Comparison

Web Inspector vs DevBox

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • DOM inspection and editing
  • Element style viewer
  • JavaScript console
  • Network request monitoring
  • Resource storage details
Features
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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..

About

DevBox

Features
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DevBox is a code editor and IDE that runs PHP, Python, Node.js and Go on your phone or tablet, with a local web server, a MySQL database and a Linux terminal. No laptop and no remote server. Open a project, tap Run, and your site opens in the built-in browser at localhost. Change a file, refresh, and see the result. Write code, run it, and preview it: a full web development IDE on the device. WHAT YOU CAN BUILD • PHP sites on PHP 8.5 with .htaccess support, or a Laravel app with Composer • A Node.js server or API, or a React, Vue, Angular or Svelte app with npm install and npm run dev • Python scripts and web apps, with libraries from pip • Go programs and web servers • HTML, CSS and JavaScript websites with live preview • Apps backed by a MySQL database, managed with phpMyAdmin CODE EDITOR • Syntax highlighting for PHP, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Go, HTML, CSS and more • Find and replace, go to line, code formatting and tabs for open files • A key row above the keyboard for brackets, quotes and symbols LOCAL WEB SERVER AND PREVIEW • PHP, Node.js, Python and Go dev servers on localhost, with output and request logs • Built-in browser with Eruda DevTools to inspect your pages LINUX TERMINAL • A real Linux terminal (Alpine) with command history and scrollback • npm, pip, composer, go and git, plus more tools and compilers from apk MYSQL AND PHPMYADMIN • A MariaDB server on the device that works with any MySQL library • Create databases and users, run SQL, import and export dumps in phpMyAdmin GIT • Clone, commit, branch, push and pull over HTTPS or SSH • GitHub, GitLab or your own server; search GitHub and import a repo as a new project MORE • Open projects from local storage, FTP or SSH, and iCloud Drive on iPhone and iPad • Start a project from a template, an empty folder or an AI prompt • AI tools to improve, refactor or comment your code • Offline docs for PHP, Node.js, Python and Go Pick a language, write your code in the code editor, and tap Run to start coding with an IDE that fits in your pocket. The terminal and MariaDB are available as one-time purchases or with DevBox Pro. Installing packages, Git remotes and the AI assistant need an internet connection; writing, running and previewing code work offline. --- Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://devbox.porizm.com/privacy?lang=en

Screenshots

Web Inspector4 screens
DevBox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Web Inspector at none against DevBox's 3. Web Inspector also leads on chart position (#48 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, 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. DevBox sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Web Inspector asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Web Inspector versus DevBox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeb InspectorDevBox
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (160 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings160 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#48 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB412 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAnd a DinosaurFiras Moussa

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

DevBox

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Web Inspector

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

DevBox

Subscriptions1
  • DevBox Pro$2.991 Month
One-time2
  • MariaDB Server$4.99
  • Integrated Terminal$9.99

Questions

Is Web Inspector free?
Web Inspector is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DevBox free?
DevBox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Web Inspector or DevBox have ads?
Neither Web Inspector nor DevBox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Web Inspector or DevBox?
Web Inspector ships an update weekly, and DevBox weekly. Most recently, Web Inspector was updated on November 3, 2026 and DevBox on November 5, 2026.

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