HTML Reader Lite vs HTML Sandbox 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.)
HTML Sandbox 2
Create custom lock and home screens using HTML and various data sources like weather, battery, and calendar events. Download themes from a large community and receive support.
- Custom lock screen design
- Custom home screen design
- Integrate weather data
- Integrate battery status
- Integrate calendar events
- Integrate RSS feeds
- Community theme downloads
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The HTML Sandbox app is a productivity tool for the HTML Sandbox shortcut. With the shortcut you can create your own lockscreen and/or homescreen using e.g. weather data, battery status, calendar events, RSS-feeds and much more. Download the HTML Sandbox shortcut from the app. Join our iNNOVATION community with 18k+ members and download your favourite themes. Get 24/7 support from iNNOVATION community.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: HTML Sandbox 2 at 85% against HTML Reader Lite's 33%. HTML Sandbox 2 also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.8) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 months). HTML Reader Lite's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
HTML Sandbox 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HTML Sandbox 2 has 53 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of HTML Reader Lite's written reviews are positive against 85% of HTML Sandbox 2's.
HTML Reader Lite ships an update every 5 months, HTML Sandbox 2 every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and August 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HTML Reader Lite | HTML Sandbox 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (8 ratings) | 4.8 (53 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 84.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 53 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CHIA HO KUO | Eric Roembach |
Customer experience
HTML Reader Lite
HTML Sandbox 2
In-app purchases
HTML Reader Lite
No in-app purchases
HTML Sandbox 2
No in-app purchases
