Comparison

HTML Opener vs HTML Web Preview

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

Head to head
About

HTML Opener

This app renders local HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files in a real browser on your iPhone and iPad. It allows you to test web prototypes and view interactive pages without needing a computer or local server. Easily open entire project folders and toggle between desktop and mobile views.

Highlights
  • Renders local HTML, CSS, JavaScript
  • Opens entire project folders
  • Desktop and mobile view toggle
  • Fullscreen mode for web apps
  • Quick switcher for recent projects
  • Auto-launch primary tool
Features
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When you open an HTML file in the iPhone Files app, iOS just dumps lines of raw code on your screen. Buttons do not work, styles break, and Safari cannot open local file links. HTML Opener fixes that. It runs your local HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and images in a real WebKit browser directly on your iPhone and iPad. No Mac, no terminal, and no local server required. WHAT IT SOLVES - Files app dumps raw code and text on screen instead of rendering the webpage - Safari has no address bar option to open local file:// links - Opening a single file breaks CSS styles and image assets in neighboring folders - Setting up a local server on your computer just to check mobile layout is tedious REAL WEBKIT BROWSER RENDERING Built on iOS's native WKWebView engine. Buttons, forms, CSS styling, canvas animations, and modern JavaScript run exactly as they would in Safari. OPEN AN ENTIRE PROJECT FOLDER Select a folder containing style.css, script.js, and an images directory alongside your HTML file. All relative file paths resolve automatically with zero broken images or missing styles. DESKTOP & MOBILE VIEW TOGGLE Switch between phone layout and 1024px desktop view with a single tap. Review horizontal dashboards, data tables, and desktop web tools without broken layouts. FULLSCREEN MODE Hide navigation bars and margins to give your web content the entire display. Web apps and tools feel like installed native apps. FOUR SIMPLE ACTIONS 1. Open a local file or folder 2. Quick Switcher to jump between recent projects 3. Auto-launch your primary tool as soon as the app starts 4. Clear cache, toggle dark theme, and customize display options WHO IT IS FOR - Anyone stuck when iPhone opens HTML as raw code - Developers and designers testing web prototypes on actual iOS hardware - Anyone running self-built dashboards, calculators, or tools on the go - Students learning web development who want instant mobile testing PRO (ONE-TIME PURCHASE, NEVER A SUBSCRIPTION) Removes ads completely. Pay once, use forever. Compatible with iPhone and iPad, iOS 17.0 or later. Stop dealing with raw code dumps. Open real interactive web pages with HTML Opener.

About

HTML Web Preview

Features
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Open your web projects on iPhone and iPad. HTML Web Preview opens a folder of HTML and its related files, with JSON and source available alongside the page. Explore your own study materials, web documents, small tools and prototypes on your device. • Open a project folder: keep HTML, CSS, JavaScript, images and JSON together with their file structure intact. • Keep your originals: the app does not modify selected files or folders. Switch between formatted JSON and original text, and refresh after editing files in another app. • Preview before running: folders open with page JavaScript disabled. Review the contents and run only projects you trust. A separately confirmed compatibility mode is available for some web features. • Adjust the view: collapse the controls, use the current device screen, or select a fixed or custom resolution. Zoom the page as in a browser to adjust text and element sizes, line wrapping and layout. Resolution settings do not reproduce every feature of a device. • Inspect errors: distinguish missing files from page errors and check the project activity log. Before you begin Projects can work offline when all required files are stored on your device and no external services are needed. Cloud downloads, external web resources and ads may require internet access. ZIP extraction, file editing, server-side programs such as Python, PHP or Node.js, project builds and download management are not supported. Open the finished web output folder for projects that need a build step. Page inputs and runtime state are not permanently saved and may reset when a project closes or restarts. Read-only access does not block every form of external communication. Run only trusted projects without sensitive files. The version 1.3 interface supports 15 languages: Korean, English, Japanese, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, German, French, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Arabic, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Thai, Hebrew and Serbian (Latin script). Your documents and code remain in their original language.

Screenshots

HTML Opener4 screens
HTML Web Preview4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HTML Web Preview at none against HTML Opener's 1. HTML Opener's advantage is chart position (#198 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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. HTML Opener sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. HTML Web Preview asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HTML Opener ships an update every 4 days, HTML Web Preview weekly. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
HTML Opener versus HTML Web Preview: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHTML OpenerHTML Web Preview
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#198 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGASHIMA LABDo Yun Kim

In-app purchases

1 purchases

HTML Opener

One-time1
  • HTML Opener PRO$4.99
None

HTML Web Preview

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HTML Opener free?
HTML Opener is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HTML Web Preview free?
HTML Web Preview is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HTML Opener or HTML Web Preview have ads?
Both HTML Opener and HTML Web Preview show ads.
Which is updated more often, HTML Opener or HTML Web Preview?
HTML Opener ships an update every 4 days, and HTML Web Preview weekly. Most recently, HTML Opener was updated on October 26, 2026 and HTML Web Preview on October 26, 2026.

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