HTML Reader Lite vs Htmllit
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.)
Htmllit
View and preview HTML, JSX, TSX, and Markdown files directly on your iPhone or iPad. Enjoy elegant typography, responsive layouts, and automatic dark mode for a seamless viewing experience. Includes a built-in runtime for live React component previews.
- HTML rendering with responsive layout
- Live React component preview
- Markdown reader with table of contents
- Automatic dark mode
- File history
- Import via Files app and Share Extension
- Offline file storage
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Got an HTML page, a React component, or a Markdown doc from an AI chat? Drop it into Htmllit and see it rendered instantly — no setup, no browser, no internet needed. Htmllit is the fastest way to preview HTML files on iPhone and iPad — with elegant typography, responsive layout, and automatic dark mode. WHAT YOU CAN PREVIEW • HTML & HTML5 — clean, responsive rendering with beautiful type • React components — live JSX & TSX preview with a built-in runtime • Markdown — styled reading view with table-of-contents navigation • Whole websites — import a folder and open multi-file sites EXPORT & SHARE • Export any page to PDF • Save the full page as an image to Photos • Share the original file anywhere BUILT FOR READING • Full-screen presentation mode • Find on page, with adjustable text size • Favorite and rename files; history grouped by date • Works offline — popular CSS, chart and icon libraries are cached, and every file stays on your device, privately Htmllit turns any HTML, JSX, TSX, or Markdown file into a polished, readable page in a single tap. --- Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Htmllit at 5.0 against HTML Reader Lite's 2.8. Htmllit also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 33%) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 months). HTML Reader Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (8 vs 2). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Htmllit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per year. HTML Reader Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
Htmllit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of HTML Reader Lite's written reviews are positive against 67% of Htmllit's.
HTML Reader Lite ships an update every 5 months, Htmllit every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HTML Reader Lite | Htmllit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CHIA HO KUO | 明明 常 |
Customer experience
HTML Reader Lite
Htmllit
In-app purchases
HTML Reader Lite
No in-app purchases
Htmllit
- Annually Subscription$5.991 Year
- Lifetime Subscription$9.99
