PPP Scout vs MAMP Viewer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PPP Scout
This app helps location scouts efficiently record essential site details, including date, time, name, GPS coordinates, and address. It allows for easy export of this data via email for personal use or client sharing. Requires a 3G-enabled iPhone or iPad for GPS functionality.
- Record date and time
- Capture location name
- Log GPS coordinates
- Save address and directions
- Note concerns
- Email data files
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App for Location Scouts to capture location data while still at the location. Record Date and Time, Location Name, *GPS Coordinates, Address, Directions and Concerns. Email data file to yourself and your clients. *Must have iPhone or iPad with 3G service to receive GPS Coordinates.
MAMP Viewer
This app allows web developers to preview and test local websites directly on their iOS devices. It offers real-time previews, easy setup, and automatic WLAN transfer for seamless development on the go.
- Real-time website preview
- Easy setup for MAMP sites
- Supports HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP
- Automatic WLAN project transfer
- Intuitive user interface
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MAMP Viewer – Your Mobile Companion for Web Development With MAMP Viewer, you can view and test your local websites directly on your iPhone or iPad. Connect the app to MAMP PRO and review your projects on a real iOS device without having to publish them online first. Key Features Preview on Real Devices View your local websites directly on your iPhone or iPad and check how they look and work on iOS. Easy Setup Connect to your MAMP PRO websites in just a few steps. Broad Compatibility Test websites built with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, WordPress, and other common web technologies. Local Network Access Access your MAMP PRO websites over Wi-Fi, with no cables or uploads required. Easy to Use Switch between your projects using a clean and intuitive interface. MAMP Viewer is the ideal companion for web developers, designers, and users of MAMP PRO 6 or later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PPP Scout at 5.0 against MAMP Viewer's 4.0. PPP Scout also leads on iOS requirement (10.2 vs 17.0). MAMP Viewer's advantage is ratings volume (232 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
PPP Scout holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MAMP Viewer has 232 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
PPP Scout ships an update every 5 months, MAMP Viewer every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PPP Scout | MAMP Viewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.0 (232 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 33.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 232 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.2 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kiote Productions | MAMP GmbH |
Customer experience
PPP Scout
MAMP Viewer
Bugs and requests
PPP Scout
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
MAMP Viewer
Reported bugs
34 issues- No MAMP Pro hosts found
- Error loading page: Mamp viewer is not able to load the requested page
- CSS files aggressively cached, no way to turn off or empty
- All resolution options grayed out in MAMP Pro General tab
- App has stopped working
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- Won't find hosts even with viewer enabled and on same network
- iOS viewer has never worked
- Upgrade to version 6 disables localhost on mobile
- Locally hosted site fails to load, error text truncated
- Page will not reload if iPad goes to sleep, requires restart
- Not working on custom hosts running Wordpress sites on Nginx
- Cannot change address in address bar manually
- Too many redirects error with WordPress
- Stuck in a redirect loop with WP sites
- Errors trying to load anything, won't let you enter a URL
- Hardly ever works
- Doesn't list hosts
- Cannot access free MAMP site
- Input shows up but won't type or delete anything
- All hosts failed
- Cannot load pages, error message with no explanation
- Menu scrolls to tags causing crash
- Fails to load, error message with no explanation
- Picks up host but fails to load
- Works well for one host, fails for multiple instances
- Doesn't work with any site, they appear but never load
- Only allows access to root page, cannot access subpages
- Incompatible with MAMP's self-signed SSL certificates
- Won't allow viewing anything with a self-signed certificate
- Doesn't support self-signed certificates
- Dynamic PHP sites show plain, unstyled with no images
- Help icon goes to MAMP downloads page
- 'Help' section contains placeholder text
- No hosts show in the app
Requested features
12 requests- Update user interface
- Add URL bar for manual entry
- Improve WordPress support
- Fix SSL certificate issues
- Add tutorial video for setup
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- Allow access to subpages
- Improve MAMP Pro integration
- Add admin section for settings
- Provide iPhone X support
- Enable manual URL entry
- Fix caching issues
- Allow viewing of multiple instances
In-app purchases
PPP Scout
No in-app purchases
MAMP Viewer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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