Web Inspector

Name: Web Inspector
Rating: 3.9 (148 reviews)
Author: And a Dinosaur

by And a Dinosaur

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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At a glance: Free to download

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Developer Tools
Utilities

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Free

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

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3.9 148 ratings · App Store

4/5It's so close to being exceptional
This really is impressive. It's extremely intuitive, very appealing to look at, and integrates directly with safari. It feels very reminiscent of Chrome DevTools, so you feel right at home using it. Now, the things that are missing are quite noteworthy. There's no way to edit CSS without editing the html and applying inline styles. You also cannot see all the possible styles that are inherited from the classes applied to the element. Only the computed styles. That's a pretty big deal. Furthermore, I haven't found a way to resize the panel as its much too large. I saw somewhere the dev saying you could tap and hold and drag it down, but I haven't been able to figure it out and neither have some other people, so that could be a little bit more intuitive. It also is a little buggy where the nav bar of the panel doesn't always show up. Have to close safari completely and reopen it to fix that. Frankly, the CSS and resize things are the most important. With those two things fixed, this app would be worth $$$ and I could see this being worth every penny. Safari is always a pain to debug without a mac and this helps you inspect what a lot of your clients are probably seeing. First person I've seen use safari extensions for this and it's about time.

pie13man · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Exactly what I wanted
In the past 10 or so years I have been using IOS apps I have probably only left 4 or 5 reviews because most of the time I do not feel strongly enough about the performance of a product that I feel it is worth the effort. This app is an exception. I was just looking for a way to use networking tools, similar to the likes of which you would find in chrome, while on mobile. Not only did it let me get the information I needed with no hassle/troubleshooting but I see that it has a whole suite of tools you can use with a simple, yet effective and intuitive UI. Although I have seen other complaints about not being able to edit CSS, I think those complaints are somewhat irrelevant because I can’t imagine being in a situation where you would ever want to edit css on a mobile device instead of using an emulator/vm on your primary system. I also see other complaints about not being able to access images although from my experience it seems as though that is not the fault of this extension and is instead the fault of the user, because I have had no errors or trouble doing that on my end. Good job devs behind this, this is a perfect example of how safari extensions on IOS should be executed <3

Joost manoogs · 31 Jul 2026
4/5Can’t edit CSS
It’s fine for as far as it goes. Editing HTML is nice. But not being able to edit the CSS is kind of a dealbreaker, because that is what’s most important for me. You can see the CSS fine, like on the desktop Inspector, but you can’t edit the values or add/remove declarations. Also, there doesn’t seem to be any way to minimize or dismiss the panel to see whatever changes you made or to screenshot the changes. You have to tap an Apply button to apply the HTML changes you make. Seems like that should be automatic, like the desktop experience. It’s got potential though, if those could be fixed.

Kemper 1 · 31 Jul 2026
5/5This thing does the job!
Even with WebKit limiting functionality (something nobody can have control over, even devs), this thing does the job! Console works, everything works pretty much exactly like a desktop browser. The only complaint I have is there's no settings capability, you can't change the fonts nor color. And it's difficult to finely choose details. Other than that, this is the only Safari Add On that does the thing!

Its That End User Again · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Could you please update!
Could you please release a quick update? I’m noticing that it’s starting to not respond to being activated through the browser. The pop up doesn’t show up and I have to close the browser and restart everything so I can use it Thanks so much in adavance :)

Alca Poney, PhD. · 31 Jul 2026

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Versions

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1.0.0
1.0.1
You can now edit HTML in the DOM tab.
1.0.2
# 1.0.2 - Fixed Edit HTML user interface in dark mode. # 1.0.1 - Added Edit HTML button in the DOM tab. # 1.0.0 - Increased the tappable area of the disclosure indicators in the DOM tab.
1.0.3
# 1.0.3 - Made the app only available on iOS 15 and above. # 1.0.2 - Fixed Edit HTML user interface in dark mode. # 1.0.1 - Added Edit HTML button in the DOM tab. # 1.0.0 - Increased the tappable area of the disclosure indicators in the DOM tab.
1.0.5
# 1.0.5 - Now works on more websites, including facebook.com. - You can now tap and hold the console's tab bar to resize it. # 1.0.3 - Made the app only available on iOS 15 and above. # 1.0.2 - Fixed Edit HTML user interface in dark mode. # 1.0.1 - Added Edit HTML button in the DOM tab. # 1.0.0 - Increased the tappable area of the disclosure indicators in the DOM tab.
1.1.1
# 1.1.1 - The Console tab and the Network tab are now somewhat more useful. # 1.0.5 - Now works on more websites, including facebook.com. - You can now tap and hold the console's tab bar to resize it. # 1.0.3 - Made the app only available on iOS 15 and above. # 1.0.2 - Fixed Edit HTML user interface in dark mode. # 1.0.1 - Added Edit HTML button in the DOM tab. # 1.0.0 - Increased the tappable area of the disclosure indicators in the DOM tab.
1.2.1
- New feature: Search the HTML(!!!) - New feature: A "Preview Response" button in Network details to show you formatted, syntax-highlighted network responses. - Updated the layout of the DOM tab so it more sense if you're used to Web Inspector on the desktop. - Moved all the buttons to the top for easier access. - Automatically scale up the inspector panel if the website is not mobile-optimized.
1.2.2
- In the DOM tab, longer text nodes in the DOM tree are now collapsible. - When you use the Select button to select an element, automatically move the selected element into view.
1.2.3
- Bumped the z-index to 2147483647. - Streamlined the Elements tab.
1.2.4
- Turn off Inspect mode after selecting an element because it confuses people.
1.2.5
- Added support for dark and tinted icons.
1.2.6
- Refreshed app icons to ensure correct display in the App Store.
1.2.7 · 6 Oct 2024
- Updated setup instructions.

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