Comparison

URL Helper vs Web Toolbox

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

Head to head
About

URL Helper

Features
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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.

About

Web Toolbox

Monitor your websites and web servers with automated checks for responses and content. Configure various checks like HTTP status codes, headers, and content using CSS selectors or custom JavaScript. Includes DNS, GeoIP, and Whois tools for comprehensive web analysis.

Highlights
  • Automated HTTP status code checks
  • HTTP header content verification
  • CSS selector-based content checks
  • Custom JavaScript execution for checks
  • DNS client for server queries
  • GeoIP lookup for IP address location
  • Tabular Whois client for domain info
Features
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Web Toolbox will help you keep an eye on your sites and web servers. With a few simple steps you can set up automated checks on the responses and content of your web pages. You will be able to run them individually or in batches whenever you want directly from your iPhone and iPad without any subscription. You will be able to configure different types of automated checks: - HTTP Status Code: Indicate the expected HTTP status code, if the code obtained is different the check will fail. - HTTP Header: You will be able to indicate the name of an HTTP header whose content you want to check, you will be able to do an exact check or search for a string within the value. - Content: You will be able to search for an HTML element within the page by indicating its CSS selector and check its content. - Custom JavaScript: Finally you will be able to run a JavaScript script within the page and check its result. You will also be able to decide whether to run the checks on the simple textual response of your web page, or to render the page in a real web browser. To help you identify issues on your websites, Web Toolbox includes several tools: - DNS: A DNS client that will allow you to query DNS servers in your local or remote network with the most popular preconfigured ones (Google DNS, OpenDNS, Cloudflare) - GeoIP: This tool will allow you visually to pinpoint the geographic location of any IP address, as well as obtain other information about the address such as the ISP - Whois: A completely revised Whois client to allow you to access domain name information more easily. In addition to the classic text response, for most Whois servers, you will have access to a tabular mode that will make the domain data more readable and usable.

Screenshots

URL Helper3 screens
Web Toolbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Web Toolbox at Free against URL Helper's $4.99. Web Toolbox also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 19 months). URL Helper's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Web Toolbox is free to download; URL Helper costs $4.99 up front. Web Toolbox sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. URL Helper asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

URL Helper ships an update every 19 months, Web Toolbox every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
URL Helper versus Web Toolbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterURL HelperWeb Toolbox
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating—4.3 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB15 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPiet JonasFausto Ristagno

In-app purchases

None

URL Helper

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Web Toolbox

One-time2
  • Pro Lifetime (Only PRO users)Free
  • Pro Lifetime$2.99

Questions

Is URL Helper free?
URL Helper costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Web Toolbox free?
Web Toolbox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do URL Helper or Web Toolbox have ads?
Web Toolbox shows ads; URL Helper does not.
Which is updated more often, URL Helper or Web Toolbox?
URL Helper ships an update every 19 months, and Web Toolbox every 4 weeks. Most recently, URL Helper was updated on October 31, 2026 and Web Toolbox on November 3, 2026.

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