Comparison

Web Inspector vs LocalView by devk061

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

LocalView by devk061

Features
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LocalView is a fast, local-first viewer and editor for developer files on iPhone and iPad. Open Markdown, JSON, property lists, TOML, YAML, NDJSON, XML, ENV, and plain-text documents directly from Files. Preview Markdown with an outline, search source, edit with syntax highlighting, copy content, and share documents. LocalView preserves supported encodings, byte-order marks, line endings, and binary property-list representation when saving. Mobile uses native autosave, undo, file coordination, and conflict handling. Your files stay under your control. LocalView has no accounts, analytics, tracking, ads, subscriptions, app-managed cloud storage, or automatic network requests. A Files provider chosen by you controls storage and transfer.

Screenshots

Web Inspector4 screens
LocalView by devk0611 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Web Inspector at #52 against LocalView by devk061's unranked. Web Inspector also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Web Inspector versus LocalView by devk061: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeb InspectorLocalView by devk061
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (152 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings152 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#52 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnd a DinosaurSaad Alsabra

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

LocalView by devk061

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Web Inspector

No in-app purchases

None

LocalView by devk061

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Web Inspector free?
Web Inspector is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LocalView by devk061 free?
LocalView by devk061 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Web Inspector or LocalView by devk061 have ads?
Neither Web Inspector nor LocalView by devk061 shows ads.

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