Comparison

HTML Launch vs JavaScript Editor

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

Head to head
About

HTML Launch

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Vibe coded something useful? Give it somewhere to live. HTML Launch lets you build a personal collection of single-file HTML apps and run them directly on your iPhone or iPad. Ask your favorite AI to create a self-contained HTML app, paste the code into HTML Launch, save it, and it becomes part of your personal app collection. Build whatever is useful to you: • Calculators • Trackers • Dashboards • To-do lists • Timers • Games • Personal utilities • Interactive prototypes • Little tools made just for you Each creation lives locally on your device and can be launched again whenever you need it. HTML Launch includes: • A personal library for your HTML apps • Built-in HTML editor • Instant local execution using WebKit • Automatic app names from HTML titles • Separate local browser storage for each app • Export to Files • Quick actions for running, editing and managing your apps • No account required Create and keep up to 3 apps for free. HTML Launch Pro is a one-time purchase that unlocks unlimited apps, custom names, custom icons and icon colors. From AI-generated code to something you can actually keep and use. Vibe code it. Save it. Launch it.

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JavaScript Editor

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Write JavaScript, TypeScript and React on your iPhone or iPad. A real code editor with a console, a live React preview, npm packages, multi-file projects, and one tap to put your work on the web. JavaScript Editor is a pocket JavaScript playground for web developers, students and anyone preparing for a coding interview. Your code runs on your device the moment you tap Run. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Run JavaScript and read logs, warnings and errors in the console • Write React components with JSX and watch them render in a live preview • Write TypeScript and TSX; types are stripped before your code runs • Import npm packages with a normal import statement • Split a project across files and folders and import between them • Publish a project to a link that opens in any browser • Open .js and .jsx files, and save your work, with the Files app REACT PREVIEW Tap Run and your component mounts in a preview pane below the editor. Edit its CSS in one tap, or go fullscreen to see the result on the whole screen. TYPESCRIPT Turn on TypeScript and use interfaces, generics and typed props. Your code runs straight away, with no build step. NPM PACKAGES Import a package by name and it resolves when you run. No terminal, no install, no config file. PUBLISH TO THE WEB Turn a project into a link and send it to anyone. Imports, npm packages and TypeScript all work exactly as they do in the app. Publish again and the same link shows the new version. Take a page down whenever you like. A CODE EDITOR BUILT FOR A SMALL SCREEN Syntax highlighting, a symbols bar for the punctuation you would otherwise hunt for, a React hooks bar, find and replace, word wrap, undo history, adjustable font size and a set of editor themes. CONSOLE AND DEBUGGING Colour-coded log, info, warn and error lines with timestamps. Runtime errors show up in the console so you can find the line that broke. EXAMPLES More than 40 JavaScript and React examples: arrays, async and await, closures, classes, fetch, hooks, state, forms, lists and visual effects. WHO IT IS FOR • Web developers sketching a component away from their laptop • Students learning JavaScript, TypeScript, React or the DOM • Interview candidates practising algorithms in real JavaScript • Self-taught coders following a tutorial on the go FREE, WITH AN OPTIONAL PRO UPGRADE The editor, console, React preview and examples are free. Pro removes ads and unlocks multi-file projects, TypeScript, publishing, editor themes, custom snippets, find and replace and one-tap formatting. No account or sign-in needed. Available in 16 languages. SUBSCRIPTION AND PRICING • JavaScript Editor Pro Lifetime — $19.99, one payment • JavaScript Editor Pro Monthly — $1.99 per month, renews automatically • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase • A subscription renews unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://cosmovex.web.app/apps/jsvedit/privacy-policy

Screenshots

HTML Launch4 screens
JavaScript Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HTML Launch at none against JavaScript Editor's 2. HTML Launch also leads on ads (none vs shown). JavaScript Editor's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. JavaScript Editor sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. HTML Launch asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
HTML Launch versus JavaScript Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHTML LaunchJavaScript Editor
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB51 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperElena TseriotiSahana A S

In-app purchases

None

HTML Launch

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

JavaScript Editor

Subscriptions1
  • JavaScript Editor Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • JavaScript Editor Pro Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is HTML Launch free?
HTML Launch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is JavaScript Editor free?
JavaScript Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HTML Launch or JavaScript Editor have ads?
JavaScript Editor shows ads; HTML Launch does not.

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