URL Inspector & Link Tester vs Beneath
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
URL Inspector & Link Tester
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URL Inspector is the developer's Swiss Army knife for links. Break down any URL into its components, test deep links, trace redirect chains, compare parameters side by side - all entirely on your device. Your URLs never leave your phone. Whether you're debugging a campaign link, verifying a deep link integration, or tracing a redirect chain, URL Inspector gives you instant answers without opening a browser or spinning up a terminal. --- INSPECT ANY URL --- Paste a URL and instantly see every component: scheme, host, path, fragment, and all query parameters. URL Inspector automatically classifies parameters into 10 categories: - UTM (source, medium, campaign, term, content) - Attribution / Network IDs (gclid, fbclid, ttclid) - Deep Link (target, fallback, deferred) - Session & User IDs - Nested URLs (encoded redirect targets) - Pagination, A/B Test, Duplicate, Empty Toggle between raw percent-encoded values and decoded text. Edit any parameter inline and watch the URL rebuild in real time. Copy individual values, keys, or the full URL with a long press. --- TEST DEEP LINKS --- Verify that your custom URL schemes (myapp://) and universal links actually work - before you ship. URL Inspector tests each link and reports the result: - Opens in App - Opens in Safari - Cannot Open - Universal Link Detected Save, pin, and organize your most-tested links. Batch manage with multi-select, swipe actions, and sort options. --- TRACE REDIRECT CHAINS (Pro) --- Follow any URL through its full redirect chain โ up to 20 hops. See every detail for each hop: - HTTP status code (301, 302, 307, 308) - Meta-refresh and JavaScript redirects - Response time per hop - Resolved IP address and server info - Custom User-Agent selection Share the full chain as an image or text. Perfect for debugging short links, affiliate URLs, App Store redirects, and marketing funnels. --- COMPARE URLs (Pro) --- Compare 2 to 5 URLs side by side. Instantly see which parameters are shared, which differ, and which are missing. Clear visual diff highlighting shows uniform, changed, and partial matches. Ideal for comparing campaign variants, A/B test URLs, or tracking link versions. --- ENCODE & DECODE (Pro) --- Strict percent-encoding for any text, or recursive decoding that unravels even deeply nested encoded URLs. Send results directly to Inspect, Compare, or Link Tester. --- URL CLEANING (Pro) --- Remove UTM parameters, tracking IDs, and attribution tags with one tap. Get clean, shareable URLs instantly. --- ACTIVITY HISTORY --- Every inspection, test, comparison, and redirect trace is saved to a unified timeline. Search through your history, star favorites, and filter by tool type. Pro users get unlimited history, full search, and iCloud sync across all devices. Free users get the last 5 items. --- EXPORT (Pro) --- Export any result as JSON, CSV, or plain text via the native share sheet. Share with your team or save for documentation. --- WHY URL INSPECTOR? --- - 100% on-device โ URLs never leave your phone - Works offline (except Redirect Checker) - No account required - No ads - iCloud sync for Pro users - Built natively with SwiftUI for iPhone and iPad --- FREE vs PRO --- Free: - Full URL inspection with parameter classification - Deep link and universal link testing - 5 saved links, 5 history items Pro (unlock everything): - URL Comparison (2-5 URLs) - Redirect Checker with full chain tracing - URL Encoder/Decoder - URL Cleaning - Unlimited history, search, favorites - iCloud sync across devices - Advanced export (JSON, CSV, text) Download URL Inspector free and break down your first URL in seconds. ------ Privacy Policy: https://apps.timurd.com/urlinspector/privacy_policy.html Terms of Use: https://apps.timurd.com/urlinspector/terms.html FAQ: https://apps.timurd.com/urlinspector/#support
Beneath
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Beneath shows you how any website is built, on your iPhone and iPad. Open a page, then read its source three ways: the raw document re-fetched from the server, the live DOM after scripts have run, and a pretty-printed version. Syntax highlighting, line numbers, find with match counts, jump to line, share and save. Already browsing in Safari? Tap Share, then "View Source in Beneath", and the page you are looking at opens in the same viewer. A TOUCH-FIRST WEB INSPECTOR - Elements: browse the live DOM, tap an element on the page to select it, search by CSS selector, XPath or plain text - Styles: matched rules with their stylesheet and media conditions, computed values, and a box-model diagram - Console: everything the page logs, with expandable objects, stack traces and tappable DOM nodes - Network: every request the page made, with type filters, search, status, size and timing - Storage: cookies including HttpOnly ones, Local and Session Storage, IndexedDB and quota - Resources: every script, stylesheet, image and font, each openable as source - Info: status and response headers, redirect chain, meta tags, links, counts, timing and a TLS summary On iPad the inspector sits beside the page in a resizable column. On iPhone it is a sheet you can drag to any height. TEN OFFLINE DEVELOPER TOOLS - JSON Formatter: pretty, minified and a collapsible tree, with errors reported by line and column - Base64: URL-safe alphabet, padding and line-break options, and a hex dump for binary payloads - URL Encoder: RFC 3986 component and full-URL encoding, plus a parsed breakdown of every query parameter - JWT Decoder: header, payload, claims with expiry wording, and the signature segment - Hash Generator: MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256 and SHA-512, hex or Base64, with digest comparison - Case Converter: camelCase, PascalCase, snake_case, kebab-case, SCREAMING_SNAKE_CASE, dot.case and more - Timestamp: Unix seconds through nanoseconds, ISO 8601, RFC 2822, in any time zone - Number Base: decimal, binary, octal, hexadecimal and any base from 2 to 36, at arbitrary precision - String Escape: JSON, JavaScript, Swift, HTML and CSV flavours, both directions - Color Converter: HEX, RGB and HSL with WCAG contrast ratios and ready-to-paste code Nothing you paste into a tool leaves your device. BENEATH PRO A single unlock adds full request details with headers and bodies, live page editing, a JavaScript console prompt, storage and cookie editing, Copy as cURL, the seven remaining tools, and the Chromium DevTools frontend running on-device with its Elements, Console, Network and Application panels. PRIVACY Beneath has no analytics, no accounts and no servers of its own. The pages you visit and the text you paste are never sent anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Beneath at none against URL Inspector & Link Tester's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. URL Inspector & Link Tester sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Beneath sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | URL Inspector & Link Tester | Beneath |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | โ |
| Ads | Yes | No โ better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Timur Demir | Appactive |
In-app purchases
URL Inspector & Link Tester
- URL Inspector Pro - Monthly Plan$3.991 Month
- URL Inspector Pro - Yearly Plan3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- URL Inspector Pro - Lifetime Plan$59.99
Beneath
- Beneath Pro$8.99
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