Comparison

Simple Viewer vs HTML Viewer Simple

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

Head to head
About

Simple Viewer

Features
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Simple Viewer opens files. Quietly, quickly, and without asking for anything in return. Share any file from any app — Mail, Messages, Files, a browser, a cloud drive — 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.

About

HTML Viewer Simple

Features
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Open an HTML file and read it. That's all this app does — 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 — travel itineraries, timetables, contact sheets - Checking HTML files received via email or cloud storage Open. Read. That's it.

Screenshots

Simple Viewer3 screens
HTML Viewer Simple3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Simple Viewer versus HTML Viewer Simple: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple ViewerHTML Viewer Simple
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSTLinkNAOYUKI YOSHIMURA

In-app purchases

None

Simple Viewer

No in-app purchases

None

HTML Viewer Simple

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple Viewer free?
Simple Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HTML Viewer Simple free?
HTML Viewer Simple is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simple Viewer or HTML Viewer Simple have ads?
Neither Simple Viewer nor HTML Viewer Simple shows ads.

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