FARO Website Inspector is now available on the App Store. The website auditing tool we originally developed for Google Chrome can now also be used directly from an iPhone.
The new app lets you enter a URL and quickly review important aspects of a webpage, from SEO and HTML structure to technical configuration, mobile compatibility and other issues that can easily be missed during development.
A website audit directly from your iPhone
The idea behind FARO Website Inspector remains the same: make an initial technical website review fast, understandable and useful. Instead of needing a computer and several different tools, you can now carry out an initial inspection from your phone.
That can be useful for developers, designers, business owners and marketing professionals who want to check a page away from the office, review a website during a meeting or identify issues before carrying out a deeper audit.
What does FARO Website Inspector check?
The app reviews a range of elements related to technical quality and page optimisation, including:
- Page title and meta description.
- Headings and H1 structure.
- HTTPS and HTTP status.
- Canonical URL and robots directives.
- Viewport configuration.
- Structured data.
- Open Graph metadata.
- Images and alternative text.
- Responsive-design considerations.
- Other technical indicators that can affect user experience or SEO.
Results are presented as passed checks, warnings or failures and combined into an overall score to provide a quick view of the page.
Inspect one page or crawl a website
As well as reviewing an individual URL, FARO Website Inspector can be used to explore multiple pages of a site and provide a broader view of its structure. This helps uncover issues that may not appear on the homepage and makes it easier to compare different pages across the same website.
As with any crawler, some websites may restrict or block automated requests. The tool is intended primarily for reviewing websites you own or sites you are authorised to inspect.
Results designed to be useful
During development we have tried to avoid a common problem with automated auditing tools: displaying an alert without explaining what was actually detected.
FARO Website Inspector therefore aims to expose the detected values where they are useful and provide context around the issues it finds. A score alone is of limited value if it does not help you understand what should be reviewed.
Available in English and Spanish
The FARO Website Inspector interface is available in English and Spanish, allowing the same tool to be used in either language.
Also available for Google Chrome
The iPhone app joins our original Google Chrome extension. Both are part of the same project: a tool created by Faro Digital Media to make quick SEO, responsive and technical website checks easier.
View FARO Website Inspector on the Chrome Web Store
Now available on the App Store
FARO Website Inspector was designed and developed by Faro Digital Media and is now available for iPhone on the App Store.
We will continue developing the tool and refining its checks as we test it against more websites and real-world cases.
Found issues on your website and need help fixing them? Request a review from Faro Digital Media