Simple Viewer vs HTML Viewer Simple
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Viewer
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Simple Viewer opens files. Quietly, quickly, and without asking for anything in return. Share any file from any app ā Mail, Messages, Files, a browser, a cloud drive ā and Simple Viewer renders it the way it was meant to be read. No account. No upload. Files stay on your device. It is designed for the moment when you just need to see what's inside a file. RENDERED WITH CARE ⢠PDF with smooth scrolling and pinch-to-zoom ⢠Markdown with typography that reads ⢠Source code with precise syntax highlighting ⢠JSON, XML, and YAML, pretty-printed ⢠CSV and TSV, as readable tables ⢠Excel spreadsheets (XLSX) ⢠Word documents (DOCX) ⢠ZIP archives, browsed inside ⢠Plain text, logs, and scripts ⢠x509 certificates BUILT FOR iPHONE AND iPAD ⢠Open from any app via the iOS share sheet ⢠Recent files, one tap away ⢠Orientation-aware on iPad ⢠Works offline. Always. NOTHING YOU DON'T NEED No sign-up. No subscription. No ads. No tracking. No cloud sync. No bloat. Just a clean surface for reading what you already have. Because simple is elegant.
HTML Viewer Simple
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Open an HTML file and read it. That's all this app does ā the simplest HTML viewer. Pick an HTML file from the Files app and it is displayed right away. No ads, no account, no tracking. Leaving out every unnecessary feature is the whole design philosophy of this app. Great for: - Reading HTML reports generated by AI tools such as ChatGPT or Claude - Carrying your own HTML files ā travel itineraries, timetables, contact sheets - Checking HTML files received via email or cloud storage Open. Read. That's it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: HTML Viewer Simple at 15.1 against Simple Viewer's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Simple Viewer | HTML Viewer Simple |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Monthly | ā |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | STLink | NAOYUKI YOSHIMURA |
In-app purchases
Simple Viewer
No in-app purchases
HTML Viewer Simple
No in-app purchases
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