Comparison

Hexer vs TinyServer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Hexer

Inspect any file with a powerful hex viewer designed for iOS and iPadOS. Features include customizable color highlighting, advanced search and analysis tools, and seamless integration with the Files app for easy access to your documents.

Highlights
  • Customizable byte highlighting
  • Advanced search with regex
  • File signature detection
  • Integer decoding
  • Keyboard navigation
  • Integration with Files app
Features
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Hexer is a desktop level hex viewer packed with features. It was developed from the ground up for iOS and iPadOS. It is natural and intuitive to use for everyone. It is integrated with the Files app. So you can browse Dropbox, Google Drive, your git repositories, your downloads, your documents in iCloud Drive or your desktop. Or you can just share any file to it. Bytes are highlighted in different colors: Printable characters are cyan, spaces blue, null bytes grey, control characters pink and so on. The colors appear across the binary, hexadecimal, and ascii column — or can just be turned off completely. ▶ Many advanced options • Many popular themes from text editors and terminals • Line numbers (offsets) • Overscroll • Complete control over the formatting of what you copy or share • Column counts in powers of two (8 bytes, 16, 32, ...) or in any number that fits • Interpret bytes as ASCII, ISO Latin 1 or EBCDIC • The UI is navigable by keyboard and there are keyboard shortcuts to toggle almost everything • Further features for you to discover ▶ Search • Search for content in the hexadecimal, ASCII or binary column • Preview results with context and jump to and highlight them in the document • Filter results with Regular Expression and based on case sensitivity • Jump between results with arrow keys ▶ Analysis • Get information about the selection or the entire document • Decode to integers • See byte frequencies • See detected file signatures (magic numbers) • Read metadata like creation date and Unix permissions ▶ The App is made by a real person out of love When you buy the app (no hidden in app purchases) the money goes straight to me to support development. If you have any questions or feature requests you can just write me an email and let me know. I will continue development with many more planned features like editing. ▶ The App is friendly There are no in app purchases, ads, tracking, nor is there any data collected. You buy it once and then use it. Nothing more. Nothing less.

About

TinyServer

Transform your mobile device into a web server to host static websites. Access files from other devices on your local network using a friendly URL. Features include directory listing, basic authentication, and seamless integration with external editors.

Highlights
  • Serve static files and websites over HTTP
  • Directory listing for easy browsing
  • Bonjour for friendly URLs
  • iPad Multitasking support
  • Basic authentication protection
  • Access log viewing
Features
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Use your mobile device as a web server! Access static websites from a computer or other mobile device. FEATURES • use folders stored locally on your iPhone/iPad or in iCloud • serve static files and websites over HTTP • enable Directory Listing to browse the selected folder in your browser • Bonjour: no need to type in IP addresses - TinyServer will show a friendly URL like http://myiPhone.local:8080 • iPad Multitasking: use an external editor to edit your files and preview them in Safari running alongside TinyServer • Open an in-app browser to access your served files • See the access log of the web server • Basic auth protection CHOOSING A FOLDER There are several ways to open a folder to be served by TinyServer. • In the app, tap "Choose Folder", then long-press a folder to bring up the context menu. Choose "Serve in TinyServer" • In the app, tap "Choose Folder", tap "Select" in the navigation bar, select a folder and tap "Open" in the navigation bar • on iPad, you can have the files app and TinyServer side by side in multitasking. You can drag and drop folders to the top of the TinyServer interface.  Keep in mind that this way creates a copy, so if you change the files you have to drag them to the app again to see the changes. IMPORTANT: The web server cannot run in the background. Keep TinyServer in the foreground and the device unlocked. If you do change apps, the web server will restart automatically when you bring the TinyServer app back to the foreground. TinyServer only works on local WiFi. The web server is not accessible via a cellular network connection. It is meant for static files, so you can't run e.g. a PHP or Ruby on Rails backend from it.

Screenshots

Hexer4 screens
TinyServer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TinyServer at 4.7 against Hexer's 4.1. TinyServer also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 10 months) and review sentiment (75% vs 63%). Hexer's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Hexer costs $3.99 and TinyServer $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TinyServer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 28 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Hexer's written reviews are positive against 75% of TinyServer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hexer ships an update every 10 months, TinyServer every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Hexer versus TinyServer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHexerTinyServer
Price$3.99$3.99
Rating4.1 (26 ratings)4.7 (28 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2628 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#63#40 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHans SchuleinChristian Lobach

Customer experience

Hexer

All ratings26 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative19.2%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral8.3%
Negative29.2%

TinyServer

All ratings28 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Hexer

No in-app purchases

None

TinyServer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hexer free?
Hexer costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TinyServer free?
TinyServer costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hexer or TinyServer?
TinyServer is rated higher. Hexer averages 4.1 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while TinyServer averages 4.7 from 28 ratings.
Do Hexer or TinyServer have ads?
Neither Hexer nor TinyServer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hexer or TinyServer?
Hexer ships an update every 10 months, and TinyServer every 4 weeks. Most recently, Hexer was updated on September 29, 2026 and TinyServer on September 19, 2026.
Which is more popular, Hexer or TinyServer?
Hexer currently peaks at #63 in the App Store charts, and TinyServer at #40. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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