View Selection Source vs hintview
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
View Selection Source
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This app provides tools for you to view a web page's full source and html source of your selection. First you need to enter the website url, then tap "full source" tab to view the full html source of the website. If you select anything in the web page, you can tap "selection source" to view the html source code of your selection. You can edit the source code and see html preview of the source code in the bottom panel. You can search for a keyword the app will highlight all occurances and you navigate up and down to the desired position. In addition, the app provides a web browser (Safari, etc) extension. You can browse the website on your web browser, tap "share" button and choose "view selection source" extension. The extension will show the full source code or selection source in a new screen. ● Basic features: - View full source, selection source - Search by keyword - Edit source and Html preview - Safari extension ● If you want to give feedback, please use the feedback feature in the settings
hintview
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This app is a viewer for HINT files. HINT files are generated by HiTeX or HiLaTeX which is distributed together with TeX Live since 2022. HINT files contain TeX output in a reflowable format; this means that paragraphs and pages are adjusted on demand to the available window or screen size.
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The clearest difference is price: hintview at Free against View Selection Source's $0.99. hintview also leads on update cadence (every 8 months vs every 42 months). View Selection Source's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.2). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
hintview is free to download; View Selection Source costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
View Selection Source ships an update every 42 months, hintview every 8 months. Both last shipped on September 11, 2026.
| Parameter | View Selection Source | hintview |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Update frequency | Every 42 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Huong Nguyen | Hochschule fuer angewandte Wissenschaften Muenchen |
In-app purchases
View Selection Source
No in-app purchases
hintview
No in-app purchases
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