Inspect Browser vs Rest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Inspect Browser
This app offers desktop-class web development tools directly on your iOS device. Inspect HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, view network requests, and test responsive design without needing a desktop or remote connection.
- JavaScript console
- HTML/CSS inspection and editing
- Network panel
- Responsive design tools
- Storage inspector
- View page source
Read full descriptionHide full description
Web development tools for iOS. Inspect is a web inspector for iOS that provides desktop-class developer tools, right in the app. No need for remote debugging, connecting to a desktop, proxies, or remote systems. Included are: - JavaScript console. - HTML element inspection and editing (with live preview). - CSS inspection and editing (with live preview). - View element details: CSS rules, JavaScript properties, dimension statistics, and more. - Open files and folders from other apps (like Working Copy), or from iCloud to test locally. - Network panel, displaying page headers and XHR requests. - Responsive design tools: View your site with a variety of mobile and desktop sizes and orientations, including support for custom sizes and user agents. - Cookies, local storage, and session storage inspector and editor. - Resource graph. - View raw page source. - Control over browser operation: disable JavaScript, cache, and clear cache and cookies to test various operations and states. - Save a screenshot of your site, including the ability to save the full page.
Rest
Easily perform HTTP requests directly from your mobile device. Supports various body types, syntax highlighting, and detailed response inspection. Import collections and manage project variables for efficient API testing.
- Supports JSON, Form & Multipart bodies
- Syntax highlighting and JSON error reporting
- All common and custom HTTP methods
- Add HTTP Headers and URL parameters
- Response body, header, and metrics inspection
- Multiple response body views
- Import Postman collections
Read full descriptionHide full description
Rest allows you to perform arbitrary HTTP requests right from your mobile device. • Supports JSON, Form & Multipart bodies • Body editor with syntax highlighting and JSON error reporting • All common HTTP methods + custom Methods • Add HTTP Headers, URL parameters and Basic Authentication • Option to allow insecure SSL & follow redirects • Response body, header and metrics inspection • Multiple response body views (JSON, text, image, web) • Import Postman collections from Files or URL • Add project-wide variables in URL, Headers and request body • CloudKit sync • Dark mode and alternative app icon • Split-Screen to see the request and response views simultaneously on iPad and larger iPhones (starting from iPhone X)
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Rest at Free against Inspect Browser's $6.99. Rest also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). Inspect Browser's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#24 vs unranked). On rating, 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
Rest is free to download; Inspect Browser costs $6.99 up front. Rest sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Inspect Browser asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Inspect Browser against 4.4 for Rest. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 124 and 95 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Inspect Browser's written reviews are positive against 65% of Rest's.
Inspect Browser ships an update every 3 months, Rest every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Inspect Browser | Rest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (124 ratings) | 4.4 (95 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.5% of reviews — better | 65.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 124 — better | 95 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #24 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Parallax Dynamics Inc. | Silvan Daehn |
Customer experience
Inspect Browser
Rest
In-app purchases
Inspect Browser
No in-app purchases
Rest
- Unlock All Features$4.99









