Comparison

Search Ops vs ViewSource+

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

Head to head
About

Search Ops

Features
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Query ElasticSearch and OpenSearch databases * Free text strings, using compounds (AND/OR) and Date Ranges * View results as documents or in a table * Easily switch between hosts, indexes and filter on mapped data types Support ElasticSearch (v6.0 and above) and OpenSearch (v1.0 and above) * /_mapping * /_search * /_aliases Authentication: * Connection using a CloudID from Elastic.co or a direct host connection * Authenticate with Username/Password, Auth Token, API Token or API Key * Readonly access only. Requires a user with Viewer and Monitoring Role Privacy & Transparency: * Open Source business logic on Github * No tracking or analytics * Uses a local on device database (Realm) with encryption on Settings * Request Logs * Request Timeout * Max Document Size * Light / Dark Mode

About

ViewSource+

Features
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ViewSource+ lets you inspect the source code of any website in seconds. Open a page in Safari, tap Share, then choose Open in ViewSource+. The app fetches the page source and displays it in a clean, readable code viewer with syntax highlighting. Built for developers, designers, students, and anyone curious about how websites are made. What you can do: -View HTML source from any website -Automatically detect and highlight HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP -Search within code with highlighted matches, result counts, and next/previous navigation -View useful fetch details including HTTP status, content type, file size, load time, and final URL -Adjust code font size for easier reading -Copy source code to the clipboard -Switch between Light, Dark, or System appearance -Open pages directly from Safari using the share sheet ViewSource+ is fast, simple, and focused on doing one thing well: letting you see the code behind the web. No accounts. No tracking. No clutter.

Screenshots

Search Ops4 screens
ViewSource+3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ViewSource+ at Free against Search Ops's $4.99. Search Ops's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

ViewSource+ is free to download; Search Ops costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Search Ops ships an update every 2 weeks, ViewSource+ every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Search Ops versus ViewSource+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSearch OpsViewSource+
Price$4.99Free โ€” better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks โ€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 โ€” better17.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size18 MB7 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRyan McCaffery1BIGRIG Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Search Ops

No in-app purchases

None

ViewSource+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Search Ops free?
Search Ops costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ViewSource+ free?
ViewSource+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Search Ops or ViewSource+ have ads?
Neither Search Ops nor ViewSource+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Search Ops or ViewSource+?
Search Ops ships an update every 2 weeks, and ViewSource+ every 2 months. Most recently, Search Ops was updated on September 21, 2026 and ViewSource+ on September 20, 2026.

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