Comparison

Codable vs HomelabGlance

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

Head to head
About

Codable

Inspect web elements directly within Safari on your iPhone and iPad. Debug HTML, CSS, JavaScript errors, and network requests while browsing. Includes tools for responsive design testing and JavaScript scratchpad.

Highlights
  • Safari element inspection
  • JavaScript console logging
  • Network request analysis
  • DOM and CSS inspection
  • Responsive layout testing
  • JavaScript scratchpad
Features
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Inspect elements in Safari on iPhone and iPad. View HTML and CSS, read JavaScript console errors, review captured network requests, and explore page source and website assets in the Safari page you’re already using. Built for frontend developers debugging the mobile web. Safari inspection • Elements: select a node on the page, browse the DOM, inspect styles, and try local CSS edits. • Console: evaluate JavaScript and read captured logs, errors, and available stack information. • Network: inspect requests observed after capture starts, including available status, timing, and response details. • Source: read the source available to the extension and distinguish it from the live DOM. • Resources: explore scripts, stylesheets, images, and available page storage. Start capture before reproducing a problem. Safari permissions, browser boundaries, and capture timing can limit the evidence available. Codable does not provide every capability of desktop Web Inspector. Tools in the companion app • Resize: test responsive layouts with custom viewport dimensions, device presets, scale controls, and resize handles. • Scratchpad: write and run JavaScript with syntax coloring, code keyboard shortcuts, and document support. Optional Apple Intelligence assistance is available on supported devices. • Extension setup: enable Codable in Safari and practice with the bundled demo website. The Safari extension works in your current Safari page. Resize uses a separate browser session. Optional support Codable is free to use. The Tip Jar offers optional, repeatable one-time purchases through Apple. Tips unlock no features and are not subscriptions.

About

HomelabGlance

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Homelab Glance is a native dashboard for the self-hosted server you already run. It reads from the open-source "glance" aggregator and shows your containers, media, downloads, and storage at a glance — on your Home Screen, in widgets, in a Live Activity, and in a Mac menu-bar app. There's no Homelab Glance account and no cloud. The app talks only to the glance server on your own hardware. Point it at your server once and everything appears. AUTO-DETECTED SERVICES Rich cards for the apps it recognizes — Jellyfin, Sonarr, Radarr, and more — and clean generic cards for everything else, built from what's actually running. WIDGETS & LIVE ACTIVITY A configurable at-a-glance view for Home Screen and Lock Screen, plus a Live Activity that tracks a download or job from the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. CONTAINER CONTROLS Start, stop, and restart containers from the app — gated behind a separate control token you set, so read-only and control access stay distinct. ON YOUR MAC The same dashboard in a menu-bar app, one click away. SIRI & SHORTCUTS Actions are App Intents, so your homelab is scriptable and Siri-accessible. TRY IT WITHOUT A SERVER Demo mode is on by default with sample data, so you can explore the whole app before connecting. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Homelab Glance collects nothing. Your server address and tokens stay in your device's Keychain and traffic goes straight to your own machine — over your LAN or securely over Tailscale. The aggregator it talks to is open-source and self-hosted by you.

Screenshots

Codable4 screens
HomelabGlance3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HomelabGlance at none against Codable's 5. HomelabGlance also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.4). On price, 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. Codable sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. HomelabGlance asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Codable ships an update fortnightly, HomelabGlance weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Codable versus HomelabGlance: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCodableHomelabGlance
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB3 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperJeremy CollinsAnmol Saxena

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Codable

One-time5
  • Kind Tip$0.99
  • Thoughtful Tip$1.99
  • Wonderful Tip$2.99
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  • Incredible Tip$3.99
  • Extraordinary Tip$4.99
None

HomelabGlance

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Codable free?
Codable is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HomelabGlance free?
HomelabGlance is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Codable or HomelabGlance have ads?
Neither Codable nor HomelabGlance shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Codable or HomelabGlance?
Codable ships an update fortnightly, and HomelabGlance weekly. Most recently, Codable was updated on November 6, 2026 and HomelabGlance on November 5, 2026.

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