Source 3 vs DNS Client
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Source 3
View the HTML source code of any webpage directly within Safari. This app offers customizable syntax highlighting for a better developer experience on iOS devices.
- View HTML source code
- Safari extension integration
- Customizable syntax highlighting
- Easy access via Action icon
- Supports iPhone and iPad
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Source is an app plus a Safari extension that makes it easy to do one key web developer task: view the HTML source of any web page, with beautiful and customisable syntax highlighting. Just browse the web in Safari as you normally would, and if you want to view the source for your current page just tap the Action icon and choose Source. The following steps show you how to get extensions to enhance your browsing experience in Safari on iOS 15. Settings app → Safari → Extensions → toggle on the app or settings.
DNS Client
Debug Domain Name Servers with this networking tool. Create human-readable requests and interpret responses. Supports all known DNS query types and multiple protocols including DNS over UDP, HTTPs, and TLS.
- Debug Domain Name Servers
- Create human-readable requests
- Interpret DNS responses
- Supports all DNS query types
- DNS over UDP
- DNS over HTTPs
- DNS over TLS
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DNS Client is a fast, native way to run DNS lookups and debug Domain Name System queries — without the Terminal. Type a domain, pick a record type, and read a clean, human-readable response. It works like dig or nslookup, but with a proper interface. QUERY ANYTHING • All standard DNS record types (A, AAAA, MX, TXT, CNAME, NS, PTR, and more) • Reverse DNS lookups • Recursive queries, with full control over the request ANY RESOLVER, ANY PROTOCOL • DNS over UDP, DNS over HTTPS (DoH), and DNS over TLS (DoT) • Query public resolvers (Google, Cloudflare, Quad9, OpenDNS…) or your own • Compare answers across resolvers to spot propagation differences Built for developers and network engineers who need answers fast.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: DNS Client at free against Source 3's paid. DNS Client also leads on review sentiment (64% vs 44%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and chart position 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
Source 3 costs $0.99 and DNS Client $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DNS Client holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DNS Client has 146 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Source 3's written reviews are positive against 64% of DNS Client's.
Source 3 ships an update every 2 months, DNS Client every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Source 3 | DNS Client |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (10 ratings) | 4.5 (146 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.8% of reviews | 63.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 146 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #68 | #43 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Street Coder LLC | Sergii Kryvoblotskyi |
Customer experience
Source 3
DNS Client
In-app purchases
Source 3
No in-app purchases
DNS Client
No in-app purchases
