View Source Code vs Web DevTools+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
View Source Code
Inspect the HTML source code of any webpage directly within Safari on your iPhone or iPad. Features include syntax highlighting, powerful search, and one-tap copying. Your browsing data remains private on your device.
- View HTML source code in Safari
- Syntax highlighting for HTML, CSS, JavaScript
- Multiple color themes
- Built-in search functionality
- One-tap copy to clipboard
- Privacy-focused, no data collection
- Dark mode support
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Ever wondered how a website is built? View Source Code brings the classic "View Source" feature to Safari on iPhone and iPad. INSPECT ANY WEBPAGE Tap the extension icon in Safari to instantly view the complete HTML source code of any webpage. Perfect for developers debugging issues, learning how sites are structured, or just satisfying your curiosity. BEAUTIFUL SYNTAX HIGHLIGHTING Source code is displayed with professional syntax highlighting that makes HTML, CSS, and JavaScript easy to read. Choose from 7 stunning themes including GitHub, Solarized Light, Tomorrow Night, Okaidia, and Twilight. POWERFUL SEARCH Find exactly what you're looking for with built-in search. Navigate between matches instantly with keyboard shortcuts or tap navigation. COPY WITH ONE TAP Need to grab the source? Copy the entire page source to your clipboard with a single tap. Great for sharing code snippets or saving for later analysis. PRIVACY FIRST Your browsing data stays on your device. View Source Code doesn't collect, store, or transmit any information about the websites you visit. No analytics, no tracking, no accounts. DARK MODE SUPPORT Looks great in both light and dark mode, automatically adapting to your system preferences. TRY BEFORE YOU BUY Get 5 free source views to try out all features. Love it? Unlock unlimited access with a one-time purchase. No subscriptions, no hidden fees. Perfect for: • Web developers debugging and inspecting sites • Students learning HTML, CSS, and web development • Designers checking how their work was implemented • Anyone curious about how the web works View Source Code — See how the web is built.
Web DevTools+
Inspect and edit web page elements with a DOM inspector. Analyze CSS, test rendering and media queries, and view network assets. Includes SEO, storage, device info, and accessibility tools.
- DOM inspector and editor
- CSS analysis and quick tools
- Rendering and media query emulation
- Network asset viewer
- SEO and meta tag inspection
- Storage management
- Accessibility audits
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- Elements: A powerful syntax-highlighted DOM inspector and editor allows you to edit any page. - CSS Quick tools: Disabled CSS, background images, outline overflow issues, z-index and more - CSS Overview: Get a detailed look into the CSS on the page, stylesheets, colors, fonts and media queries - Rendering Tests: Emulate vision deficiencies such as color blindness, blurred version. Hide images to evaluate structure and fallback UX. Disabled modern image file formats such as AVIF and JPEG XL to test fallback UX for other/older browsers - Media query tests: Emulate how the page looks with print styles, prefers color-scheme, and prefers-contrast media queries. - Network - View all the assets on a page, tap on one to see info such as MIME-type, file-size, transfer times, Source allows you to see code for text-based assets with syntax highlighting, copy to clipboard and format options - SEO & meta: See meta tags such as title, descriptions, icons, Open Graph tags including previews of the images - Storage: with options to view or delete cookies, localStorage and Session storage and a detailed Web Manifest viewer. - Detailed Device Info panel with UserAgent, display and screen resolution, network speeds, connection type, ISP and more. - Accessibility audits, info and debug tools (ARIA inspect and img alt inspect). - Tools: one-tap quick audits from 8 popular, free services (Lighthouse, HTTP Observatory, SSL Labs, Wave Web Accessibility etc). No need to login or register, it'll open a new tab with your audit right there!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Web DevTools+ at 5.0 against View Source Code's 1.0. Web DevTools+ also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). View Source Code's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.7). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. View Source Code sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Web DevTools+ asks for nothing beyond the download.
Web DevTools+ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
| Parameter | View Source Code | Web DevTools+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.7 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Polarity Labs Pte. Ltd. | Beautification |
Customer experience
View Source Code
Web DevTools+
In-app purchases
View Source Code
- Lifetime$1.99
Web DevTools+
No in-app purchases
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