Comparison

ViewSource+ vs Local Inspect

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

Head to head
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.

About

Local Inspect

Features
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Local Inspect is a proper web inspector for iPhone and iPad. Open any live URL or a local project folder and dig into the page the way you would on a desktop, no Mac required. INSPECT THE PAGE • Element tree with the matched CSS, computed styles and a live box-model overlay • Tap any element to select it; edit CSS values, attributes and text and see changes live • Accessibility view: role, name, ARIA and WCAG colour contrast • View the source, served and rendered, with syntax highlighting and full text selection CONSOLE, NETWORK AND MORE • Console with log levels, filtering, search and a REPL to run JavaScript • Network panel with headers, payloads, response bodies, sizes and timing • Resources, Storage (local/session/cookies) and Performance (Core Web Vitals) • Built-in accessibility and best-practice audits • Emulate iPhone, iPad and desktop viewports AI ASSISTANT (bring your own key) • Ask about a selected element, the whole page or your project • Works with Claude, OpenAI or Google Gemini using your own API key • Get explanations and one-tap fixes you can apply to the page • Nothing is sent anywhere unless you turn the assistant on LOCAL-FIRST Pages you open stay on your device. The assistant only sends what you ask it to, straight to the provider you choose with your own key. LOCAL INSPECT PRO (one-time unlock) • Host a local project folder over a real http origin, so modules, routing and same-origin fetch all work • Accurate server-side Network panel and network throttling • Project-wide AI Q&A across your files • One-tap fixes for audit findings • Export the Network log as HAR and the Audit and Performance panels as reports • Saved console snippets, including run-on-load The full element inspector, console, source view and element/page AI chat are free. Pro is a single non-consumable purchase, no subscription.

Screenshots

ViewSource+3 screens
Local Inspect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ViewSource+ at 17.6 against Local Inspect's 26.5. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

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

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
ViewSource+ versus Local Inspect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterViewSource+Local Inspect
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB6 MB
Age rating12+17+
Developer1BIGRIG LtdJonathan Lewington

In-app purchases

None

ViewSource+

No in-app purchases

None

Local Inspect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ViewSource+ free?
ViewSource+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Local Inspect free?
Local Inspect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ViewSource+ or Local Inspect have ads?
Neither ViewSource+ nor Local Inspect shows ads.

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