Minip vs dev HTML Playground
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Minip
This tool allows you to write and execute HTML and JavaScript code directly on your device. It offers features like syntax highlighting, code completion, and the ability to interact with native device functions. Organize your projects with a built-in file browser and server.
- HTML & JavaScript code editing
- Syntax highlighting
- Language Server Protocol (LSP) support
- Code execution on device
- JavaScript bridge for native features
- Built-in file browser and server
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Minip is an open source development tool for writing and running HTML & JavaScript code on your device. Write, edit, and explore web pages, run your frontend projects, and experiment with code in a native-like environment. Core Features: - Write and edit HTML & JavaScript with syntax highlighting - Built-in Language Server Protocol (LSP) support for HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, providing diagnostics, autocomplete - Run and test code directly on your device - Interact with native device features through a JavaScript bridge - Browse and organize files with the built-in file browser - Access your device files from any browser using the built-in file server Source Code: https://github.com/Yosorable/minip
dev HTML Playground
Create and run HTML projects on your iPhone without coding knowledge. Easily integrate AI-generated code, preview instantly, and save your work. Turn your creations into standalone apps on your home screen.
- AI integration for code generation
- Code editor with syntax highlighting
- Instant code preview and debugging
- Safe, project-specific data storage
- Multiple project templates
- Add projects to home screen
- Export projects as ZIP or HTML
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dev HTML Playground (dHP) runs HTML written by ChatGPT or any AI on your iPhone: free, no ads, and no coding knowledge needed. No computer required. Copy the AI's reply, paste it, and it becomes your own app. Its data stays on your phone, and it opens from your Home Screen like a regular app. IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR - A way to run HTML that ChatGPT made, on an iPhone, for free, with no ads and no programming knowledge - A place to keep the budget tracker or diary an AI built for you, with its data, and use it every day - A way to build your own tools without owning a computer - A quick way to view HTML documents an AI wrote for you FEATURES Code Editor A syntax-highlighted editor for HTML, CSS and JavaScript with autosave and file management (add, rename, delete). Smart quotes and other typing "corrections" that break code are disabled. Instant Preview Run your code with one tap. console.log output and errors appear in a built-in console, so you can debug entirely on your phone. AI Integration A ready-made environment prompt for AIs like ChatGPT and Claude. Paste it, and the AI asks "What would you like to build?" — just answer in plain words. Bring the returned code in with one tap using "Paste & Replace All". You can finish real apps with zero programming experience. Safe Data Storage Every project ships with storage.js, a simple persistence library. Your apps' data is stored safely and kept separate per project. It also works in regular browsers, so your creations are portable. 7 Templates - Game (Crowd Rush): the real version of that "grow your crowd" ad game - Game (Pull the Pin): the real version of that pull-the-pin puzzle from the ads - Empty Project: start from a clean slate - Basic Sample: learn the ropes with a counter and notes - To-Do List: a practical task app - Habit Calendar: a monthly habit tracker - Game (NEON RUSH): a full neon mini-game demo Add to Home Screen Register your apps as Home Screen icons via Shortcuts and launch them like regular apps. Export Export as ZIP (for backup) or a single HTML file (for sharing). Send your work via AirDrop, save to Files, or continue editing on a Mac. Opening a saved .html file is just as easy: share it from the Files app and choose dHP. HTML that an AI exported "as a file", or that you received via AirDrop, becomes one of your apps. HTML Viewer Copy any HTML (like a document an AI wrote) and view it with one tap. Everything you view is kept in a history, and you can import it as a project to edit. Built-in Browser A browser tab for research or chatting with AI sites, so the whole loop stays in one app. About your AI Works with any AI you like — ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and more. Free AIs are fine; smarter ones just nail it on the first try more often. And if something breaks, dHP catches the error for you — copy it, paste it back to your AI, and it gets fixed. The interface is available in English, Japanese and Simplified Chinese. Everything is free, with no ads. Your "I want to build something" — right in your pocket.
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Verdict
Minip and dev HTML Playground are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Minip ships an update every 2 weeks, dev HTML Playground every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minip | dev HTML Playground |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 志远 刘 | KOICHIRO YAMAMOTO |
Customer experience
Minip
dev HTML Playground
In-app purchases
Minip
No in-app purchases
dev HTML Playground
No in-app purchases









