HTML Reader Offline vs HTMLens
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HTML Reader Offline
This app allows users to read local HTML and ZIP files offline. It's designed for developers, students, and learners to access documentation and course materials on their devices without an internet connection. Features include smart ZIP support, a built-in reader, table of contents, bookmarks, and reading progress tracking.
- Offline HTML and ZIP file reading
- Smart ZIP support with index.html detection
- Built-in WKWebView reader
- Auto-generated table of contents
- Bookmarks and reading progress saving
- Light, Dark, and Auto themes
- Long-image export
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Open HTML files and ZIP websites on iPhone and iPad — completely offline. No account, no tracking, no ads. HTML Reader Offline turns your device into a portable library for local web content. Save a tutorial, a documentation site, an exported notebook or any .html / .zip bundle, then read it anywhere: on a plane, on the subway, or somewhere with no signal at all. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT • Truly offline. Files live on your device. Nothing is uploaded and no connection is ever required. • Single files or whole sites. Import one .html page, or a ZIP bundle with its CSS, scripts and images intact. • A private space per document. Each document loads in its own isolated storage area, so two tutorials never overwrite each other's saved state or progress. • Fits every screen. The interface adapts to the actual display — compact on a phone, spacious on an iPad or a folding phone's inner screen. READING THAT GETS OUT OF THE WAY • Automatic table of contents built from the page headings — jump to any section in one tap. • Full-text search inside the page, with a match counter and one-tap navigation between hits. • Bookmarks for the passages you want to return to. • Highlights in five colours, each with an optional note; they stay anchored to the text through font changes and rotation. • Adjustable font size, light / dark / sepia themes, and a subtle progress bar. • Reopens exactly where you left off. A LIBRARY YOU CAN ACTUALLY MANAGE • Folders with drag-and-drop, so documents stay organised. • Library-wide search: look across every document at once and land straight on the matching paragraph. • Reading statistics: total time, today's time, your daily streak, and a 7-day chart. • Backup and restore: export the entire library — documents, progress, bookmarks, highlights and settings — into one ZIP file, and bring it back whenever you need it. SHARE WHAT YOU'RE READING • Send a document to anyone as a single .html file, or as a ZIP bundle they can open in any browser or re-import into the app. PRIVACY, PLAINLY No sign-up, no analytics, no advertising, no third-party trackers. The app never makes a network request for you, and your files never leave your device. Tip Jar (optional): Settings → Tip Jar offers a one-time, voluntary tip. It unlocks nothing — every feature in the app is free for everyone. Have a question or an idea? The support link below reaches me directly.
HTMLens
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Quick Look shows many HTML files as a blank or broken page. HTMLens opens them much as a desktop browser would — password-protected statements, pages that need JavaScript, web archives, and documents in legacy encodings — right on your iPhone and iPad. UNLOCK PROTECTED HTML • Type the password into the page and it opens, just like on a computer • Save passwords in the keychain behind Face ID and fill them in with one tap • Request Desktop Site for documents that refuse to open on mobile • Pop-up windows and print buttons work as the page expects MANY HTML FORMATS • Runs the page's JavaScript with WebKit, the engine behind Safari • HTML, XHTML, SVG, Safari web archives, and MHT/MHTML from Chrome, Edge, and Word • Detects legacy encodings such as EUC-KR and Shift_JIS, with a manual override • Loads images and styles from the file's folder PDF, PRINT, AND SHARE • Save as A4 pages or as one long page, or print • Make a PDF that hides the card, account, phone, and ID numbers and email addresses it finds in the page text, then checks the page text again and won't share if a number is left • Text inside images isn't checked, so review the whole PDF before sharing STATEMENT VAULT • Keep unlocked statements and reopen them without the password • Locked with Face ID, encrypted, and stored only on this device • For Korean billing statements it recognizes, shows the amount due and due date and opens a prefilled calendar event COMFORTABLE READING • Dark mode for documents, plus an app theme setting • Find in page and adjustable text size • Recent documents and favorites • iPad split view and drag and drop PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, and HTMLens doesn't send your documents or passwords to any server. Vault statements open with internet access turned off. REMOVE ADS Remove the banner ad for good with a one-time purchase. Support: ggamistudio@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: HTML Reader Offline at none against HTMLens's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. HTML Reader Offline sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and HTMLens sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | HTML Reader Offline | HTMLens |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 发达 陈 | Jaewook Oh |
In-app purchases
HTML Reader Offline
- A Cup of Coffee$0.99
HTMLens
- Remove Ads$5.99









