Web Inspector vs Cookie
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Web Inspector
This app provides a suite of web development tools for Safari on mobile devices. Inspect and edit the DOM, view element styles, execute JavaScript commands, monitor network requests, and examine stored resources like cookies.
- DOM inspection and editing
- Element style viewer
- JavaScript console
- Network request monitoring
- Resource storage details
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Web Inspector expands Safari on iPhone and iPad with a set of web development tools: Elements: Browse the DOM tree and tap elements on the page to inspect them. View node details, styles, and computed values. Search the DOM, edit an element's HTML, and copy or delete nodes. Console: Type JavaScript commands to debug, modify, and get information about your webpage. Sources: Read the webpage's source with syntax highlighting. Network: See a list of network requests made by the webpage, with headers and responses. Filter requests, or copy one as a cURL command. Resources: Find details about the data stored by a webpage, such as cookies, local storage, and session storage. Tip: If you tap the Web Inspector button and nothing happens, reload the page once..
Cookie
Manage your web browser cookies with this open-source tool. Easily view, create, edit, and delete cookies, and import/export them in various formats. Ideal for web development, testing, and enhancing online privacy.
- List all cookies
- Search cookies
- Create, edit, delete cookies
- Import/export cookies
- Delete all cookies
- Customizable interface
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Cookie-Editor is designed to have a simple to use interface that let you do most standard cookie operations. It is ideal for developing and testing web pages or even manual management of cookies for your privacy. Be careful! Do not share your cookies with anyone you do not trust! Cookies can contain very sensitive information like your login information. If you share your cookies with someone, they could gain full access to your account and compromise it. Feature list: - List all cookies for the current tab. - Search your cookies. - Create, edit and delete your cookies. - Import and export your cookies in many formats (JSON, Netscape, Header string) - Quickly delete all cookies for the current tab. - Customizable: chose what extra data to see, what theme to use (light or dark), the amount of detail to see (advanced mode). Cookie-Editor can help you: - Develop web pages. - Improve your SEO work. - Manage your cookies for privacy. - Improve your browsing experience. Cookie-Editor believes in privacy. Your Cookies are safe and all of your data remains offline. For all feature requests or bug report, please visit the GitHub repository and fill an issue https://github.com/Moustachauve/cookie-editor
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Web Inspector at 3.9 against Cookie's 3.4. Web Inspector also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (65% vs 40%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Web Inspector holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 152 and 91 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Web Inspector's written reviews are positive against 40% of Cookie's.
Web Inspector ships an update weekly, Cookie every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Web Inspector | Cookie |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (152 ratings) — better | 3.4 (91 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 65.2% of reviews — better | 40.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 152 — better | 91 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #64 | #36 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | And a Dinosaur | Christophe Gagnier |
Customer experience
Web Inspector
Cookie
User reviews
Web Inspector
From 152 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Efficient web inspector
- 👍 Useful debugging tools
- 🔍 Helpful for web development
- 💡 Brings desktop-like functionality to mobile
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and bugs
- 🔍 Limited functionality compared to desktop tools
- 🔍 Inconsistent performance
- 🔍 Difficult to use or navigate
Cookie
From 91 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Works for some users
- 👍 Free and open source
- 👍 Useful for data migration
- 👍 Good for privacy control
- 👍 Works on macOS
Room to improve
- 🐛 Does not work on iOS 18
- 🐛 Does not work on newer iOS versions
- 🐛 Does not work on Sequoia update
- 🐛 Does not work on MacOS updates
- 🐛 Extension not loading
Bugs and requests
Web Inspector
Reported bugs
4 issues- Disappears when reloading webpage
- Doesn't work on newer iOS versions
- Doesn't load on crashed tabs
- Permissions issues
Requested features
4 requests- CSS editing capabilities
- Resizable panel
- Improved console functionality
- Better integration with Safari
Cookie
Reported bugs
9 issues- Extension cannot be loaded
- Manifest version error
- No cookies detected
- Not working on iOS 18
- Not working on MacOS updates
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- Not working after Sequoia update
- Not clearing cookies
- Not exporting all cookies
- Hacking/scam reports (potential security issue)
Requested features
6 requests- Update for iOS 18 compatibility
- Update for newer MacOS versions
- Fix extension loading issues
- Remove intrusive advertising
- Improve cookie parsing for import
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- Add option to show all cookies
In-app purchases
Web Inspector
No in-app purchases
Cookie
No in-app purchases
