Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to TextFlex

Text editor & HTML viewer for iOS

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. TextFlex launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Pretext▲142

   A powerful, clean Markdown & plain text editor for iOS 📝

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   txt.edit▲109

   The missing text editor for iPhone & iPad

   2020 · txtedit.dev · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Trix▲184

   A rich text editor for everyday writing

   2015 · trix-editor.org · its alternatives →

4. 4
   NotePad▲78

   Simple text editor with a resizable menu bar window

   2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Sublime Text 4▲516

   The sophisticated text editor for code, markup and prose

   2021 · sublimetext.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   tiiny web editor▲259

   The simplest web editor for any HTML template

   2023 · tiiny.host · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Flext▲63

   Process textual input through JavaScript functions

   2021 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Flex Widgets▲128

   A widget editor for iPhone and iPad

   2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Cleartext▲307

   A text editor that allows only the 1,000 most common words

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Text Workflow▲151

    Transform your text with easy to use rules

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    FlexEdit.app▲88

    Powerful Editor for creating and managing Instructions.

    2024 · flexedit.app · its alternatives →

12. 12
    FocusFox▲84

    A simple and smart online markdown editor 🦊

    2020 · focusfox.co · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Rough Draft for iPhone & iPad▲158

    The worst text editor -- because it doesn't let you edit

    2016 · 96problems.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    LightPaper▲169

    Simple, beautiful yet powerful text/md editor for your Mac

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Notefy▲66

    All your notes in one place accessible from any device

    2021 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Canvas for iOS▲307

    Write with your team, in realtime, using markdown

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Textpad▲200

    Simple online notepad, no fancy stuff. Just write.

    2016 · textpad.surge.sh · its alternatives →

18. 18
    NXT Editor▲71

    The best app for working with raw text (.txt) files

    2020 · alexhawking.itch.io · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Medium Editor▲266

    The dead simple inline editor toolbar

    2016 · yabwe.github.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    HTML-Notepad – A WYSIWYG editor of structured documents▲95

    2018 · html-notepad.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Editorial▲100

    Desktop-class text & markdown productivity on iOS

    2016 · omz-software.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    TextSniper▲204

    Capture any text from your Mac's screen

    2020 · textsniper.app · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Writer▲134

    Beautiful, fast, native notes app with Markdown

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Edit Pad▲83

    Open source, easy and clean note-taking tool

    2021 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →