File Viewer vs Html Preview
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
File Viewer
Easily open and view over 100 different file types, including documents, images, videos, and archives. Browse files stored on your device or in iCloud Drive. This app also identifies unknown files and displays detailed file information.
- Open 100+ file types
- Browse device and iCloud Drive
- Built-in readers for Office, PDF, and images
- Extract compressed archives
- Identify unknown files
- View file information and metadata
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File Viewer is an easy-to-use file viewer opens over 100 file types, including PDFs, Office documents, images, videos, audio, and compressed archives. Browse and view files on your device or iCloud Drive with ease. Key Features - Open 100+ file types with a single app - Browse files on your device and iCloud Drive - Bookmark favorite locations including iCloud and device storage - View documents with the built-in DOCX reader, DOC reader, PDF viewer, PPTX viewer, PPT viewer, and CSV viewer - Extract compressed archives with the Zip file extractor and Tar Gzip extractor - Identify unknown files with the built-in file identification technology - Show file information including properties and hidden metadata Supported File Types - Documents: PDF, DOC, DOCX, RTF, PAGES - Spreadsheets: XLS, XLSX, NUMBERS - Presentations: PPT, PPTX, PPSX, KEY - Images: JPEG, PNG, AVIF, JXL, HEIC, PSD, SVG - Videos: MP4, MOV, AVI, 3G2, M4V - Audio: M4A, MP3, WAV, AIF, AC3 - Archives: ZIP, GZ, TAR, TGZ - Camera Raw: ARW, CR2, CR3, DNG, NEF - Source Code & Web: HTML, C++, Java, Python, JSON, XML - And many more! File Viewer is brought to you by https://fileinfo.com - a trusted source for file format information.
Html Preview
Quickly view any HTML file on your iPhone or iPad. Share files from any app or browse your device to instantly render web pages, AI reports, or email attachments. Enjoy a private, ad-free experience with a history of your viewed files.
- Share Extension for instant previews
- Zero-delay instant rendering
- History with source app tracking
- Support for multiple encodings
- Dark Mode support
- File picker for local browsing
- Privacy-focused, no ads or analytics
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Open any HTML file on your iPhone in seconds. Html Preview is the simplest way to view HTML files shared from any app. Whether it's a report from ChatGPT, a page saved from Safari, or an attachment from WeChat — just tap Share and preview it instantly. KEY FEATURES • Share Extension — Open HTML files directly from any app using the iOS Share Sheet • Instant Rendering — Pre-warmed WebView engine loads content with zero delay • History — Recent files with source app tracking (knows if it came from WeChat, ChatGPT, Mail, etc.) • Multiple Encodings — Supports UTF-8, Windows-1252, and ISO Latin-1 • Dark Mode — Beautiful warm UI that adapts to your system appearance • File Picker — Browse and open HTML files from the Files app • Privacy First — No ads, no analytics, no data collection. Everything stays on your device. PERFECT FOR • Viewing HTML reports generated by AI assistants (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini) • Previewing web pages shared via messaging apps (WeChat, Telegram, WhatsApp) • Opening HTML email attachments • Checking HTML files from cloud storage (iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox) • Developers previewing HTML mockups on mobile Html Preview supports .html, .htm, and .xhtml files.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Html Preview at 88% against File Viewer's 38%. Html Preview also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.4) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 6 months). File Viewer's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
File Viewer is free to download; Html Preview costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Html Preview holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of File Viewer's written reviews are positive against 88% of Html Preview's.
File Viewer ships an update every 6 months, Html Preview every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.
| Parameter | File Viewer | Html Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 3.4 (5 ratings) | 4.7 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.8% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sharpened Productions | CyberGame Limited |
Customer experience
File Viewer
Html Preview
In-app purchases
File Viewer
No in-app purchases
Html Preview
No in-app purchases
