Console Mini vs iDevTools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Console Mini
A compact web development toolkit for Safari on macOS and iOS. It allows developers to inspect DOM elements, execute code in the console, monitor network requests, and manage storage. The app also includes a device simulator for responsive design testing.
- DOM inspection and editing
- JavaScript console for testing
- Network request monitoring
- Storage inspection (local, session, cookies)
- Source code viewer with error reporting
- Device simulator for responsive design
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Mini web development tool for macOS/iOS Safari. Main features: - Elements: Display the DOM tree, inspect DOM elements, and edit DOM tree nodes or styles - Console: Display logs and test code, and view or manipulate objects/documents - Requests: Display all requests for the current website, and display multi-category details - Storage: Display local/session/cookie storage, and preview or beautifully process - Source: Display loaded source files and read source code graphs, and display error codes in the form of file/line/column - Simulator: Simulates the screen of an iPhone, iPad, or a custom-sized device Interaction: - Easily enable/disable tools - Move/resize console window in current page
iDevTools
This app brings desktop-class web developer tools to Safari on mobile devices. Inspect and edit web pages, run JavaScript, monitor network requests, and manage storage directly from your iPhone or iPad.
- Inspect HTML and CSS
- Edit web pages
- Run JavaScript in Console
- View Network requests
- Manage Cookies and Storage
- Browse Sources
- Audit pages
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iDevTools brings desktop-style DevTools to Safari on iPad and iPhone. Inspect pages, edit HTML and CSS, run JavaScript in Console, view Network requests, manage Cookies and Storage, browse Sources, and audit pages in a familiar Chrome-like interface. Dock it to the right or bottom, resize panels, use touch or trackpad, and keep your selected tab and workflow after page refreshes without restarting the tool. Built for developers who want a more complete web debugging experience directly inside mobile Safari.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: iDevTools at $0.99 against Console Mini's $7.99. iDevTools also leads on chart position (#47 vs unranked). Console Mini's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Console Mini costs $7.99 and iDevTools $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Console Mini ships an update every 2 weeks, iDevTools every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Console Mini | iDevTools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #47 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | 金攀 虞 | 奕 徐 |
In-app purchases
Console Mini
No in-app purchases
iDevTools
No in-app purchases
