Reviews of Simple Text Editor

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List of user reviews and ratings for Simple Text Editor

Total ratings

4.07 (Rating count: 5,694)

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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: 3.60

All time rating average: 4.07

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15% (24)

Date	Author	Comment
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
2026-08-05	Lu*****	Good
Good
2026-08-05	Cé*****	My favorite app for see txt files.
My favorite app for see txt files.
2026-08-03	Fo*****	It just works.
It just works.
2026-08-01	Ne*****	no undo button
no undo button
2026-07-29	Na*****	Handy app for text editing on the go. One thing it could use is a find and replace function. At that point I personally would consider it feature complete.
Handy app for text editing on the go. One thing it could use is a find and replace function. At that point I personally would consider it feature complete.
2026-07-29	L *****	Does not create real text files. just creates files that this app can use.
Does not create real text files. just creates files that this app can use.
2026-07-28	Na*****	It's exactly what it says it is. I mainly use it as a scratch pad or a buffer. Works fine, although it does leave small text files lying around.
It's exactly what it says it is. I mainly use it as a scratch pad or a buffer. Works fine, although it does leave small text files lying around.