Walnut vs DevInspect Browser
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Walnut
This app allows developers to test WKWebView and SFSafariViewController configurations in real-time. It offers built-in DevTools for console, network, storage, and performance analysis, along with JavaScript injection and accessibility auditing.
- Real-time WKWebView configuration testing
- Built-in DevTools (Console, Network, Storage)
- JavaScript injection and execution
- SFSafariViewController testing with content blockers
- Accessibility auditing (axe-core)
- Responsive viewport and device emulation
- Bookmark management
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The ultimate developer tool for testing WKWebView and SFSafariViewController configurations in real-time. KEY FEATURES WKWebView Testing • Real-time configuration testing with 20+ options • Built-in DevTools: Console, Network, Storage, Performance, Sources, Accessibility • JavaScript injection and snippet execution • Custom User-Agent emulation • Viewport and device emulation SFSafariViewController Testing • Native Safari experience with content blockers • Reader mode and responsive size control • Customizable bar colors and dismiss button styles Developer Tools • Console: Capture console.log with %c CSS styling support • Network: Monitor fetch/XHR requests with timing data • Storage: View/edit localStorage, sessionStorage, cookies • Performance: Web Vitals (LCP, FID, CLS) and Navigation Timing • Sources: DOM tree inspection, stylesheets, scripts • Accessibility: axe-core based accessibility auditing Additional Features • Bookmark management for quick URL access • Responsive viewport resizing (iPhone, iPad, Desktop presets) • Screenshot capture • API capability detection • Dark mode support Perfect for iOS developers who need to test web content rendering, debug JavaScript, analyze network requests, and ensure accessibility compliance.
DevInspect Browser
A developer-focused mobile browser that provides a full web inspector. Inspect live DOM, styles, console, network requests, and storage directly on your device. Edit elements and inject scripts for efficient web debugging.
- Live DOM inspection
- JavaScript console
- Network request analysis
- Storage inspection (cookies, localStorage)
- Responsive viewport simulation
- Live DOM editing
- JS snippet library
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DevInspect Browser brings the inspect element panel to iPhone, iPad, and Mac — a full developer browser with a built-in web inspector. Open any site. Tap inspect. See the live DOM, styles, console output, network requests, cookies, and storage — all from your device. - Browse the web with a developer-focused browser - Inspect the DOM tree, attributes, and styles in the Elements tab - Simulate responsive viewports with automatic device detection - JavaScript Console with live output and error logging - Network tab: inspect HTTP requests, headers, timing, and response bodies - Sources tab: view page HTML and all loaded scripts - Storage tab: read and edit cookies, localStorage, and sessionStorage - Live DOM editing: modify elements and styles directly on the page - JS Snippet Library: save and inject reusable scripts - Device Presets: simulate iPhone, iPad, and desktop viewport sizes - Save bookmarks, revisit history, and choose your default search engine Built for web developers, frontend engineers, QA testers, and designers who need to debug and review live sites on any device. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Walnut at 100% against DevInspect Browser's 0%. Walnut also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (18.4 vs 26.0). DevInspect Browser's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#147 vs unranked). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Walnut sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and DevInspect Browser sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Walnut ships an update every 4 days, DevInspect Browser every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Walnut | DevInspect Browser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | — | #147 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jiwon Park | Cederic Schmid |
Customer experience
Walnut
DevInspect Browser
In-app purchases
Walnut
- Remove Ads$3.99
DevInspect Browser
- DevInspect Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- DevInspect Pro Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
- DevInspect Pro Lifetime$34.99
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