Comparison

php vs HTML Designer Pro

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

Head to head
About

php

Learn, run, and share PHP scripts with this iOS app. Features include autocompletion, code coloring, and a built-in browser for learning materials. Save and manage your code and learning resources easily.

Highlights
  • Autocompletion
  • Code coloring
  • Built-in browser
  • Code templates
  • File management
  • Code sharing
Features
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This is an ios php app,you can learn,run,share php script. Features : Autocomplate. Auto Indent. Code color. In(the built-in browser or the txt editor),Select the text to run. Horizontal screen development. Code templates,the contents of the new file is copy from contents of the template file. *You can enter php code by keyboard, and then you can execut the php code,support the input and raw_input function. *You can adjust the code color and font size , and support to move the cursor left and right and up and down , easy to read and write. *You can find learning materials by the built-in browser . *You can save php code and learning materials, and can be modified to the save file and delete the save file . *You can use the file system to support txt, pdf, chm, mp3,m4v,zip, gif, png, html, py ,doc... files. *You can control the background image and color, and execution voice , background animation, text color and shadow, switch interface animation , the number and the order of the main interface of the tab bar to create your learning software. *You can Learn php knowledge , the system provides some basic learning materials . *You can use php code or learning materials to generate two-dimensional code , for easy sharing . *You can share code by Email,Weibo,Twitter,Facebook. *You can use the counter,light in the Setting tab.

About

HTML Designer Pro

Edit text-based documents with syntax highlighting for various languages. Upload and close files directly from the app, supporting FTP, SFTP, and WebDAV. Includes live HTML preview for efficient file tweaking.

Highlights
  • Integrated text editor
  • Syntax highlighting
  • FTP, SFTP, WebDAV support
  • Live HTML preview
  • Multiple text file formats
Features
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HTML Designer is a complete web workshop for iPhone and iPad: write the code, watch the page render beside it, then publish straight to your own server. WRITE THE CODE • A real code editor, with syntax colouring for HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP • Line numbers, re-indent, find and replace, and find across the whole project • Snippets with trigger keys: type a short key, press Tab, get the block • An HTML validator that lists what is wrong and takes you to the line SEE IT AS YOU TYPE • The preview serves your site from a real local web server, so relative links, images, stylesheets and scripts behave exactly as they will online • PHP pages render through that server too, and Markdown files get a properly rendered preview • Code, Split or Preview — panes side by side or stacked, whichever suits the screen • Inspect: tap an element in the preview and land on its tag in the source • Edit Text: retype wording on the rendered page and the source updates with it PUBLISH TO YOUR SERVER • FTP, FTPS and SFTP built in — no separate client, no export step • Every file shows its sync state: to upload, to download, in sync, or changed on both sides • Publish sends everything you changed in one go • Check Online tells you whether the live site is really answering AN ASSISTANT THAT WRITES FILES • Ask for a change in plain words; the assistant creates and updates real files in your project folder — HTML, CSS, JavaScript and SVG • Bring your own key: Claude (Anthropic), Gemini (Google), or Apple Intelligence running entirely on-device • Keys are kept in the iOS Keychain and nowhere else THE TOOLBOX • DOM outline of the open document • Elements library: HTML tags, form controls, CSS properties, PHP and Markdown blocks, ready to insert • CSS Designer: every selector in the file, every declaration, editable • Snippets panel BUILT FOR iPad • Files, editor and preview side by side • Two projects open in two windows at the same time • Hardware keyboard shortcuts throughout A sample site ships with the app, so there is a real project to open the first time you launch it. Universal purchase: buy once, and the Mac version is included.

Screenshots

php4 screens
HTML Designer Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: php at 91% against HTML Designer Pro's 33%. php also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). HTML Designer Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. php sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. HTML Designer Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

php holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 45 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of php's written reviews are positive against 33% of HTML Designer Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

php ships an update every 7 months, HTML Designer Pro every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
php versus HTML Designer Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterphpHTML Designer Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (45 ratings) — better4.0 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews90.7% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings45 — better17
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB13 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer小文 黄RainbowFactory LTD

Customer experience

php

All ratings43 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive90.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.3%

HTML Designer Pro

All ratings17 ratings
Positive76.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative23.5%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative55.6%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

php

One-time6
  • Autocomplete$0.99
  • Password Service$0.99
  • Encryption Compression$0.99
Show 3 more
  • Simple Vedio$0.99
  • Text Search$0.99
  • To remove ads$0.99
None

HTML Designer Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is php free?
php is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HTML Designer Pro free?
HTML Designer Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, php or HTML Designer Pro?
php is rated higher. php averages 4.8 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while HTML Designer Pro averages 4.0 from 17 ratings.
Do php or HTML Designer Pro have ads?
Neither php nor HTML Designer Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, php or HTML Designer Pro?
php ships an update every 7 months, and HTML Designer Pro every 2 months. Most recently, php was updated on November 1, 2026 and HTML Designer Pro on November 3, 2026.

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