Reviews of Simple Text Editor

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List of user reviews and ratings for Simple Text Editor

Total ratings

4.01 (Rating count: 5,722)

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Review summary

People praise Simple Text Editor for being fast, lightweight and ad free with solid plain text and UTF-8 support. However reliability varies: there are reports of crashes and loss of edits, autosave off by default and saving sometimes failing, plus features like word wrap and some keyboard interactions can be quirky. On some devices it may not behave well with newer Android versions. Overall it is a great minimal Notepad style editor, but users should back up important work.

Pros

Lightweight, fast, and no frills; it just works.
Plain-text focused with a readable fixed-width font and UTF-8 support.
Opens and edits plaintext from many file formats for a Notepad like experience.
Ad free and unobtrusive with a simple UI.

Cons

Crashes and instability that can cause loss of edits.
Autosave is off by default and saving can be unreliable.
Incompatible with some newer Android versions.
Word wrap is unreliable and there are keyboard input quirks.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.10

All time rating average: 4.01

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15% (25)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-08-25	Ka*****	excellent piece of software engineering. intuitive user experience. No-nonsense features. No ads. It does what my phone couldn't do on it's own.
excellent piece of software engineering. intuitive user experience. No-nonsense features. No ads. It does what my phone couldn't do on it's own.
2026-08-25	Do*****	Deleted all my text in first 2 minutes of using
Deleted all my text in first 2 minutes of using
2026-08-19	Mo*****	The "Open Recent" function is brain dead on a Samsung Galaxy device running the latest Android OS. When called, instead of offering the the latest documents saved or viewed, it offers document names involving numbers only which makes no sense. Getting this function to work would be a huge improvement.
The "Open Recent" function is brain dead on a Samsung Galaxy device running the latest Android OS. When called, instead of offering the the latest documents saved or viewed, it offers document names involving numbers only which makes no sense. Getting this function to work would be a huge improvement.
2026-08-19	Ro*****	Beautiful. edit: aug 19 2026- it's just that over the years, the app lost some features. not just that, but it acquired a few bugs- Such as the app demanding me to re-open the sellected file after opening it once, or else it will open as a read-only. my favorite feature was hitting alt button, and then ENTER. i would create a new file, open existing file, exit or else. But that feature does not work with my phone anymore. i use a aging 2022-era galaxy a32. came here to check for updates.
Beautiful. edit: aug 19 2026- it's just that over the years, the app lost some features. not just that, but it acquired a few bugs- Such as the app demanding me to re-open the sellected file after opening it once, or else it will open as a read-only. my favorite feature was hitting alt button, and then ENTER. i would create a new file, open existing file, exit or else. But that feature does not work with my phone anymore. i use a aging 2022-era galaxy a32. came here to check for updates.
2026-08-16	Be*****	This app does what I need. My experience is overall positive. It sometimes jumps around when editing the center of larger texts if you're not careful with the scroll bar.
This app does what I need. My experience is overall positive. It sometimes jumps around when editing the center of larger texts if you're not careful with the scroll bar.
2026-08-16	J *****	UPDATE: Thank you for fixing the scrolling issue ♥
UPDATE: Thank you for fixing the scrolling issue ♥
2026-08-13	Mi*****	It's truly simple, and that's why it's great.
It's truly simple, and that's why it's great.
2026-08-08	Jo*****	perfect text editor
perfect text editor
2026-08-07	WJ*****	I was looking for a simple text editor, and Simple Text Editor fits the bill perfectly! Nice app that has an uncluttered menu, and a few useful settings, and all the necessary functions for a simple text editor.
I was looking for a simple text editor, and Simple Text Editor fits the bill perfectly! Nice app that has an uncluttered menu, and a few useful settings, and all the necessary functions for a simple text editor.
2026-08-07	Er*****	great app, allows most file types, but doesn't format them (so use a different one for coding). no ads and quick and easy to use
great app, allows most file types, but doesn't format them (so use a different one for coding). no ads and quick and easy to use