making it cumbersome

I use it hourly as a to do list with file shared on OneDrive- so it’s a seamless document from phone to PC and back.

One minor weird thing- if I edit  or delete a line mid document, it drops me to the last line in the document (while editing in iphone)

Nonetheless, I recommend this!
-- Kaibab7, 2024-11-18

### ***** "Simple perfect for editing text files"
I use a lot of text files in the work that I do. This app is perfect with only one suggestion to include the ability to easily insert the current date and time. 
The default in the iPad, iPhone system, is to convert text files to a pages format for editing. However, I use a lot of notes in text files because of their small size and most devices open them quickly. I like to use simple text files for a wide variety of tasks then transfer them to my computer for further editing. 
This app performs that function very well.
-- Allen Scotty, 2024-07-27

### *---- "App will not recognize its own files"
Do not use this app! The new revision of this app will not recognize its own files from previous versions- I have lost days of work due to lost data! It makes the files unrecognizable. 😫😤😡 Do not use this app! Plus this new version is importing files that it can’t even load or use; random photos and other app’s files! Also the developer is unreachable- his website linked here goes to LinkedIn and they won’t let you message him! Do not use this app! I will retract this if the bugs are fixed ASAP and I can access my old files- just go back to the original version- it’s better even with its minor bugs! I believe the app revision forces a new app files document to be created, overwriting the old one, which throws out all the old files- the only file I can access was one I accessed from another editing app. Days of work lost! Terrible! 😢
-- My1938Chevy, 2024-03-29

### *---- "Scheisse!"
I want to create a new file, but the screen is stuck at the previously created one. There are no self-explanatory ways of solving this ridiculously basic problem. I would give this app negative stars, if I could.
-- ljordao2015, 2024-03-22

### *---- "Can't navigate within app"
I had the same experience as the previous reviewer. Can open and edit a text file. But then you can't save or open a new file. There's no way to navigate to files within the app. There's nothing available to do but quit the app. What the heckin?
-- R.F. iCloud, 2023-07-01

### *---- "Broken / abandon-ware?"
This might have worked in the past but there is now no ‘Done’ button to save your edits.
-- PJCRoa, 2023-06-29

### ***-- "You can edit one file ok, but…"
… then you have to kill the app to edit a different file! There’s no way to exit. Weird.
-- MoreHiHat, 2023-02-03

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## SimpleEdit In-App Purchases
| Item | Price |
|------|-------|
| Small Tip | $0.99 |
| Medium Tip | $3.99 |
| Generous Tip | $9.99 |


## SimpleEdit Discovered Keywords
- ard text

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## SimpleEdit Available In
- [United States](https://apptail.io/app/simpleedit-Biie/united-states)
- [Germany](https://apptail.io/app/simpleedit-Biie/germany)
- [Italy](https://apptail.io/app/simpleedit-Biie/italy)
- [United Kingdom](https://apptail.io/app/simpleedit-Biie/united-kingdom)
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