Inspect Browser vs Desktop Browser
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
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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.
Desktop Browser
Experience a full desktop web on your mobile device. This browser simulates a large, resizable screen to display desktop versions of websites, avoiding mobile-optimized layouts. Enjoy features like zoom control, full-screen mode, and privacy-focused data collection.
- Desktop website rendering
- Zoomable screen (1x-3x)
- Full screen mode
- Portrait/landscape transitions
- Favorites management
- UI customization
- Multiple tabs (Pro)
- Theme customization (Pro)
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Zoomable is a browser that provides a full desktop web experience. It simulates a large and resizable screen and shows the desktop version of websites, so you can stay away from those bad mobile web experiences. • Zoom freely between 1x and 3x. • Seamless transitions between portrait and landscape mode. • Supports full screen mode. • Save and manage favorites. • Lightning fast and super small install size. • Supports UI customization for both portrait and landscape mode. • Respects user privacy; the app only collects anonymous diagnostic data unrelated to browsing, and you can opt out. • [Pro] Multiple tabs. • [Pro] Customize themes. The app is designed for everyone, it works great with many websites. However, it is particularly useful for developers. For example, accessing App Store Connect and Firebase Console works great in this app because of the screen scale feature.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Desktop Browser at Free against Inspect Browser's $6.99. Desktop Browser also leads on ratings volume (3.3K vs 124) and rating (4.5 vs 4.3). Inspect Browser's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (75% vs 64%). On ads, chart position, device support and iOS requirement 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
Desktop Browser is free to download; Inspect Browser costs $6.99 up front. Desktop Browser sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Inspect Browser asks for nothing beyond the download.
Desktop Browser holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Desktop Browser has 3.3K ratings behind it against 124, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Inspect Browser's written reviews are positive against 64% of Desktop Browser's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Inspect Browser ships an update every 3 months, Desktop Browser every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Inspect Browser | Desktop Browser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (124 ratings) | 4.5 (3.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.5% of reviews — better | 64.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 124 | 3.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #12 — better | #22 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Parallax Dynamics Inc. | Actowise LLC |
Customer experience
Inspect Browser
Desktop Browser
Bugs and requests
Inspect Browser
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Desktop Browser
Reported bugs
4 issues- Issues connecting to local IP addresses
- Inability to use Google account login
- Blank pages when resizing or zooming
- Redirects to search engine instead of desired site
Requested features
5 requests- Add ad-blocking capabilities
- Implement local network access
- Allow setting as default browser
- Introduce a virtual trackpad mode
- Improve bookmark management
In-app purchases
Inspect Browser
No in-app purchases
Desktop Browser
- 2 Extra Tabs$2.99
- Pro Lifetime$9.99
- Pro Lifetime$14.99
Questions
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