Comparison

WebView vs Walnut

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

Head to head
About

WebView

Test your webpages within a Safari or WebKit WebView environment. This app streamlines the process of checking web functionality without needing to set up your own iOS WebView. It supports camera and microphone permissions for testing SDK integrations.

Highlights
  • Test webpages in WebView
  • Supports Safari and WebKit
  • No need for own iOS WebView environment
  • Camera and microphone permission support
  • Test SDK integrations
Features
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Easily test webpages in a Safari or WebKit WebView. Save time by not having to spin up your own iOS WebView environment to test your webpage's functionality in a WebView. This app has camera and microphone permission support, which is useful for testing the Zoom Video SDK and Zoom Meeting SDK embedded in a WebView.

About

Walnut

This app allows developers to test WKWebView and SFSafariViewController configurations in real-time. It offers built-in DevTools for console, network, storage, and performance analysis, along with JavaScript injection and accessibility auditing.

Highlights
  • Real-time WKWebView configuration testing
  • Built-in DevTools (Console, Network, Storage)
  • JavaScript injection and execution
  • SFSafariViewController testing with content blockers
  • Accessibility auditing (axe-core)
  • Responsive viewport and device emulation
  • Bookmark management
Features
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The ultimate developer tool for testing WKWebView and SFSafariViewController configurations in real-time. KEY FEATURES WKWebView Testing • Real-time configuration testing with 20+ options • Built-in DevTools: Console, Network, Storage, Performance, Sources, Accessibility • JavaScript injection and snippet execution • Custom User-Agent emulation • Viewport and device emulation SFSafariViewController Testing • Native Safari experience with content blockers • Reader mode and responsive size control • Customizable bar colors and dismiss button styles Developer Tools • Console: Capture console.log with %c CSS styling support • Network: Monitor fetch/XHR requests with timing data • Storage: View/edit localStorage, sessionStorage, cookies • Performance: Web Vitals (LCP, FID, CLS) and Navigation Timing • Sources: DOM tree inspection, stylesheets, scripts • Accessibility: axe-core based accessibility auditing Additional Features • Bookmark management for quick URL access • Responsive viewport resizing (iPhone, iPad, Desktop presets) • Screenshot capture • API capability detection • Dark mode support Perfect for iOS developers who need to test web content rendering, debug JavaScript, analyze network requests, and ensure accessibility compliance.

Screenshots

WebView1 screens
Walnut4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Walnut at 5.0 against WebView's 4.3. Walnut also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 18 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 89%). WebView's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Walnut sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WebView asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Walnut holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of WebView's written reviews are positive against 100% of Walnut's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WebView ships an update every 18 months, Walnut every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
WebView versus Walnut: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWebViewWalnut
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 18 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB28 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperTommy GaesslerJiwon Park

Customer experience

WebView

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%

Walnut

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

WebView

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Walnut

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99

Questions

Is WebView free?
WebView is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Walnut free?
Walnut is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WebView or Walnut?
Walnut is rated higher. WebView averages 4.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Walnut averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do WebView or Walnut have ads?
Walnut shows ads; WebView does not.
Which is updated more often, WebView or Walnut?
WebView ships an update every 18 months, and Walnut every 4 days. Most recently, WebView was updated on November 3, 2026 and Walnut on November 5, 2026.

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