iAltairHD vs TouchAppCreator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iAltairHD
Experience vintage computing with a simulated MITS Altair 8800. Explore classic operating systems like CP/M and MS-DOS, and run beloved software such as WordStar and Zork. This self-contained system offers a nostalgic look at early computing.
- MITS Altair 8800 simulation
- CP/M 2, CP/M 3, CP/M 86, and MS-DOS 1.25 support
- Includes WordStar, Zork, Eliza, and Basic
- VT100 terminal emulation
- Dropbox integration for backups
- Multiple CPU support (8080, Z80, 8086)
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iAltairHD pretends to be a MITS Altair 8800 computer and gives you a glimpse how old operating systems like CP/M 2 have felt. It is fully loaded with software but please note that the system is completely self contained and this means that you cannot remotely add any code. If you want to play a classic text based adventure game such as Zork, talk to Eliza, play Startrek, do a little bit of WordStar or create a little program in Basic or TurboPascal, iAltairHD is for you. The iAltairHD computer supports - 8080, Z80 and 8086 CPU - Basic VT100 terminal emulation for full screen editors and games - CPU speed throttling for classic terminal games - Dropbox integration for disk backup The following software is included: - Altair Basic (4k and 8k) and Altair DOS - CP/M 2 with Basic, Pascal MT+, Prolog, TurboPascal, WordStar, VEDIT screen editor, Multiplan, dBASE II, a collection of classic Basic games and text based adventures - CP/M 3 with the possibility to exchange data between CP/M 2 and CP/M 3 - CP/M 86 with VEDIT and Pascal MT+ 86 - MS-DOS 1.25 with Basic-86 and Perfect Writer
TouchAppCreator
Easily create touch-optimized mobile web apps for iPhone and iPad in minutes. Add rich content like text, images, videos, quizzes, and charts. Host your apps on your own services and share them with others.
- Create touch-optimized mobile web apps
- Add rich content (text, images, video, quizzes)
- Supports iPhone and iPad
- Host apps on your own web hosting
- Offline content editing
- Create multiple web apps
- Customize home screen icons
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TouchAppCreator enables everyone to create touch-optimized, and content-centric mobile web apps for both iPhone and iPad in a few minutes on the go. No sign up is required. You can edit your app ONCE and generated app supports both iPhone and iPad automatically. You can host your apps in your own web hosting services and upload web apps via FTP. People can add your apps to their home screen easily by using Safari's Add to Home Screen function. People can also view your web apps via TouchAppViewer. Content Creation * Insert title, paragraph, images, videos, links, gallery, list, HTML, table, audio recording, music, question, equation(LaTeX), embed html, iframe and map * Insert quiz, slideshow, shapes, checklist, expandable content, drawing and chart (Pie, Bar, Line, Donut, Horizontal Bar, Radar) * Embed Google Forms easier * Inline editing: Bold, Italic, Underline & Insert Link * Support inline equation and horizontal line for paragraph element * Support Markdown * Edit image (filters, borders, etc) * Create 360 degree image slider * Support panorama image * Add screen recording to explain everything within the app (for iOS 9 only) * Import photo, music, video & text file from Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive & Box * Import content from Blogger, WordPress, RSS/Atom feed * Import content from Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drawing * Insert text & image from clipboard * Add internal links to different pages * Embed pdf, doc, xls, ppt, pages, keynote, numbers, EPUB file * Add file from URL * Add bulleted or numbered list to paragraph element * Browse page's content and record audio at the same time * Generate and add QR code image * Embed YouTube video & Vimeo video * Embed online image & video * Create footnotes * Insert Google Analytics code * Option to use html tag (p) for paragraph element * Look up dictionary * Word count for each page * Configure custom text * Find and replace string for elements * Auto save features for paragraph, markdown, html and title element * Cut, copy and paste elements from page to page * Convert PDF to slideshow * Set display width of image * Import external widgets * Share photos, video, audio or text from other apps into TouchAppCreator using Share Extension App Creation * Mark pages as draft version * Search pages within the app * Select multiple elements to move, copy or delete * Select multiple pages to move, copy or delete * Copy pages from app * Merge & split paragraph elements * Insert page just before or after other page * Insert element just before or after other element * Sort your content's ordering within a page * Customize your home screen icon * Organize pages into different groups * Create unlimited number of pages * Select different themes for pages * Create multiple web apps * Edit content offline * Show raw storage for each page and app * Trash function to restore deleted elements * Option to include draft in the generated app * Import App from Dropbox, Google Drive & URL * Import EPUB file from iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, FTP Server & URL * Search app, page, element by keywords * Scan QR code to get app link for importing * Import zip file of web app files * Import custom fonts * Synchronize app zip files to iCloud * Deleted web apps can be restored until web apps are deleted permanently * Smart Merge: define place holder and merge with different values * Edit two web apps at the same time by using multiple windows Sharing * Generate zip file of web app files for easier distribution * Share via TouchAppViewer * Upload zip file to Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, iCloud and FTP Server * Upload web apps to FTP Servers * Shorten public link * Generate QR code for public link * Tweet public web app link * Enable iTunes File Sharing All generated apps are powered by jQuery Mobile Framework. The format of the output includes HTML, javascript, css, jpg, gif, mp3, m4a and mp4.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iAltairHD at 5.0 against TouchAppCreator's 4.8. TouchAppCreator's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and price ($4.99 vs $5.99). On review sentiment, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
iAltairHD costs $5.99 and TouchAppCreator $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iAltairHD holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 80% and 80% positive.
iAltairHD ships an update every 8 months, TouchAppCreator every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and August 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iAltairHD | TouchAppCreator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | $4.99 — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | 4.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.4 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Schorn | Tiger Ng |
Customer experience
iAltairHD
TouchAppCreator
In-app purchases
iAltairHD
No in-app purchases
TouchAppCreator
No in-app purchases







