Comparison

Console Mini vs DOM Lens

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

DOM Lens

Inspect webpages by tapping elements directly on your iPhone or iPad. Analyze DOM, CSS, and network requests. An optional AI Design Pack offers advanced export features for handoff.

Highlights
  • Live DOM and CSS inspection
  • Inspect by touch element picker
  • Live CSS editing with undo/redo
  • Page-wide CSS selector search
  • Console logs and errors
  • Page Audit for metadata and SEO
  • Optional AI Design Pack export
Features
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Understand the webpage you can seeβ€”by tapping it. DOM Lens is a visual web inspector for iPhone and iPad. Open a URL, tap an element, and move from appearance to DOM and CSS without a Mac. It is made for designers, frontend developers, QA testers, and anyone learning how interfaces are built. INSPECT BY TOUCH β€’ Live DOM, attributes, CSS selector, and XPath β€’ Matched CSS rules, specificity, and computed styles β€’ Box model for margin, border, padding, and content β€’ Page-wide CSS selector search with multi-element highlighting β€’ Live CSS editing with undo and redo β€’ Console logs and errors, plus JavaScript execution β€’ Network request metadata without collecting request or response bodies β€’ Page Audit for metadata, headings, Open Graph, JSON-LD, and missing alt text BUILT FOR IPHONE AND IPAD The touch-first element picker and tracking highlight make real pages easy to inspect. Use the stepped panel on iPhone or the spacious split view on iPad. A visible progress indicator shows page loading and analysis status. An included sample page lets you try the workflow offline. The interface is available in English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, and Italian. AI DESIGN PACK β€” OPTIONAL ONE-TIME PURCHASE Package the selected element’s annotated screenshot, DOM, CSS, box model, design tokens, Page Audit, and implementation brief as a searchable PDF, Markdown, and JSON. The files are structured for handoff to AI tools or teammates. Exports are generated on device with no usage limit. PRIVACY BY DESIGN Web sessions are non-persistent. Form values, cookies, storage, credentials, and network request or response bodies are excluded from exports. The websites you open still receive the ordinary web requests needed to load their pages. Core inspection tools are free. AI Design Pack requires an optional one-time in-app purchase. There is no subscription.

Screenshots

Console Mini4 screens
DOM Lens4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DOM Lens at Free against Console Mini's $7.99. Console Mini's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

DOM Lens is free to download; Console Mini costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 4 level
Console Mini versus DOM Lens: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConsole MiniDOM Lens
Price$7.99Free β€” better
Positive reviewsβ€”0.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size2 MB5 MB
Age rating4++17
Developer金攀 θ™žCode and DESIGN inc.

In-app purchases

None

Console Mini

No in-app purchases

None

DOM Lens

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Console Mini free?
Console Mini costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DOM Lens free?
DOM Lens is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Console Mini or DOM Lens have ads?
Neither Console Mini nor DOM Lens shows ads.

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