WebPen vs OpenHTML
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WebPen
Write, test, and run HTML, CSS, and JavaScript code directly on your mobile device. This app offers a clean editor with live preview and the ability to instantly execute AI-generated code. Save your projects and share them easily.
- Code Editor for HTML/CSS/JS
- Instant AI Code Execution
- Live Code Preview
- Save and Store Projects
- Customizable User Interface
- Quick Code Sharing
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Want to write or test HTML, CSS, and JavaScript right on your phone? This app makes it simple: edit your code and see the result instantly. Even better—you can paste in AI-generated code and run it with just one tap! Key Features: Code Editor: Clean, easy-to-use editor for HTML/CSS/JS. AI Code Ready: Instantly run code generated by AI tools. Live Preview: Write and see the result immediately. Save Your Work: Store projects and pick up anytime. Customizable UI: Change fonts and themes to fit your style. Quick Sharing: Copy or share your code with ease. Perfect for learning, coding practice, or testing AI-generated web code on the go!
OpenHTML
View HTML, Markdown, ZIP web projects, and source files privately on your device. Inspect and export rendered pages offline, diagnose rendering issues, and view code files securely. Designed for developers, students, and anyone needing to inspect web content safely.
- View HTML, Markdown, and source files
- Import ZIP archives and web projects
- Offline rendering with network access blocked by default
- Diagnose rendering and resource issues
- Export pages to PDF or long images
- Private by default, no accounts or analytics
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OpenHTML is a private, on-device viewer for HTML, Markdown, ZIP web projects and source files on iPhone and iPad. Open files from Files, Mail, chat apps, AI tools or Safari. Preview pages offline, inspect what went wrong when a file does not render, and export finished pages when you need a clean copy. What you can do: - Open .html, .htm, .xhtml and Markdown files - Import ZIP archives and multi-file web projects - Render LaTeX math in Markdown offline, with no scripts - Preview local pages with network access off by default - Diagnose missing files, blocked resources and JavaScript issues - View JSON, XML and source files with a code-friendly reader - Export full pages to PDF or long images with OpenHTML Pro - Keep selected files in your OpenHTML folder in iCloud Drive and open them on your other devices with OpenHTML Pro Private by default: OpenHTML has no accounts, no analytics and no ads. Files are copied into the app's private storage and stay on your device unless you add them to your own OpenHTML folder in iCloud Drive. Remote resources stay blocked unless you choose to allow them for a trusted document. OpenHTML is designed for developers, students, researchers, writers and anyone who receives HTML reports, AI-generated pages, saved webpages or packaged web projects and wants to inspect them safely on iOS.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: OpenHTML at 5.0 against WebPen's 3.7. OpenHTML also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 8 months). WebPen's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. WebPen sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and OpenHTML sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
OpenHTML holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of WebPen's written reviews are positive against 67% of OpenHTML's.
WebPen ships an update every 8 months, OpenHTML every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WebPen | OpenHTML |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 伟强 周 | 吉帅 仇 |
Customer experience
WebPen
OpenHTML
In-app purchases
WebPen
- Remove Ads$1.99
OpenHTML
- OpenHTML Pro$0.99









