Comparison

Inspect vs SSL Certificate Checker

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

Head to head
About

Inspect

Examine the TLS certificate chain of any website directly on your iPhone or iPad. Understand trust status, protocols, and security signals. Export certificates for further analysis or sharing.

Highlights
  • Inspect live TLS certificate chains
  • Review trust status and security signals
  • Browse and export certificates
  • Safari extension for current page inspection
  • Action extension for shared URLs
  • Home Screen widget for Live Monitor
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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

About

SSL Certificate Checker

Monitor the health of SSL/TLS certificates for your websites and services. Instantly check single targets or scan your entire list to identify expiring or expired certificates and review TLS configurations.

Highlights
  • Monitor SSL/TLS certificate health
  • Check expiry date and days left
  • Classify certificate status (OK, Expiring, Expired, Failed)
  • View issuer, subject, and SAN details
  • Inspect negotiated TLS protocol and cipher suite
  • Perform single target or batch scans
  • Store targets and results locally
Features
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SSL Certificate Checker helps you monitor SSL/TLS certificate health for the websites and services you care about. Add one or more targets (hostname + port, default 443), run a check instantly, or scan your whole list in one tap. The app is designed for a quick daily workflow: open, scan, review risk, and act. What you can check: - Expiry date and days left - Status classification: OK, Expiring, Expired, Failed - Issuer and subject - SAN (Subject Alternative Name) - Serial number and signature details - SHA-256 certificate fingerprint - SHA-256 public key fingerprint - Negotiated TLS protocol and cipher suite Key workflows: - Single target check for immediate troubleshooting - Full list scan for regular maintenance - Saved targets and latest results stored locally on device - Optional periodic background checks (can be turned on/off) Built for practical certificate operations: - Quickly identify certificates close to expiration - Compare protocol/cipher negotiation outcomes - Keep a simple watchlist for internal or public endpoints - Generate and review report-style outputs inside the app Security perspective for connected-device teams: - Includes TLS protocol and cipher suite visibility to support baseline security reviews - Helps teams spot weak or unexpected negotiated ciphers during routine checks - Useful as an evidence aid for internal security discussions and release readiness - Designed as a practical checker, not a complete legal/compliance assessment tool Regulatory context note: - In the EU, RED cybersecurity delegated requirements under Directive 2014/53/EU Article 3(3)(d)(e)(f) apply from August 1, 2025 for covered products - This app can support early HTTPS/TLS posture checks, but it does not certify compliance with RED-DA, EN 18031, or any other regulation/standard on its own Privacy and control: - No account is required to start checking - Targets and recent check results are kept locally for your routine usage - Privacy policy and terms are available from within the app Current release focus: - Core SSL/TLS checking flow and result parsing are available - Batch checking and retry flow are available - iOS background checks are best-effort (system-scheduled) - Multilingual UI foundation is integrated; some languages are still being refined This app is suitable for developers, operators, site owners, and anyone who wants a simple way to track certificate validity and TLS configuration from a mobile device.

Screenshots

Inspect4 screens
SSL Certificate Checker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SSL Certificate Checker at 5.0 against Inspect's 4.5. SSL Certificate Checker also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 87%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Inspect's advantage is ratings volume (135 vs 2) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SSL Certificate Checker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Inspect has 135 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Inspect's written reviews are positive against 100% of SSL Certificate Checker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Inspect ships an update every 3 weeks, SSL Certificate Checker monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Inspect versus SSL Certificate Checker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInspectSSL Certificate Checker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (135 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings135 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTao XuYuan-Yi Chang

Customer experience

Inspect

All ratings125 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral1.6%
Negative11.2%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive86.8%
Neutral2.6%
Negative10.5%

SSL Certificate Checker

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Inspect

No in-app purchases

None

SSL Certificate Checker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Inspect free?
Inspect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SSL Certificate Checker free?
SSL Certificate Checker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Inspect or SSL Certificate Checker?
SSL Certificate Checker is rated higher. Inspect averages 4.5 out of 5 from 135 ratings, while SSL Certificate Checker averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Inspect or SSL Certificate Checker have ads?
Neither Inspect nor SSL Certificate Checker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Inspect or SSL Certificate Checker?
Inspect ships an update every 3 weeks, and SSL Certificate Checker monthly. Most recently, Inspect was updated on October 24, 2026 and SSL Certificate Checker on October 23, 2026.

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