Comparison

Conduit Code 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

Conduit Code

Features
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Conduit is a mobile workspace for coding agents running on your own development machine. Pair the app with the Conduit broker, then start and supervise Claude and Codex sessions from your iPhone or iPad. Watch agents plan, run commands, edit files, and ask for approval before critical steps. Keep a live terminal and browser preview close by so you can check output, review diffs, and guide the work without sitting at your desk. For App Review, Conduit includes an in-app demo mode that does not require a live broker or external account. Open the app on a fresh install and choose Explore without a server to see sample sessions, chat, approvals, and the core workspace flow. Conduit is self-hosted by design. Your session content flows between your device and the broker you run; Conduit does not operate a cloud service that stores your terminal output, chat, or browser content. Conduit Plus (optional) Conduit Plus is an optional upgrade. It is available as an auto-renewable subscription at US$2.99 per month, or as a one-time US$29.99 lifetime unlock. Plus lifts the free tier's limits (one paired machine, two concurrent sessions, two automations, two agent CLIs) and unlocks extra theme palettes, chat font pairings and alternate app icons. Chat, terminal, session reliability and Flows are free and are never gated. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://conduit.kaopeh.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://conduit.kaopeh.com/privacy.html

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

Conduit Code4 screens
Local Inspect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Local Inspect at #199 against Conduit Code's unranked. 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· 6 level
Conduit Code versus Local Inspect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConduit CodeLocal Inspect
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Best chart rank—#199 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB6 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperNikhil SharmaJonathan Lewington

In-app purchases

None

Conduit Code

No in-app purchases

None

Local Inspect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Conduit Code free?
Conduit Code 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 Conduit Code or Local Inspect have ads?
Neither Conduit Code nor Local Inspect shows ads.

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