Edhita vs HTML Reader Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Edhita
This open-source application provides robust text editing capabilities for iOS devices. It allows users to manage files and directories, view content in a built-in browser, and download files via HTTPS. The app also offers convenient features like an accessory view for symbol input and markdown preview.
- Directory and file management
- Built-in file browser
- HTTPS file downloads
- Accessory view for symbols
- Send files to other apps
- Markdown preview
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Edhita is a open source text editor for iOS. # Features * Manage directories and files * View files in built-in browser * Download files by HTTPS * Input symbols by accessory view * Send files to another apps * Preview markdown The source code is available on GitHub. https://github.com/tnantoka/edhita
HTML Reader Lite
Browse downloaded HTML files and entire websites offline on your iPhone or iPad. Transfer files via iTunes or iTools and decompress ZIP archives. This version offers core offline browsing capabilities.
- Offline HTML file browsing
- Offline website browsing
- File transfer via iTunes/iTools
- ZIP file decompression
- Support for iPhone and iPad
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* This App can offline browse web pages (HTML files). * The user can offline brose the downloaded whole web site or web pages. * The user can use the computer to download the whole web site or web pages, and then transfer to iPhone or iPad. Afterwards the user can browse the whole web site or web pages offline. * The user can transfer the files to iPhone or iPad via iTunes or iTools. (The user should transfer the folders via iTools, etc., because iTune can’t transfer the folders.) * The App can decompress the ZIP files; the user can compress the files and folders into a ZIP file and transfer the ZIP file via iTune. (PS: Please select proper unZip Type for coding.) * We have not support the web pages with special technique yet. * Please refer “Readme” in the App or App Support for the details. * We will add other functions in the future. * This version doesn’t provide the search function for the content of the web page. (The complete version provides the search function for the content of the web page.) (The complete version provides the FileName search function for HTML files.)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Edhita at 3.5 against HTML Reader Lite's 2.8. Edhita also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 33%). HTML Reader Lite's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Edhita holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Edhita's written reviews are positive against 33% of HTML Reader Lite's.
Edhita ships an update every 4 months, HTML Reader Lite every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Edhita | HTML Reader Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (22 ratings) — better | 2.8 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.2% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tatsuya Tobioka | CHIA HO KUO |
Customer experience
Edhita
HTML Reader Lite
In-app purchases
Edhita
No in-app purchases
HTML Reader Lite
No in-app purchases
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