Inspect vs VIP IoT Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Inspect
This app allows you to examine the TLS certificate chain of any website directly on your iPhone or iPad. It provides detailed information on trust status, protocols, and security signals, with the ability to export certificates. It also offers a Safari extension and action extension for seamless integration.
- Inspect live TLS certificate chains
- Review trust status and protocol
- Export DER certificates
- Safari extension for in-browser inspection
- Action extension for sharing data
- Home Screen widget for Live Monitor status
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Inspect lets you inspect a site's TLS certificate chain on iPhone and iPad. Paste a host name or HTTPS URL, review trust state, protocol, certificate chain, and security signals, then export any certificate in the chain. Features: - Inspect live TLS certificate chains - Review trust status, protocol, validity, SANs, key usage, fingerprints, and extensions - Surface risky signals like expired certificates, weak algorithms, broken chain linkage, and possible interception products - Browse every certificate in the presented chain - Export DER certificates for sharing or debugging - Inspect the current page in Safari with the Safari extension - Inspect shared URLs and page data from other apps with the action extension - Check Live Monitor status from the Home Screen widget
VIP IoT Plus
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Application to control IoT Device Controller for VIP Inter Tech products - VIP IoT Plus 2P : 2 Channels - VIP IoT Plus 4P : 4 Channels - VIP IoT Plus 8P : 8 Channels Control in 3 modes - Timer - Auto by sensor - Manual Show sensor value - Temperature - Humidity - Lux - CO2 IoT Device based on ESP8266
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Inspect at monthly against VIP IoT Plus's every 59 months. VIP IoT Plus's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Inspect ships an update monthly, VIP IoT Plus every 59 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Inspect | VIP IoT Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (134 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 87.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 134 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 59 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tao Xu | VIP AGRICULTURE COMPANY LIMITED |
Bugs and requests
Inspect
Reported bugs
4 issues- App does not work with iOS 16
- MITM icon is greyed out even though switch is active
- Bad certificate shown for YouTube/YouTubekids.com
- Tutorial is incomplete, doesn't explain editing
Requested features
6 requests- More features
- Add feature to select items and look at the console
- Add dark mode
- Improve design of details table
- Wrap contents of SHA and MD5 fingerprints
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- Add feature requests submission method
VIP IoT Plus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Inspect
No in-app purchases
VIP IoT Plus
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Inspect free?
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Do Inspect or VIP IoT Plus have ads?
Which is updated more often, Inspect or VIP IoT Plus?
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