Comparison

Hauk vs Gwtar Viewer

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

Head to head
About

Hauk

Features
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This app is a client for the self-hosted Hauk software. It allows you to privately share your location with others. It does not rely on my server or that of a third party. Instead, you host the server yourself. That way, your location is only being shared with the one you want to share it with.

About

Gwtar Viewer

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Gwtar Viewer opens Gwtar archives โ€” self-extracting single-file HTML that packs a web page with all of its images and styles into one .html file. Gwtar files do not work when opened directly in a browser: they need a server that answers Range requests, fetching just the parts of the file that are actually needed. Gwtar Viewer runs a local server on your device to provide exactly that, letting the archive's own rendering logic do the rest. Your files are never modified. It also works as a viewer for ordinary HTML files, not just Gwtar. โ–  Features - Open and read Gwtar files (.html) - Files you open are kept as history cards with thumbnails for quick reopening - Page zoom, remembered per file - Light / dark themes, English / Japanese UI - One-tap deletion of site data stored by archives โ–  Privacy Everything happens on your device. The only network traffic is between the app and its own local server. Nothing is ever sent or collected externally. โ–  Open source Gwtar Viewer is open-source software under the 0BSD license. See the support URL. The Gwtar format was designed by Gwern Branwen (this app is an independent implementation).

Screenshots

Hauk4 screens
Gwtar Viewer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Gwtar Viewer at 3 against Hauk's 1. Gwtar Viewer also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Hauk versus Gwtar Viewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHaukGwtar Viewer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS18.614.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNick BouwhuisYasuhiro Yamada

In-app purchases

None

Hauk

No in-app purchases

None

Gwtar Viewer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hauk free?
Hauk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gwtar Viewer free?
Gwtar Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hauk or Gwtar Viewer have ads?
Neither Hauk nor Gwtar Viewer shows ads.

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