Comparison

Htmllit vs OpenHTML

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Htmllit4 screens
OpenHTML4 screens

Verdict

The call

Htmllit and OpenHTML are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Htmllit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per year and OpenHTML sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Htmllit against 5.0 for OpenHTML. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 67% and 67% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Htmllit ships an update every 3 days, OpenHTML every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Htmllit versus OpenHTML: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHtmllitOpenHTML
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer明明 常吉帅 仇

Customer experience

Htmllit

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

OpenHTML

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Htmllit

Subscriptions1
  • Annually Subscription$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Subscription$9.99
1 purchases

OpenHTML

One-time1
  • OpenHTML Pro$0.99

Questions

Is Htmllit free?
Htmllit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OpenHTML free?
OpenHTML is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Htmllit or OpenHTML?
Htmllit and OpenHTML are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Htmllit or OpenHTML have ads?
Neither Htmllit nor OpenHTML shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Htmllit or OpenHTML?
Htmllit ships an update every 3 days, and OpenHTML every 5 days. Most recently, Htmllit was updated on September 23, 2026 and OpenHTML on October 1, 2026.

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