Web Inspector vs Inspect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Web Inspector
Inspect and share HTML, CSS, and JavaScript source code from mobile web pages directly on your device. Debug web applications by viewing source code as a real mobile browser would.
- Inspect HTML tags
- View CSS code
- Extract JavaScript
- Share source code
- Debug mobile web apps
- Simulate mobile browser
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Web Inspector allow you to retrieve (and share) html tags, css and javascript code (isource) from web page particularly mobile page (iPad and iPhone) directly from your mobile Debug your webapp to inspect the source as a real mobile device browser
Inspect
This app allows you to examine the TLS certificate chain of any website directly on your iPhone or iPad. It provides detailed information on trust status, protocols, and security signals, with the ability to export certificates. It also offers a Safari extension and action extension for seamless integration.
- Inspect live TLS certificate chains
- Review trust status and protocol
- Export DER certificates
- Safari extension for in-browser inspection
- Action extension for sharing data
- Home Screen widget for Live Monitor status
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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 rating: Inspect at 4.6 against Web Inspector's 2.9. Inspect also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (87% vs 56%). Web Inspector's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Inspect holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 134 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Web Inspector's written reviews are positive against 87% of Inspect's.
Web Inspector ships an update every 22 months, Inspect monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Web Inspector | Inspect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (30 ratings) | 4.6 (134 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.3% of reviews | 87.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30 | 134 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JB STEVENARD | Tao Xu |
Customer experience
Web Inspector
Inspect
Bugs and requests
Web Inspector
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Inspect
Reported bugs
4 issues- App does not work with iOS 16
- MITM icon is greyed out even though switch is active
- Bad certificate shown for YouTube/YouTubekids.com
- Tutorial is incomplete, doesn't explain editing
Requested features
6 requests- More features
- Add feature to select items and look at the console
- Add dark mode
- Improve design of details table
- Wrap contents of SHA and MD5 fingerprints
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- Add feature requests submission method
In-app purchases
Web Inspector
No in-app purchases
Inspect
No in-app purchases
Questions
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