Comparison

LocalSites vs Web Toolbox

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

Head to head
About

LocalSites

Discover and access websites hosted on your local network. This utility helps you quickly find configuration pages for devices like printers and IoT gadgets, opening them directly in your browser.

Highlights
  • Discover local network websites
  • Uses Bonjour (DNS-SD) protocol
  • Open URLs in Safari
  • Access device configuration pages
  • Open source on GitHub
Features
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This app shows all websites in the local network which advertise themselves using the "bonjour" (DNS-SD) protocol. Clicking on an entry passes the URL to Safari for displaying the website. Note that the only purpose of this app is to quickly access configuration websites for example of local printers or IoT gadgets. The app does not list services other than http, and is not meant to be a full featured network services browser (there are already good apps for that). The app is in the AppStore for your convenience and as a way to support its development a bit, but it is open sourced on github, so you're welcome to get it from there and also to contribute enhancements!

About

Web Toolbox

Monitor your websites and web servers with automated checks for responses and content. Configure various checks like HTTP status codes, headers, and content using CSS selectors or custom JavaScript. Includes DNS, GeoIP, and Whois tools for comprehensive web analysis.

Highlights
  • Automated HTTP status code checks
  • HTTP header content verification
  • CSS selector-based content checks
  • Custom JavaScript execution for checks
  • DNS client for server queries
  • GeoIP lookup for IP address location
  • Tabular Whois client for domain info
Features
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Web Toolbox will help you keep an eye on your sites and web servers. With a few simple steps you can set up automated checks on the responses and content of your web pages. You will be able to run them individually or in batches whenever you want directly from your iPhone and iPad without any subscription. You will be able to configure different types of automated checks: - HTTP Status Code: Indicate the expected HTTP status code, if the code obtained is different the check will fail. - HTTP Header: You will be able to indicate the name of an HTTP header whose content you want to check, you will be able to do an exact check or search for a string within the value. - Content: You will be able to search for an HTML element within the page by indicating its CSS selector and check its content. - Custom JavaScript: Finally you will be able to run a JavaScript script within the page and check its result. You will also be able to decide whether to run the checks on the simple textual response of your web page, or to render the page in a real web browser. To help you identify issues on your websites, Web Toolbox includes several tools: - DNS: A DNS client that will allow you to query DNS servers in your local or remote network with the most popular preconfigured ones (Google DNS, OpenDNS, Cloudflare) - GeoIP: This tool will allow you visually to pinpoint the geographic location of any IP address, as well as obtain other information about the address such as the ISP - Whois: A completely revised Whois client to allow you to access domain name information more easily. In addition to the classic text response, for most Whois servers, you will have access to a tabular mode that will make the domain data more readable and usable.

Screenshots

LocalSites1 screens
Web Toolbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Web Toolbox at 4.3 against LocalSites's 1.0. Web Toolbox also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 23 months) and ratings volume (12 vs 1). LocalSites's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Web Toolbox sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. LocalSites asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Web Toolbox holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Web Toolbox has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LocalSites ships an update every 23 months, Web Toolbox every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
LocalSites versus Web Toolbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLocalSitesWeb Toolbox
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.3 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings112 — better
Update frequencyEvery 23 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.3 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLukas ZellerFausto Ristagno

Customer experience

LocalSites

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Web Toolbox

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

LocalSites

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Web Toolbox

One-time2
  • Pro Lifetime (Only PRO users)Free
  • Pro Lifetime$2.99

Questions

Is LocalSites free?
LocalSites is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Web Toolbox free?
Web Toolbox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LocalSites or Web Toolbox?
Web Toolbox is rated higher. LocalSites averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Web Toolbox averages 4.3 from 12 ratings.
Do LocalSites or Web Toolbox have ads?
Web Toolbox shows ads; LocalSites does not.
Which is updated more often, LocalSites or Web Toolbox?
LocalSites ships an update every 23 months, and Web Toolbox every 4 weeks. Most recently, LocalSites was updated on September 27, 2026 and Web Toolbox on September 30, 2026.

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