Comparison

Visual File Editor vs HTML Designer Pro

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

Head to head
About

Visual File Editor

Edit files with advanced search and regex capabilities. Supports various file types, including PDFs, and offers easy import/export options. Optimized for iPadOS with keyboard support for enhanced productivity.

Highlights
  • App Processing and Regular Expressions
  • Advanced Search by name, type, date
  • View and edit source code
  • Open and explore PDF content
  • Import via Share Sheet or app
  • Export to external locations
  • iPadOS optimization with keyboard support
Features
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Effortlessly edit files using either App Processing or Regular Expressions to suit your needs. Take advantage of Advanced Search to find files by name, type, added date, or modified date. View and edit source code in a variety of file types with ease. Open and explore PDF content directly within the app. Search within documents to quickly find exactly what you’re looking for. Import files easily using the Visual File Editor or the Share Sheet from iOS or iPadOS, even from external locations. Create new files and start editing right away within the app. Share your modified files directly to external locations with just a few taps. Optimized for iPadOS, with full support for Smart/Magic Keyboard and fast keyboard shortcuts to boost your productivity.

About

HTML Designer Pro

A comprehensive web development environment for mobile devices. Write, preview, and publish code with real-time rendering and AI assistance. Includes SFTP/FTP for seamless server deployment.

Highlights
  • Real code editor with syntax coloring
  • Live preview with local web server
  • Built-in FTP, FTPS, and SFTP
  • AI-assisted file creation and updates
  • DOM outline and elements library
  • CSS Designer for easy styling
  • Universal purchase for Mac and iOS
Features
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HTML Designer is a complete web workshop for iPhone and iPad: write the code, watch the page render beside it, then publish straight to your own server. WRITE THE CODE • A real code editor, with syntax colouring for HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP • Line numbers, re-indent, find and replace, and find across the whole project • Snippets with trigger keys: type a short key, press Tab, get the block • An HTML validator that lists what is wrong and takes you to the line SEE IT AS YOU TYPE • The preview serves your site from a real local web server, so relative links, images, stylesheets and scripts behave exactly as they will online • PHP pages render through that server too, and Markdown files get a properly rendered preview • Code, Split or Preview — panes side by side or stacked, whichever suits the screen • Inspect: tap an element in the preview and land on its tag in the source • Edit Text: retype wording on the rendered page and the source updates with it PUBLISH TO YOUR SERVER • FTP, FTPS and SFTP built in — no separate client, no export step • Every file shows its sync state: to upload, to download, in sync, or changed on both sides • Publish sends everything you changed in one go • Check Online tells you whether the live site is really answering AN ASSISTANT THAT WRITES FILES • Ask for a change in plain words; the assistant creates and updates real files in your project folder — HTML, CSS, JavaScript and SVG • Bring your own key: Claude (Anthropic), Gemini (Google), or Apple Intelligence running entirely on-device • Keys are kept in the iOS Keychain and nowhere else THE TOOLBOX • DOM outline of the open document • Elements library: HTML tags, form controls, CSS properties, PHP and Markdown blocks, ready to insert • CSS Designer: every selector in the file, every declaration, editable • Snippets panel BUILT FOR iPad • Files, editor and preview side by side • Two projects open in two windows at the same time • Hardware keyboard shortcuts throughout A sample site ships with the app, so there is a real project to open the first time you launch it. Universal purchase: buy once, and the Mac version is included.

Screenshots

Visual File Editor4 screens
HTML Designer Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Visual File Editor at 83% against HTML Designer Pro's 33%. Visual File Editor also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). HTML Designer Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Visual File Editor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. HTML Designer Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Visual File Editor holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Visual File Editor's written reviews are positive against 33% of HTML Designer Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Visual File Editor ships an update every 3 weeks, HTML Designer Pro every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Visual File Editor versus HTML Designer Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisual File EditorHTML Designer Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (26 ratings) — better4.0 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings26 — better17
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTevon WallaceRainbowFactory LTD

Customer experience

Visual File Editor

All ratings26 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral3.8%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

HTML Designer Pro

All ratings17 ratings
Positive76.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative23.5%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative55.6%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Visual File Editor

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
None

HTML Designer Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Visual File Editor free?
Visual File Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HTML Designer Pro free?
HTML Designer Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Visual File Editor or HTML Designer Pro?
Visual File Editor is rated higher. Visual File Editor averages 4.5 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while HTML Designer Pro averages 4.0 from 17 ratings.
Do Visual File Editor or HTML Designer Pro have ads?
Visual File Editor shows ads; HTML Designer Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, Visual File Editor or HTML Designer Pro?
Visual File Editor ships an update every 3 weeks, and HTML Designer Pro every 2 months. Most recently, Visual File Editor was updated on November 3, 2026 and HTML Designer Pro on November 3, 2026.

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