Comparison

URL Components vs Araname

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

URL Components

Instantly decode and inspect URLs, parsing components like scheme, host, path, and query parameters. Generate code snippets in Swift, curl, and JavaScript for debugging APIs and web links. Ideal for developers working with web requests and data.

Highlights
  • Decode and inspect URLs
  • Parse URL components
  • Generate Swift code
  • Generate curl commands
  • Generate JavaScript snippets
  • API debugging tool
Features
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Decode and inspect URLs instantly. Parse URL components like scheme, host, port, path, query parameters, headers, and cookies. Generate Swift, curl, and JavaScript code snippets. Perfect for developers debugging APIs and web links.

About

Araname

Features
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Araname is a basic tool for web developers, UI/UX designers and enthusiasts to inspect, analyze, and visualize media resources used on websites as loaded by web browsers. See resource headers and identify optimization opportunities, analyze loading performance, and detect display issues with ease. Key Features for Developers: - Identify all media assets embedded in a webpage, including lazy-loaded content - Analyze image quality, formats, dimensions, and technical details to improve site performance - Inspect video and audio resources to ensure proper implementation - Examine detailed server response headers and cache directives - Organize your findings with our intuitive filtering system - Copy resource URLs for reference and documentation - Automatically adapt to light and dark mode based on system settings - Store recent site inspections for easy access Professional Web Development: Perfect for frontend developers needing to audit websites, analyze resource delivery, check for broken media links, or evaluate optimization opportunities. Examine image formats, resolutions, cache configurations, and server response patterns to make data-driven decisions for improving site performance. Technical Inspection Tools: - Comprehensive format analysis for images, videos, and audio - Detailed technical information including MIME types, ETags, cache-control headers - Server response metrics and content delivery analysis - Adaptive UI that works seamlessly across iPhone and iPad UI/UX Design Analysis: Analyze how media is implemented across different contexts and verify that the right assets are being delivered. Compare image quality between formats and ensure your design assets are properly implemented on websites. Responsible Usage Note: This tool is intended for web development, analysis, and optimization purposes. Araname is designed for professional inspection of web resources while respecting content ownership. The app provides technical analysis capabilities for your webapps on the go.

Screenshots

URL Components4 screens
Araname4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: URL Components at none against Araname's shown. Araname's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 25 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, 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. URL Components sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Araname sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

URL Components ships an update every 25 months, Araname every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
URL Components versus Araname: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterURL ComponentsAraname
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 25 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSwapnanil DholKeiver Hernandez

In-app purchases

1 purchases

URL Components

One-time1
  • Support Development$9.99
1 purchases

Araname

One-time1
  • Ad-Free Experience$1.99

Questions

Is URL Components free?
URL Components is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Araname free?
Araname is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do URL Components or Araname have ads?
Araname shows ads; URL Components does not.
Which is updated more often, URL Components or Araname?
URL Components ships an update every 25 months, and Araname every 3 days. Most recently, URL Components was updated on October 5, 2026 and Araname on October 13, 2026.

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