Comparison

Gwtar Viewer vs HTML Viewer Simple

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

Head to head
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).

About

HTML Viewer Simple

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

Screenshots

Gwtar Viewer3 screens
HTML Viewer Simple3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Gwtar Viewer versus HTML Viewer Simple: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGwtar ViewerHTML Viewer Simple
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 โ€” better15.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size8 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYasuhiro YamadaNAOYUKI YOSHIMURA

In-app purchases

None

Gwtar Viewer

No in-app purchases

None

HTML Viewer Simple

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gwtar Viewer free?
Gwtar 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 Gwtar Viewer or HTML Viewer Simple have ads?
Neither Gwtar Viewer nor HTML Viewer Simple shows ads.

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