Comparison

Accessibility Inspector vs Local Inspect

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

Head to head
About

Accessibility Inspector

Customize your device to meet individual needs with a suite of accessibility features. Quickly toggle these settings on or off using a triple-click of the side button.

Highlights
  • Customize device for individual needs
  • Configure accessibility features
  • Triple-click side button to toggle
  • On-device settings management
Features
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Accessibility features help you customise your iPhone for your individual needs. Configure and then triple-click the side button to toggle accessibility features on or off.

About

Local Inspect

Features
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Local Inspect is a proper web inspector for iPhone and iPad. Open any live URL or a local project folder and dig into the page the way you would on a desktop, no Mac required. INSPECT THE PAGE • Element tree with the matched CSS, computed styles and a live box-model overlay • Tap any element to select it; edit CSS values, attributes and text and see changes live • Accessibility view: role, name, ARIA and WCAG colour contrast • View the source, served and rendered, with syntax highlighting and full text selection CONSOLE, NETWORK AND MORE • Console with log levels, filtering, search and a REPL to run JavaScript • Network panel with headers, payloads, response bodies, sizes and timing • Resources, Storage (local/session/cookies) and Performance (Core Web Vitals) • Built-in accessibility and best-practice audits • Emulate iPhone, iPad and desktop viewports AI ASSISTANT (bring your own key) • Ask about a selected element, the whole page or your project • Works with Claude, OpenAI or Google Gemini using your own API key • Get explanations and one-tap fixes you can apply to the page • Nothing is sent anywhere unless you turn the assistant on LOCAL-FIRST Pages you open stay on your device. The assistant only sends what you ask it to, straight to the provider you choose with your own key. LOCAL INSPECT PRO (one-time unlock) • Host a local project folder over a real http origin, so modules, routing and same-origin fetch all work • Accurate server-side Network panel and network throttling • Project-wide AI Q&A across your files • One-tap fixes for audit findings • Export the Network log as HAR and the Audit and Performance panels as reports • Saved console snippets, including run-on-load The full element inspector, console, source view and element/page AI chat are free. Pro is a single non-consumable purchase, no subscription.

Screenshots

Accessibility Inspector3 screens
Local Inspect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Accessibility Inspector at 14.1 against Local Inspect's 26.5. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Accessibility Inspector versus Local Inspect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAccessibility InspectorLocal Inspect
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 59 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.1 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB6 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGeorge GarsideJonathan Lewington

In-app purchases

None

Accessibility Inspector

No in-app purchases

None

Local Inspect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Accessibility Inspector free?
Accessibility Inspector is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Local Inspect free?
Local Inspect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Accessibility Inspector or Local Inspect have ads?
Neither Accessibility Inspector nor Local Inspect shows ads.

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