WebScope vs LocalSites
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WebScope
Inspect and modify HTTP parameters like headers, methods, and content for websites and APIs. Useful for debugging web applications, mobile apps, and APIs, or for educational exploration.
- Inspect HTTP parameters
- Manipulate HTTP headers
- Analyze methods and protocol
- Track redirects
- Examine content
- Debug web and mobile APIs
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WebScope allows you to inspect and manipulate HTTP parameters for any web site or API endpoint, including headers, methods, protocol, redirects, and content. Use WebScope for debugging web sites, mobile apps, APIs, or just snooping around for educational purposes.
LocalSites
Discover and access websites hosted on your local network. This utility helps you quickly find configuration pages for devices like printers and IoT gadgets, opening them directly in your browser.
- Discover local network websites
- Uses Bonjour (DNS-SD) protocol
- Open URLs in Safari
- Access device configuration pages
- Open source on GitHub
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This app shows all websites in the local network which advertise themselves using the "bonjour" (DNS-SD) protocol. Clicking on an entry passes the URL to Safari for displaying the website. Note that the only purpose of this app is to quickly access configuration websites for example of local printers or IoT gadgets. The app does not list services other than http, and is not meant to be a full featured network services browser (there are already good apps for that). The app is in the AppStore for your convenience and as a way to support its development a bit, but it is open sourced on github, so you're welcome to get it from there and also to contribute enhancements!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WebScope at 5.0 against LocalSites's 1.0. WebScope also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1). LocalSites's advantage is iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WebScope holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WebScope has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
WebScope ships an update every 14 months, LocalSites every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WebScope | LocalSites |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months — better | Every 23 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Post River Software | Lukas Zeller |
Customer experience
WebScope
LocalSites
In-app purchases
WebScope
No in-app purchases
LocalSites
No in-app purchases
