Comparison

stupid devtools vs ViewSource+

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

Head to head
About

stupid devtools

This app provides desktop-style debugging for mobile web development. Capture console logs, network requests, and JavaScript execution directly on your device. Review and analyze web activity securely offline.

Highlights
  • Capture console logs and errors
  • Inspect network calls (fetch/XHR)
  • Run JavaScript
  • Secure offline log storage
  • Companion app for interaction
Features
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stupid devtools brings desktop-style debugging to mobile. Invoke the extension popup on any page to capture console logs, errors, and network calls, then review everything in the host app. Run JavaScript, inspect fetch/XHR requests with headers and bodies, and monitor runtime errors and unhandled rejections. Logs are organized by tab and stored securely offline on your device. Alongside the browser extension it also has a companion app to allow easily interacting with the web app and quickly switching to see logs.

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

stupid devtools4 screens
ViewSource+3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ViewSource+ at every 2 months against stupid devtools's every 11 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

stupid devtools ships an update every 11 months, ViewSource+ every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
stupid devtools versus ViewSource+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterstupid devtoolsViewSource+
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB7 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperStephan Cilliers1BIGRIG Ltd

In-app purchases

None

stupid devtools

No in-app purchases

None

ViewSource+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is stupid devtools free?
stupid devtools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ViewSource+ free?
ViewSource+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do stupid devtools or ViewSource+ have ads?
Neither stupid devtools nor ViewSource+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, stupid devtools or ViewSource+?
stupid devtools ships an update every 11 months, and ViewSource+ every 2 months. Most recently, stupid devtools was updated on November 7, 2026 and ViewSource+ on October 30, 2026.

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