URL Helper vs Inspect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
URL Helper
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Entering URLs isn't really fun. Most of the time only the domain name varies while the rest consists of standard parts with a lot of special characters which are error prone to enter. This application makes it easy and fast to enter even complex URLs correctly, especially for non HTTP protocols. It has separate fields for the protocol, subdomain, domain, top level domain, port, path and fragment part (#) of a URL.
Inspect
Examine the TLS certificate chain of any website directly on your iPhone or iPad. Understand trust status, protocols, and security signals. Export certificates for further analysis or sharing.
- Inspect live TLS certificate chains
- Review trust status and security signals
- Browse and export certificates
- Safari extension for current page inspection
- Action extension for shared URLs
- Home Screen widget for Live Monitor
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Inspect lets you inspect a site's TLS certificate chain on iPhone and iPad. Paste a host name or HTTPS URL, review trust state, protocol, certificate chain, and security signals, then export any certificate in the chain. Features: - Inspect live TLS certificate chains - Review trust status, protocol, validity, SANs, key usage, fingerprints, and extensions - Surface risky signals like expired certificates, weak algorithms, broken chain linkage, and possible interception products - Browse every certificate in the presented chain - Export DER certificates for sharing or debugging - Inspect the current page in Safari with the Safari extension - Inspect shared URLs and page data from other apps with the action extension - Check Live Monitor status from the Home Screen widget
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Inspect at Free against URL Helper's $4.99. Inspect also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 19 months). URL Helper's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On ads, 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
Inspect is free to download; URL Helper costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
URL Helper ships an update every 19 months, Inspect every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | URL Helper | Inspect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (135 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 86.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 135 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Piet Jonas | Tao Xu |
In-app purchases
URL Helper
No in-app purchases
Inspect
No in-app purchases
