Md Preview vs Htmllit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Md Preview
View your Markdown files with exceptional clarity on iPhone and iPad. Supports all Markdown features, code syntax highlighting, LaTeX math, and Mermaid diagrams. Renders files offline and integrates with other apps.
- Full GFM support (tables, task lists, footnotes)
- Syntax highlighting for 40+ programming languages
- LaTeX math rendering with KaTeX
- Mermaid diagram support
- Offline rendering on-device
- System file handler for .md files
- Dark mode with automatic theme switching
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Md Preview renders your Markdown files with stunning clarity — right on your iPhone or iPad. Open any .md file from ChatGPT, Obsidian, Notion, GitHub, or 100+ other apps. Md Preview instantly shows a beautiful, fully-rendered preview with support for every Markdown feature you need. FEATURES • Full GFM Support — Tables, task lists, footnotes, strikethrough, and autolinks • Syntax Highlighting — 40+ programming languages beautifully colored • LaTeX Math — Inline and display equations powered by KaTeX • Mermaid Diagrams — Flowcharts, sequence diagrams, pie charts, and more • Dark Mode — Automatic theme switching that follows your system setting • 100% Offline — All rendering happens on-device. No data ever leaves your phone • Open From Anywhere — Works as a system file handler for .md files from any app • File History — Quickly reopen recent files with one tap • Share Extension — Receive Markdown files shared from other apps SUPPORTED FORMATS .md, .markdown, .mdown, .mkd, .mkdn, .mdwn, .mdtxt, .mdtext, .mdx, .rmd, .qmd Md Preview is the fastest way to read Markdown on iOS. No editing, no clutter — just a clean, beautiful preview.
Htmllit
View and preview HTML, JSX, TSX, and Markdown files directly on your iPhone or iPad. Enjoy elegant typography, responsive layouts, and automatic dark mode for a seamless viewing experience. Includes a built-in runtime for live React component previews.
- HTML rendering with responsive layout
- Live React component preview
- Markdown reader with table of contents
- Automatic dark mode
- File history
- Import via Files app and Share Extension
- Offline file storage
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Got an HTML page, a React component, or a Markdown doc from an AI chat? Drop it into Htmllit and see it rendered instantly — no setup, no browser, no internet needed. Htmllit is the fastest way to preview HTML files on iPhone and iPad — with elegant typography, responsive layout, and automatic dark mode. WHAT YOU CAN PREVIEW • HTML & HTML5 — clean, responsive rendering with beautiful type • React components — live JSX & TSX preview with a built-in runtime • Markdown — styled reading view with table-of-contents navigation • Whole websites — import a folder and open multi-file sites EXPORT & SHARE • Export any page to PDF • Save the full page as an image to Photos • Share the original file anywhere BUILT FOR READING • Full-screen presentation mode • Find on page, with adjustable text size • Favorite and rename files; history grouped by date • Works offline — popular CSS, chart and icon libraries are cached, and every file stays on your device, privately Htmllit turns any HTML, JSX, TSX, or Markdown file into a polished, readable page in a single tap. --- Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Htmllit at Free against Md Preview's $2.99. Htmllit also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4). Md Preview's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On review sentiment, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Htmllit is free to download; Md Preview costs $2.99 up front. Htmllit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per year. Md Preview asks for nothing beyond the download.
Htmllit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Md Preview's written reviews are positive against 67% of Htmllit's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Md Preview | Htmllit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CyberGame Limited | 明明 常 |
Customer experience
Md Preview
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In-app purchases
Md Preview
No in-app purchases
Htmllit
- Annually Subscription$5.991 Year
- Lifetime Subscription$9.99
