Logger for Shortcuts vs Web Archive Inspector
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Logger for Shortcuts
This app provides a developer console specifically for building complex shortcuts. It allows users to write messages to the console in real-time as shortcuts run, eliminating the need for Quick Look actions. Powerful filtering tools help users drill down into output by various criteria, and logs can be synced across devices via iCloud and exported.
- Developer console for Shortcuts
- Real-time message logging
- Powerful filtering tools
- Filter by category, device, date, contents, search, tags
- iCloud sync across devices
- Export logs to plain text or markdown
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"It has so rapidly become one of the most critical apps on my whole system, I cannot even believe it" — CGP Grey, Cortex podcast Logger is the first developer console designed for Shortcuts. Building complex shortcuts is now easier than ever! Use the Logger's shortcut actions to write messages to the console. See them posted in realtime as your shortcut runs - no more Quick Look actions required. Use the powerful filtering tools to drill down into the output. Filter by category, device, date, contents, search or tags. All your messages are synced securely between your devices using iCloud and you can even export your logs to plain text or markdown.
Web Archive Inspector
View and interact with offline web archive files on your iOS device. Execute JavaScript and access all linked resources for a fully functional offline browsing experience. Import archives created on any platform.
- Open and view web archive files
- Execute JavaScript within archives
- Full offline support
- Import archives from any platform
- QuickLook individual resources
- Supports various resource types and encodings
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Inspect your web archive files on iOS. • Open web archive files like Safari on macOS, with support for executing JavaScript contained in linked resources. • Full offline support for executing JavaScript and any other resources contained in the archive. • Import web archives created in Safari on any platform, including macOS. No need to rely on Reading List to keep articles to read later, including their interactivity. • QuickLook individual resources from the archive and share or save the resource as a new file. • Supports a variety of resource types and encodings. Get support on Twitter @grgarside or georgegarside.com/apps/web-archive-inspector
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Web Archive Inspector at Free against Logger for Shortcuts's $4.99. Web Archive Inspector also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4). Logger for Shortcuts's advantage is review sentiment (79% vs 67%) and chart position (#57 vs unranked). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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 Archive Inspector is free to download; Logger for Shortcuts costs $4.99 up front. Logger for Shortcuts sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Web Archive Inspector asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Logger for Shortcuts against 4.8 for Web Archive Inspector. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 13 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Logger for Shortcuts's written reviews are positive against 67% of Web Archive Inspector's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.
| Parameter | Logger for Shortcuts | Web Archive Inspector |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (27 ratings) | 4.8 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.3% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #57 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Snailed It Development Ltd | George Garside |
Customer experience
Logger for Shortcuts
Web Archive Inspector
In-app purchases
Logger for Shortcuts
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
- Large Tip$4.99
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- Huge Tip$9.99
Web Archive Inspector
No in-app purchases
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