Web Inspector vs TextNova
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..
TextNova
A native text toolbox for developers offering 151 transformers for conversion, encoding, hashing, and formatting. Features include a Markdown preview, change history, on-device AI, and a developer-grade editor. Works fully offline for privacy.
- 151 text transformers
- Markdown preview with formatting
- Change history and diff view
- On-device AI for text manipulation
- Developer-grade editor
- Command Palette for transformer access
- Offline functionality
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TextNova is a fast, native text toolbox for developers. Convert, encode, decode, hash, and format text with 151 built-in transformers, all in one clean interface on Mac, iPhone, and iPad. HIGHLIGHTS • 151 transformers in 7 categories: JSON/YAML/TOML/XML conversion, Base64/Hex/URL encoding, MD5/SHA hashing, case conversion, text and data utils, and date/time tools • Markdown preview: see your document rendered, with tables, task lists, images, and syntax highlighted code. Select blocks and copy them with their formatting intact • Change history: every transform, paste, and file load is recorded, per tab. Compare any point against your current text, or revert to it • On-device AI: summarize, fix grammar, translate, or rewrite with Apple Intelligence. Your text never leaves your device • Developer-grade editor: monospace type, line numbers, syntax highlighting, search and replace, and a built-in diff view • Command Palette: find and run any transformer without leaving the keyboard • Favorites and Recents: your most-used transformers always within reach • Private by design: works fully offline. No accounts, no servers, no tracking Whether you're decoding a JWT, pretty-printing JSON, or turning CSV into a Markdown table, TextNova gets it done in seconds. Available in English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Spanish, French, and German.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Web Inspector at Free against TextNova's $1.99. Web Inspector also leads on chart position (#47 vs unranked) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). TextNova's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 65%). On 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
Web Inspector is free to download; TextNova costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Web Inspector ships an update weekly, TextNova fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Web Inspector | TextNova |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.9 (160 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 64.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 160 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #47 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | And a Dinosaur | HWAN LEE |
Customer experience
Web Inspector
TextNova
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
TextNova
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Web Inspector
No in-app purchases
TextNova
No in-app purchases









