Comparison

HTML & Markdown Viewer vs Read Markdown

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

Head to head
About

HTML & Markdown Viewer

This app renders AI-generated HTML, Markdown, and ZIP files locally. It supports JavaScript, CSS, diagrams, and tables, offering PDF and PNG export. All processing occurs on-device for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • Local HTML rendering
  • Markdown viewing with Mermaid and tables
  • ZIP file extraction and browsing
  • PDF and PNG export
  • Private on-device processing
  • Import from various apps
Features
Read full description

Artifact Viewer opens AI-generated HTML, Markdown, and ZIP files — including JavaScript, CSS, Mermaid diagrams, and GFM tables — through a private local server for full compatibility. * AI Artifact Ready: Import from ChatGPT, Files, WeChat, Mail, and other apps. * Full Local Rendering: Everything runs on-device through a private HTTP server. * PDF & PNG Export: Export any view as PDF or the current screen as PNG. * ZIP Support: Extract and browse ZIP bundles with entry switching. * Markdown Viewer: Built-in template with Mermaid and table support. * Private by Design: All content stays in the app sandbox. Built for developers, researchers, and AI users who work with rich HTML artifacts.

About

Read Markdown

Features
Read full description

Read Markdown (R.md) is the fast, lightweight way to read and edit Markdown on iPhone and iPad. Open a .md file and it appears instantly, rendered exactly like GitHub, in a clean, distraction free layout. Need to change something? Tap the pencil and edit, with a formatting bar right above the keyboard. Truly native, no accounts, no setup, no internet. WHY READ MARKDOWN • Fast: opens in a blink and scrolls smoothly, even for big documents. • Lightweight: a tiny native app that is easy on memory and battery. • Dead simple: just open a file and read. Nothing to configure. READING • Renders like GitHub, including tables, task lists and blockquotes. • Syntax highlighting for code blocks, with a copy button on each one. • Live Mermaid diagrams: flowcharts and sequence diagrams render in the page. • Dark mode that follows your system appearance. • Live outline: tap a heading to jump, or filter to find one. On iPad it stays open in a sidebar. • Images next to your document and links to other .md files just work. • Find in page, adjustable text size, and a list of recent files. • Export a clean, paginated A4 PDF and share it anywhere. EDITING • Reading stays reading: the app only switches to editing when you tap the pencil. • On iPad, edit side by side with a live preview that updates as you type. • Formatting bar for headings, bold, italic, code, links, lists, checklists and tables, plus undo and redo. • Smart typing: Return continues lists, code fences close themselves, and pasting a URL over selected text makes a link. • Tick a checkbox right in the rendered page and the change is saved to your file. • Light syntax colors in the editor, a clear unsaved indicator, and a prompt before you close. • Plays well with other apps: changes made elsewhere are detected, and you choose to reload or keep yours. • Hardware keyboard shortcuts on iPad: Cmd+B, Cmd+I, Cmd+K and Cmd+S. WORKS WITH YOUR FILES Open documents from the Files app, iCloud Drive or any other app with Open In. Files are edited in place, so nothing is copied or uploaded. Works fully offline. No account, no tracking, and your files never leave your device. Perfect for developers, writers and anyone who reads README files, design docs and notes. Download Read Markdown and open your first .md file in seconds.

Screenshots

HTML & Markdown Viewer4 screens
Read Markdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

HTML & Markdown Viewer and Read Markdown are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
HTML & Markdown Viewer versus Read Markdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHTML & Markdown ViewerRead Markdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer洪霞 刘VU THANH

In-app purchases

None

HTML & Markdown Viewer

No in-app purchases

None

Read Markdown

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

Other comparisons