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.
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).
HTML Viewer Simple
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Gwtar Viewer | HTML Viewer Simple |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 โ better | 15.1 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yasuhiro Yamada | NAOYUKI YOSHIMURA |
In-app purchases
Gwtar Viewer
No in-app purchases
HTML Viewer Simple
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Gwtar Viewer free?
Is HTML Viewer Simple free?
Do Gwtar Viewer or HTML Viewer Simple have ads?
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