Comparison

HTML Designer Pro vs MobileCode Code Editor

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

HTML Designer Pro

Edit text-based documents with syntax highlighting for various languages. Upload and close files directly from the app, supporting FTP, SFTP, and WebDAV. Includes live HTML preview for efficient file tweaking.

Highlights
  • Integrated text editor
  • Syntax highlighting
  • FTP, SFTP, WebDAV support
  • Live HTML preview
  • Multiple text file formats
Features
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HTML Designer is a complete web workshop for iPhone and iPad: write the code, watch the page render beside it, then publish straight to your own server. WRITE THE CODE • A real code editor, with syntax colouring for HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP • Line numbers, re-indent, find and replace, and find across the whole project • Snippets with trigger keys: type a short key, press Tab, get the block • An HTML validator that lists what is wrong and takes you to the line SEE IT AS YOU TYPE • The preview serves your site from a real local web server, so relative links, images, stylesheets and scripts behave exactly as they will online • PHP pages render through that server too, and Markdown files get a properly rendered preview • Code, Split or Preview — panes side by side or stacked, whichever suits the screen • Inspect: tap an element in the preview and land on its tag in the source • Edit Text: retype wording on the rendered page and the source updates with it PUBLISH TO YOUR SERVER • FTP, FTPS and SFTP built in — no separate client, no export step • Every file shows its sync state: to upload, to download, in sync, or changed on both sides • Publish sends everything you changed in one go • Check Online tells you whether the live site is really answering AN ASSISTANT THAT WRITES FILES • Ask for a change in plain words; the assistant creates and updates real files in your project folder — HTML, CSS, JavaScript and SVG • Bring your own key: Claude (Anthropic), Gemini (Google), or Apple Intelligence running entirely on-device • Keys are kept in the iOS Keychain and nowhere else THE TOOLBOX • DOM outline of the open document • Elements library: HTML tags, form controls, CSS properties, PHP and Markdown blocks, ready to insert • CSS Designer: every selector in the file, every declaration, editable • Snippets panel BUILT FOR iPad • Files, editor and preview side by side • Two projects open in two windows at the same time • Hardware keyboard shortcuts throughout A sample site ships with the app, so there is a real project to open the first time you launch it. Universal purchase: buy once, and the Mac version is included.

About

MobileCode Code Editor

This code editor redefines mobile coding with features like individual line wrapping, hierarchical collapsing, and a specialized keyboard. It allows you to import code from local files, URLs, or GitHub repositories, enhancing on-the-go productivity.

Highlights
  • Individual line wrapping
  • Hierarchical code collapsing
  • Keyboard extension with autocorrect
  • Import from local files, URLs, and GitHub
  • Regex search and replace
  • Undo/redo functionality
Features
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MobileCode is a code editor that completely rethinks how coding should work. Why are we tapping around on lines way too long for our screen? Why are we punished severely for typos? Why can't we fit more than one section of code on our screen at once? MobileCode answers all of these questions because it was born out of years of coding on our phone. In fact, MobileCode itself was completely written on a phone! Some of these innovations include: - individual line wrapping, prettified - hierarchical collapsing based on {} and empty lines - keyboard extension - tappable autocorrect - prompt for tapping the start of a line - etc: regex search, regex replace, undo, select, line select, cut/copy/paste Bring code in from local files, or paste a URL, with additional support for GitHub repositories and .zip files. Enough coding on your phone in a way that was designed for computers. Enter a world of new on-the-go productivity with MobileCode.

Screenshots

HTML Designer Pro4 screens
MobileCode Code Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MobileCode Code Editor at 100% against HTML Designer Pro's 33%. MobileCode Code Editor also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and rating (4.2 vs 4.0). HTML Designer Pro's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 5). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MobileCode Code Editor holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of HTML Designer Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of MobileCode Code Editor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HTML Designer Pro ships an update every 2 months, MobileCode Code Editor fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
HTML Designer Pro versus MobileCode Code Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHTML Designer ProMobileCode Code Editor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (17 ratings)4.2 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRainbowFactory LTDMark Mendell

Customer experience

HTML Designer Pro

All ratings17 ratings
Positive76.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative23.5%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative55.6%

MobileCode Code Editor

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

HTML Designer Pro

No in-app purchases

None

MobileCode Code Editor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HTML Designer Pro free?
HTML Designer Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MobileCode Code Editor free?
MobileCode Code Editor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HTML Designer Pro or MobileCode Code Editor?
MobileCode Code Editor is rated higher. HTML Designer Pro averages 4.0 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while MobileCode Code Editor averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do HTML Designer Pro or MobileCode Code Editor have ads?
Neither HTML Designer Pro nor MobileCode Code Editor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HTML Designer Pro or MobileCode Code Editor?
HTML Designer Pro ships an update every 2 months, and MobileCode Code Editor fortnightly. Most recently, HTML Designer Pro was updated on November 3, 2026 and MobileCode Code Editor on October 11, 2026.

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