Web Inspector vs Codable
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
Codable
This app offers front-end web development tools optimized for mobile devices. It allows for basic debugging, rendering tests, and CSS editing of any web URL directly from your phone.
- Resizable viewport for device emulation
- View pre-rendered website source
- Inspect and edit CSS
- View and execute console commands
- Structured listing of rendered nodes
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Codable is a lightweight web developer toolkit for iPhone and iPad. Use the Safari extension to inspect pages where they already run. Select elements inline, browse the DOM tree, view HTML, inspect styles and node metadata, evaluate JavaScript, capture console output, view source, inspect resources, and review network activity. On supported devices, on-device Apple Intelligence can be used to find elements and perform edits. The main app has three tabs for development and testing: - Resize: a browser surface for testing responsive layouts with custom viewport width, height, scale, presets, and drag handles. - Scratchpad: a JavaScript editor and runner with syntax coloring, code-focused keyboard shortcuts, document support, and optional Apple Intelligence assistance on supported devices. - Extension: a small info page with instructions on how to enable the Safari extension, and a way to view a local demo page with CSS, JavaScript, resources, console logs, and network requests to try out the tools within Safari.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Web Inspector at 56% against Codable's 0%. Web Inspector also leads on ratings volume (30 vs 6) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.4). Codable's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 2.9) and ads (none vs shown). 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.
Codable holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Web Inspector has 30 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of Web Inspector's written reviews are positive against 0% of Codable's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Web Inspector ships an update every 22 months, Codable every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Web Inspector | Codable |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (30 ratings) | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | JB STEVENARD | Jeremy Collins |
Customer experience
Web Inspector
Codable
In-app purchases
Web Inspector
No in-app purchases
Codable
No in-app purchases
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