Comparison

HookTap 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

HookTap

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HookTap delivers webhook events as realtime notifications to your devices. Send an HTTP POST request and receive instant alerts on iOS, macOS, and Windows without accounts, dashboards, or complex setup. Built for developers, automation workflows, monitoring, and everyday system events. Key features: Receive realtime push notifications from webhooks View all events in a clear timeline with timestamps and details Update Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets with live status Share webhooks with other devices using secure share codes Pair devices using a simple code, no login required Send test events directly from the app to verify your setup Event types: push - shows a notification on connected devices feed - stores an event in the timeline without sending a notification widget - updates the Home Screen widget with the latest state How it works: 1. Install HookTap and copy your personal webhook URL 2. Send a POST request with a JSON payload 3. Receive the event instantly on all connected devices Terms of Use: https://hooktap.me/en/terms Privacy Policy: https://hooktap.me/en/privacy

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

HookTap4 screens
DOM Lens4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DOM Lens at none against HookTap's 2. DOM Lens also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). On price, ads and device support 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

Both are free to download. HookTap sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. DOM Lens asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
HookTap versus DOM Lens: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHookTapDOM Lens
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsβ€”0.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
Monetizationβ€”Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS26.117.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size16 MB5 MB
Age rating4++17
DeveloperTim KrischCode and DESIGN inc.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

HookTap

Subscriptions1
  • HookTap Pro$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • HookTap Pro$24.99
None

DOM Lens

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HookTap free?
HookTap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DOM Lens free?
DOM Lens is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HookTap or DOM Lens have ads?
Neither HookTap nor DOM Lens shows ads.

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