Comparison

Web Inspector vs Twain

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

Twain

Features
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Twain is a native Markdown and MDX reader for iPhone and iPad. Point it at a folder in Files or iCloud Drive and read your documentation the way it is meant to look, offline and on device. RENDERS MDX SAFELY Known components become styled blocks. Unknown ones become clearly labelled placeholders showing the tag and its props, so a docs site written for Mintlify or Docusaurus reads properly on a phone. No code in a document is ever run. OPEN A WHOLE FOLDER Point Twain at a folder in Files, iCloud Drive, or a provider like Working Copy, and it reads the whole tree. Move between documents without going back to a file manager. EVERYTHING RENDERS GitHub Flavoured Markdown with tables, task lists, footnotes and alerts. Mermaid diagrams and KaTeX maths render locally. Switch between the rendered view and the raw source whenever you want to see exactly what a document says. REVIEW AWAY FROM YOUR DESK Search across the folder, pin notes to exact passages, and share a line-anchored report when you are back at your Mac. PRIVACY Everything renders on device. There is no account, no telemetry, and no sync. Twain for iPhone and iPad is free, with nothing to buy inside it. There is a companion Mac app at twain.md.

Screenshots

Web Inspector4 screens
Twain4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Web Inspector at none against Twain's 1. Web Inspector also leads on chart position (#50 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Twain sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Web Inspector asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Web Inspector versus Twain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeb InspectorTwain
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (152 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings152 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#50 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnd a DinosaurPIXELITE, SL

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

Twain

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Web Inspector

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Twain

One-time1
  • Twain Pro$19.00

Questions

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

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