UDevice vs Dead Link Researcher
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UDevice
This app offers a comprehensive suite of developer and testing tools. It includes network utilities like HTTP(s) capture and DNS parsing, alongside system information and file management capabilities. Ideal for development, testing, and device management.
- HTTP(s) Capture/Rewrite
- SSH and Terminal access
- Python3 interpreter
- Cookie editing
- Network utilities (Ping, DNS, Traceroute, Port Scan)
- File manager
- Device fingerprinting and system info
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Make device debugging, network diagnostics, and security research more efficient. The app includes a rich set of professional tools covering network packet capture, request rewriting, SSH, local terminal, Python 3, file management, cookie editing, log analysis, JSON formatting, regular expressions, Ping, DNS lookup, Traceroute, port scanning, LAN scanning, and more. You can also view real-time device status and key system information, including CPU, system, network, memory, display, browser environment, and other device data, helping you quickly understand the current state of your device. Whether for development debugging, testing and troubleshooting, security research, or daily device management, everything can be done in one app.
Dead Link Researcher
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Crawl any website for broken links — fast, private, and brutally thorough. Dead Link Researcher hunts down every 404, redirect loop, DNS failure, and dead asset on your site, then monitors it on autopilot. Stop combing through Search Console for orphaned URLs. Stop waiting in line for slow cloud crawlers. Run a full link audit on any domain from your phone — and get pinged the moment a new link breaks. WHAT IT DOES - Crawl any site — feed it a domain, get a complete broken-link report - Detect every kind of dead link — 404s, 5xx errors, timeouts, DNS failures, redirect loops, blocked URLs - Sitemap.xml and robots.txt aware — crawl the way search engines do - Group broken URLs by error type — fix the biggest categories first - Check both internal pages and external outbound links - Runs 100% on-device — your domains, scans, and auth tokens never leave your phone PRO FEATURES - Scheduled scans — re-crawl daily or weekly, fully automatic - Push notifications — get alerted the second a new broken link appears - Deep crawl — up to 5,000 pages and 20,000 links per scan - Multi-site watchlist — track up to 50 client sites or domains - Diff view — see exactly what changed since your last scan - PDF and CSV exports — hand polished reports to clients or stakeholders - Custom ignore rules — skip tracking pixels, share URLs, and UTM noise - Auth profiles — add cookies or headers to scan staging sites, intranets, or pages behind logins WHO IT'S FOR - Web developers shipping a redesign, migration, or CMS swap - SEO professionals auditing site health and internal link equity - Agencies maintaining a portfolio of client sites - Bloggers and content creators with years of articles to keep alive - QA engineers catching link rot before customers do - Anyone who has discovered their old contact form is broken on a Tuesday WHY DEAD LINK RESEARCHER - No accounts, no signups — open the app and scan - No cloud crawler queue — runs on your device, results in your pocket - Free tier lets you scan up to 50 pages and 200 links without paying - Yearly Pro saves about 76% vs the weekly plan - Built by Pleme — a small indie team, not a SaaS giant Tap Scan, watch live progress (pages crawled, links checked, broken so far), then drill into every broken URL and the pages that link to it. Export, fix, monitor. Done. Download Dead Link Researcher and stop losing traffic to dead links. — SUBSCRIPTION TERMS: - Dead Link Researcher Pro (Weekly): $4.99/week after 3-day free trial - Dead Link Researcher Pro (Yearly): $59.99/year (~$1.15/week) - Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period - You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your Apple ID account settings - Privacy Policy: https://pleme.app/dead-link-researcher-privacy - Terms of Use: https://pleme.app/dead-link-researcher-terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Dead Link Researcher at Free against UDevice's $4.99. UDevice's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On update cadence, ads, chart position 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
Dead Link Researcher is free to download; UDevice costs $4.99 up front. Dead Link Researcher sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. UDevice asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UDevice | Dead Link Researcher |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (36 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 78.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #57 — better | #118 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 159 MB | 159 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gansu Zhenxian Network Technology Co., Ltd. | Pleme PTY LTD. |
In-app purchases
UDevice
No in-app purchases
Dead Link Researcher
- Dead Link Researcher Pro (Weekly)3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Dead Link Researcher Pro (Yearly)$59.991 Year
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