Orgro vs hintview
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Orgro
This app allows you to view and edit Org Mode files on your mobile device. It supports essential Org features like TODO toggling, notifications, and search, with syntax highlighting and LaTeX rendering for a rich viewing experience.
- TODO and checkbox toggling
- Org Agenda notifications
- Document search and filtering
- Org Crypt encryption/decryption
- Syntax highlighting and LaTeX rendering
- Section expansion/collapse
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Orgro is an Org Mode file editor and viewer that brings essential Org features to mobile: - TODO and checkbox toggling, with progress cookies - Quick actions to start a new Org doc or go straight to your most important one - Notifications for Org Agenda items - Narrow, search, and filter your document just like in Emacs - Org Crypt section symmetric decryption/encryption - Org Cite bibliography support - Syntax highlighting, beautiful tables, LaTeX rendering - Expand or collapse sections, blocks, and drawers - Reflowed text for easy viewing on mobile Try for free for 7 days. Afterwards you can purchase a one-time, permanent unlock of all features.
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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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: hintview at none against Orgro's 1. Orgro's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 8 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Orgro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. hintview asks for nothing beyond the download.
Orgro ships an update weekly, hintview every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Orgro | hintview |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (13 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aaron Madlon-Kay | Hochschule fuer angewandte Wissenschaften Muenchen |
In-app purchases
Orgro
- Orgro Unlock$4.99
hintview
No in-app purchases
