hintview vs WebTeX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
hintview
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This app is a viewer for HINT files. HINT files are generated by HiTeX or HiLaTeX which is distributed together with TeX Live since 2022. HINT files contain TeX output in a reflowable format; this means that paragraphs and pages are adjusted on demand to the available window or screen size.
WebTeX
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Bring typeset math to every corner of the web. WebTeX injects lightning‑fast KaTeX rendering (no external servers, no tracking) into any page you visit, so equations finally look the way they should.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: WebTeX at every 6 weeks against hintview's every 8 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
hintview ships an update every 8 months, WebTeX every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | hintview | WebTeX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hochschule fuer angewandte Wissenschaften Muenchen | WAIS AHMED MOHAMED Almakaleh |
In-app purchases
hintview
No in-app purchases
WebTeX
No in-app purchases
