Comparison

HTML Viewer vs HTML Local Library for Safari

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

Head to head
About

HTML Viewer

Write, preview, and debug HTML, CSS, and JavaScript directly on your iPhone or iPad. Offers live updates, developer tools, and project organization. Learn coding with interactive courses and access over 80 templates.

Highlights
  • Live HTML, CSS, JavaScript preview
  • Integrated developer tools
  • Project organization with favorites and tags
  • Learn HTML, CSS, JavaScript with quizzes
  • Offline editing and preview
  • Sync projects with iCloud
  • Edit files on server via SSH/SFTP
Features
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The HTML viewer and editor for iPhone and iPad. Write, preview and debug HTML, CSS and JavaScript, sync your projects with iCloud and edit files right on your server. No computer needed. Type and watch your page update live, test it on phone, tablet and desktop sizes, then fix problems with real DevTools and one-tap tools. FREE FOR EVERYONE • Code editor with syntax highlighting • Live preview, side by side with your code in Split view • 3 projects, plus any file you open from Files or share from another app • 80+ templates: full-screen games, daily-life mini apps and websites • Favorites and tags to keep your projects organised • Your Activity: your whole year of coding at a glance • Open URL: load any website, view its source and save it as a project • Learn: a free HTML, CSS and JavaScript course in every app language, with quizzes, challenges, a certificate and an optional daily reminder • Try autocomplete, code formatting and find & replace for free • 20+ everyday tools: colour picker, contrast checker, QR codes, regex tester and more • Light and dark editor themes and 10 fonts • Widgets, Siri, Shortcuts, Spotlight and Control Center • No ads GO PRO FOR THE FULL TOOLKIT • Unlimited projects and tabs, with the Files sidebar for every file in a project • Open a folder from Files and edit it in place • Sync projects between iPhone and iPad with iCloud • A built-in SSH terminal, plus SFTP and FTP to edit files on your server • Console, Network, Elements and Storage DevTools for your page or any website • Autocomplete for tags, classes, CSS properties and file paths, plus the full symbol row • Format code exactly the way you like it • Line numbers, page guide and other editor display options • Device frames: iPhone, iPad and desktop sizes • 50 tools: SEO, accessibility and performance audits with one-tap fixes, Colour Studio, Image Studio with background removal • Local Web Server: open your page on any device on your Wi-Fi with a QR code • Export as ZIP, PDF or a single file, and share your projects • Every theme and font, and new app icons to choose from MADE FOR iPHONE AND iPAD • iPad layout with a tab bar, project grid and keyboard shortcuts • Made for iPhone Duo, folded or open • Run your page full screen, with a Focus mode that hides everything else • Customise the editor, keyboard, preview and more in Settings • Preview Markdown and JSON as well as HTML • Archive keeps deleted files for 30 days • Editing and preview work offline • Available in 33 languages WHO IT'S FOR Students learning to code, hobbyists building small sites and games, and developers who need to fix a page or a server file away from their desk. PRO PLANS Choose an auto-renewing subscription or a one-time Lifetime purchase. A free trial may be available on subscriptions for new subscribers. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Lifetime is a single payment with no renewal. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://attractive-basket-ce6.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-Html-Editor-30d5cd442d3280b49b72e9a2436c853e

About

HTML Local Library for Safari

Organize and manage local HTML files on your iPhone and iPad. Launch them in Safari with an app-like experience, making your HTML tools accessible from your Home Screen.

Highlights
  • Organize local HTML files
  • Manage HTML file library
  • Open HTML files in Safari
  • Add HTML tools to Home Screen
  • App-like experience for HTML files
Features
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HTML Local Library for Safari helps you organize and manage local HTML files, allowing you to open and use them in Safari. With the rise of AI tools, it has become easy to create HTML files containing interactive features such as calculators, business tools, and workflow forms. This app lets you import HTML files, organize them in a library, and open them in Safari. You can also use Safari's Add to Home Screen feature to create shortcuts for quick access to your HTML files, including the option to open them as Web Apps. HTML Local Library for Safari is a convenient tool for using your own HTML files or AI-generated HTML files on your iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

HTML Viewer4 screens
HTML Local Library for Safari4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HTML Local Library for Safari at 5.0 against HTML Viewer's 4.5. HTML Local Library for Safari also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 9) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). HTML Viewer's advantage is ratings volume (101 vs 3) and chart position (#34 vs unranked). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. HTML Viewer sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. HTML Local Library for Safari asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HTML Local Library for Safari holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HTML Viewer has 101 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of HTML Viewer's written reviews are positive against 100% of HTML Local Library for Safari's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HTML Viewer ships an update every 4 weeks, HTML Local Library for Safari every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
HTML Viewer versus HTML Local Library for Safari: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHTML ViewerHTML Local Library for Safari
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (101 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings101 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
Best chart rank#34 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB3 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperHardik KhanesaYoshitaka Nishishita

Customer experience

HTML Viewer

All ratings101 ratings
Positive87.1%
Neutral5.9%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive82.9%
Neutral1.9%
Negative15.2%

HTML Local Library for Safari

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

HTML Viewer

Subscriptions5
  • Student Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
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  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription$19.991 Year
One-time4
  • Student Offer Lifetime$9.99
  • Student Lifetime Offer$14.99
  • Lifetime$19.99
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  • Lifetime$29.99
None

HTML Local Library for Safari

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HTML Viewer free?
HTML Viewer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HTML Local Library for Safari free?
HTML Local Library for Safari is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HTML Viewer or HTML Local Library for Safari?
HTML Local Library for Safari is rated higher. HTML Viewer averages 4.5 out of 5 from 101 ratings, while HTML Local Library for Safari averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do HTML Viewer or HTML Local Library for Safari have ads?
Neither HTML Viewer nor HTML Local Library for Safari shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HTML Viewer or HTML Local Library for Safari?
HTML Viewer ships an update every 4 weeks, and HTML Local Library for Safari every 2 months. Most recently, HTML Viewer was updated on November 7, 2026 and HTML Local Library for Safari on November 5, 2026.

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