Comparison

HTML Viewer vs Gwtar Viewer

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

Head to head
About

HTML Viewer

Features
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HTML Viewer opens and reads any HTML file in a clean, fast, fully offline view โ€” no clutter, no internet needed. Open an HTML or XHTML file from Files, Mail, a download, or the share sheet, and read it beautifully in seconds. Key features: โ€ข Open HTML & XHTML files from anywhere โ€” Files, Mail, downloads, or the share sheet โ€ข Clean reading view โ€” fast, distraction-free, easy on the eyes โ€ข Fully offline โ€” read without an internet connection โ€ข Recent files โ€” jump back to what you were reading โ€ข In-app search โ€” find the page or text you need โ€ข Bookmarks โ€” keep the pages you return to โ€ข Dark mode โ€” comfortable reading day or night Great for reports, articles, saved web pages, AI-generated HTML, e-tickets, and exported documents โ€” anytime, anywhere. Download HTML Viewer and open any HTML file in a tap. This app is using the standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Gwtar Viewer

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Gwtar Viewer opens Gwtar archives โ€” self-extracting single-file HTML that packs a web page with all of its images and styles into one .html file. Gwtar files do not work when opened directly in a browser: they need a server that answers Range requests, fetching just the parts of the file that are actually needed. Gwtar Viewer runs a local server on your device to provide exactly that, letting the archive's own rendering logic do the rest. Your files are never modified. It also works as a viewer for ordinary HTML files, not just Gwtar. โ–  Features - Open and read Gwtar files (.html) - Files you open are kept as history cards with thumbnails for quick reopening - Page zoom, remembered per file - Light / dark themes, English / Japanese UI - One-tap deletion of site data stored by archives โ–  Privacy Everything happens on your device. The only network traffic is between the app and its own local server. Nothing is ever sent or collected externally. โ–  Open source Gwtar Viewer is open-source software under the 0BSD license. See the support URL. The Gwtar format was designed by Gwern Branwen (this app is an independent implementation).

Screenshots

HTML Viewer3 screens
Gwtar Viewer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gwtar Viewer at none against HTML Viewer's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. HTML Viewer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Gwtar Viewer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
HTML Viewer versus Gwtar Viewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHTML ViewerGwtar Viewer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size26 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerๆ˜Ž่ˆช ๆŽYasuhiro Yamada

In-app purchases

2 purchases

HTML Viewer

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited access$4.997 Days
  • Unlimited access$24.991 Year
None

Gwtar Viewer

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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