Comparison

HTML Editor® vs hYYa ink

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

Head to head
About

HTML Editor®

This app offers a straightforward way to edit HTML files on your iPhone or iPad. It includes features like syntax highlighting, live preview, and offline support, making it ideal for quick edits, testing layouts, or learning web development.

Highlights
  • Edit HTML files
  • Syntax highlighting
  • Live preview
  • Offline support
  • Multiple editor themes
  • Keyboard toolbar
Features
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HTML Editor – Simple & Powerful HTML EditingHTML Editor is a lightweight and reliable HTML editor designed for developers, students, and anyone who needs to edit HTML files quickly and efficiently on iPhone or iPad. Whether you are fixing a small HTML file, testing layouts, or learning web development, HTML Editor provides the essential tools without unnecessary complexity. Key Features • Edit HTML files easily Open, edit, and save .html and .htm files directly from your device, iCloud, or other supported locations. • Syntax highlighting Clean and readable HTML editing powered by CodeMirror. • Live Preview Preview your HTML output instantly while editing. On iPad, use side-by-side editor and preview for a more productive workflow. • Offline support Works fully offline. No internet connection is required to edit your files. • Multiple editor themes Choose from several editor themes to match your preference and improve readability. • Keyboard toolbar Quickly navigate and edit code using a dedicated keyboard toolbar with common actions. • Privacy-friendly No accounts, no tracking, no data collection. Your files stay on your device. Designed for Simplicity HTML Editor focuses on fast editing, accurate preview, and a distraction-free experience. Ideal for developers, students, designers, and anyone who needs a simple and reliable HTML editor on iOS.Anyone who needs a simple HTML editor on iOS

About

hYYa ink

This app transforms raw text files like Markdown, JSON, and CSV into readable, editable documents. It also offers robust PDF management, including editing, signing, and making scanned documents searchable. AI integration allows for summarization and reformatting of text-based files.

Highlights
  • Live Markdown rendering with formatting toolbar
  • Editable JSON, YAML, TOML trees
  • Interactive CSV/TSV tables
  • Offline diagram generation (Mermaid, Graphviz)
  • Beautifully typeset LaTeX math
  • PDF editing, signing, and search
  • On-device AI actions for text manipulation
Features
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Stop reading syntax. Start reading documents. hYYa ink opens the files developers, students and academics work with every day, and turns them into beautiful, readable, editable documents instead of walls of raw text. On Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Vision Pro. ONE APP, MANY FORMATS • Markdown — rendered live, with a formatting toolbar (bold, headings, lists, quotes, links) • JSON, YAML, TOML — collapsible trees, with JSON values editable right in the tree • CSV & TSV — a real table, editable cell by cell • Mermaid & Graphviz — diagrams drawn instantly, fully offline • LaTeX — math typeset beautifully • Jupyter notebooks — cells, code and text outputs, cleanly laid out • AsciiDoc, Org-mode, XML, diff, logs — readable at last EDIT, DON'T JUST VIEW Edit the source and watch the document update. On Mac, iPad and Apple Vision Pro, a split view shows source and preview side by side. Change JSON values and CSV cells right in the preview, and hYYa ink writes the file back in valid syntax for you. Start a new document in any format: tap the format label at the top of a document, then choose Graphviz, Mermaid, LaTeX, JSON and more. SAVE AS ANOTHER FORMAT Save a document as a new file in another format: JSON, YAML, TOML and XML into one another, tables as CSV or TSV, notebooks and Org files as Markdown, Markdown and AsciiDoc as web pages, and diagrams as SVG or PNG images. If something can't carry over exactly, hYYa ink tells you before you save. PDF — READ, SEARCH, ORGANISE, SIGN Open any PDF as a real document. Find any word with a live match count. Browse by page thumbnail or by the document's own contents. Is the file password-protected? hYYa ink asks for the password and opens it. To add text, tap the exact spot on the page and type, then drag the text into place. Draw your signature by hand, then place, resize and rotate it. Mark up a page freehand with pen, pencil and marker, or highlight, underline and strike through the text you select. Make a scanned PDF searchable: text recognition adds a text layer to scanned pages, so you can search them. It runs on your device, and your pages are never sent anywhere. You can also reorganise pages, protect a PDF with a password, compress it or add a watermark. Each of these, like making a PDF searchable, writes a NEW file and leaves the PDF you opened untouched. And you can compare two PDFs to see which pages differ. BRING YOUR OWN AI Use your own key with an AI service: OpenRouter, Groq, Together AI, or another service that works the same way. The AI actions work on every format except PDF: "Explain", "Summarize", "Reformat" and "Fix errors", plus "Make diagram", which writes Mermaid code for a diagram of your document. Your key stays on your device. Only the open document's text is sent, and only when you use an AI action. Every AI result says it was written by AI and names the model. PRIVATE BY DESIGN. BEAUTIFUL BY DESIGN. No accounts. No tracking. No data collection. Documents open and display on your device without an internet connection, and they never leave your device unless you ask. FREE TO READ, PRO TO EDIT Reading and previewing every format hYYa ink opens is free forever, and so are saving it as a PDF and printing it. On PDFs, search, the page and contents browser, and opening password-protected files are free too. A free 7-day trial unlocks everything. After that, a single one-time purchase unlocks editing, saving in other formats and the AI features permanently, on Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Vision Pro. On Mac, select a file in Finder and press Space: Quick Look shows CSV and TSV as a table, JSON neatly indented, and Markdown, YAML and other text files as plain, readable text. From hYYa — more than apps. Companions you can trust.

Screenshots

HTML Editor®3 screens
hYYa ink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: hYYa ink at 5.0 against HTML Editor®'s 3.3. HTML Editor®'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. hYYa ink sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. HTML Editor® asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

hYYa ink holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
HTML Editor® versus hYYa ink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHTML Editor®hYYa ink
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTue Nguyen MinhHassaan Abdeen

Customer experience

HTML Editor®

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

hYYa ink

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

HTML Editor®

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

hYYa ink

One-time2
  • 7-day TrialFree
  • hYYa ink Pro$19.99

Questions

Is HTML Editor® free?
HTML Editor® is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is hYYa ink free?
hYYa ink is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HTML Editor® or hYYa ink?
hYYa ink is rated higher. HTML Editor® averages 3.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while hYYa ink averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do HTML Editor® or hYYa ink have ads?
Neither HTML Editor® nor hYYa ink shows ads.

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