OpenHTML vs HTML Pocket
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
HTML Pocket
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HTML Pocket 是一个本地优先的 HTML 小应用运行器。你可以把 AI 生成的 HTML、自己写的小工具，或打包好的 ZIP 项目导入手机，在本机 WebView 中像小应用一样打开。应用默认本地运行，不要求账号登录，不提供云端同步，适合保存离线工具、演示页面等。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: HTML Pocket at 15.0 against OpenHTML's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. OpenHTML sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and HTML Pocket sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
OpenHTML ships an update every 5 days, HTML Pocket every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OpenHTML | HTML Pocket |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 吉帅 仇 | Yuxiang Wang |
In-app purchases
OpenHTML
- OpenHTML Pro$0.99
HTML Pocket
- 终身会员$3.99
