Comparison

Web Inspector vs Linkalyst

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Inspect HTML tags
  • View CSS code
  • Extract JavaScript
  • Share source code
  • Debug mobile web apps
  • Simulate mobile browser
Features
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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

About

Linkalyst

Features
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Linkalyst puts ten network tools on your iPhone and iPad. Measure latency, look up DNS, test ports, inspect HTTPS and trace routes, then keep every result as a report you can search, compare and export. EVERY PING, CHARTED LIVE • Ping (ICMP) or UDP probes to up to six targets in one run • Typical latency (P50), slower requests (P95), latency variation and timeout rate • Timeouts are marked on the chart, never plotted as a fake latency value • Tap the chart to inspect any single request SEE WHERE EVERY MILLISECOND GOES • Website Check times DNS, TCP connection, TLS handshake and first byte • Follows redirects hop by hop and shows the full certificate chain • Choose HEAD or GET; each check runs five times in a row ASK FIVE DNS RESOLVERS AT ONCE • Send the same query to system DNS and up to four servers • See which answered fastest and whether their answers differ • Look up A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, NS, SOA and PTR records FOLLOW EVERY HOP • Route Trace for IPv4 and IPv6, up to 30 hops • Up to three probes per hop, with optional hostname lookup YOUR NETWORK • Find web, SSH, printing and file-sharing services with Bonjour • See the gateway your network reports and send it straight to other tools • See this device's addresses and look up your public IP with its location and network operator MORE TOOLS • Port Connect: check a TCP port once, or up to 50 times in a row • Download Test: measure a download URL you choose (up to 64 MiB or 10 seconds) • Throughput Test: measure upload or download over a single TCP connection to a free test peer you run on your own computer • Subnet Calculator: IPv4 and IPv6 ranges from CIDR, worked out on your device REPORTS YOU CAN KEEP • Every result is saved as a report you can star, tag, search and filter • Compare two reports side by side, with latency curves overlaid • Share reports as JSON and export per-request latency data as CSV BUILT FOR IPHONE AND IPAD • Follow a running test from the Dynamic Island and the Lock Screen • On iPad, open the tools and individual reports in their own windows • Available in English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, French, German and Italian Linkalyst is free to download, with all ten tools included. Banner ads can be removed with a one-time purchase that supports Family Sharing. Privacy Policy: https://linkalyst.entromoonic.com/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://linkalyst.entromoonic.com/terms-of-service

Screenshots

Web Inspector3 screens
Linkalyst4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Web Inspector at none against Linkalyst's 1. Web Inspector also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Linkalyst's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 22 months). On price, ads 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. Linkalyst sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Web Inspector asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Web Inspector ships an update every 22 months, Linkalyst daily. Both last shipped on September 28, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Web Inspector versus Linkalyst: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeb InspectorLinkalyst
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (30 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews56.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings30 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 22 monthsDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB19 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperJB STEVENARDEntromoonic Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Web Inspector

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Linkalyst

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Web Inspector free?
Web Inspector is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Linkalyst free?
Linkalyst is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Web Inspector or Linkalyst have ads?
Both Web Inspector and Linkalyst show ads.
Which is updated more often, Web Inspector or Linkalyst?
Web Inspector ships an update every 22 months, and Linkalyst daily. Most recently, Web Inspector was updated on September 28, 2026 and Linkalyst on September 28, 2026.

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