Comparison

iDevTools 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

iDevTools

This app brings desktop-class web developer tools to Safari on mobile devices. Inspect and edit web pages, run JavaScript, monitor network requests, and manage storage directly from your iPhone or iPad.

Highlights
  • Inspect HTML and CSS
  • Edit web pages
  • Run JavaScript in Console
  • View Network requests
  • Manage Cookies and Storage
  • Browse Sources
  • Audit pages
Features
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iDevTools brings desktop-style DevTools to Safari on iPad and iPhone. Inspect pages, edit HTML and CSS, run JavaScript in Console, view Network requests, manage Cookies and Storage, browse Sources, and audit pages in a familiar Chrome-like interface. Dock it to the right or bottom, resize panels, use touch or trackpad, and keep your selected tab and workflow after page refreshes without restarting the tool. Built for developers who want a more complete web debugging experience directly inside mobile Safari.

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

iDevTools4 screens
DOM Lens4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DOM Lens at Free against iDevTools's $0.99. iDevTools's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#120 vs unranked). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

DOM Lens is free to download; iDevTools costs $0.99 up front. DOM Lens sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. iDevTools asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 5 level
iDevTools versus DOM Lens: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriDevToolsDOM Lens
Price$0.99Free β€” better
Positive reviewsβ€”0.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases β€” better
Best chart rank#120 β€” betterβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size4 MB5 MB
Age rating+417+
Developerε₯• 徐Code and DESIGN inc.

In-app purchases

None

iDevTools

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

DOM Lens

One-time1
  • AI Design Pack$2.99

Questions

Is iDevTools free?
iDevTools costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DOM Lens free?
DOM Lens is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do iDevTools or DOM Lens have ads?
Neither iDevTools nor DOM Lens shows ads.

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