WebScope vs Domain & URL Blocker
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.
Domain & URL Blocker
Easily block specific websites and URLs, with support for regular expressions to match parts of URLs. Requires enabling in Safari's content blocker settings.
- Block specific domains
- Block specific URLs
- Regex support for URL matching
- Safari content blocker integration
- Easy to enable
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Block specific domains and URLs easily! You could also include regex to match part of the URL. Note: You should enable the blocker by going to “Settings → Safari → Content Blockers” and enable “URL Blocker”.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Domain & URL Blocker at monthly against WebScope's every 14 months. Domain & URL Blocker also leads on ratings volume (18 vs 6) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). WebScope's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 18 respectively.
WebScope ships an update every 14 months, Domain & URL Blocker monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and August 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WebScope | Domain & URL Blocker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | 4.8 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 61.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Post River Software | Xueqin Huang |
Customer experience
WebScope
Domain & URL Blocker
In-app purchases
WebScope
No in-app purchases
Domain & URL Blocker
No in-app purchases
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