SEO Tracer review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Native Mac and iOS SEO crawler that keeps crawl data on your device
SEO Tracer report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 23, 2026
Best for crawling a site from a Mac, iPhone or iPad
SEO Tracer is a crawler for Mac, iPhone and iPad that finds broken links, redirect chains and missing tags, renders JavaScript and keeps the data on your device, free up to 500 pages a crawl. It's Apple only, needs recent system versions, and App Store purchases are non-refundable except where the law or Apple's policies say otherwise.
Who SEO Tracer is for
- Fits if you work on a Mac and want a native crawler with no Java runtime
- Works for quick technical checks of a site from an iPhone or iPad
Who SEO Tracer is not for
- Skip it if you use Windows or Linux, as it's Apple devices only
- Watch out: it needs macOS 15.6 or later, or iOS and iPadOS 18.6 or later
- Tight if you stay free, as each crawl session stops at 500 pages
- Watch out: App Store purchases are non-refundable except where the law or Apple's policies require
- Watch out: it obeys robots.txt by default, so blocked sections are skipped unless you switch the override on
Why SEO Tracer gets a 2.8
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- AValue for moneyMonthly Premium is $4.99 on the US App Store, under 60% of this category's cheaper quarter of $13, and Yearly is $44.99. Lifetime Access at $129.99 once is under a year of the category's middle subscription.
- BFree plan and trialFree to download with no account or card, and every crawl session covers up to 500 pages. A small site can live on that; a bigger one needs Premium.
- CFeaturesTitles, descriptions, headings, canonicals, broken links, status codes and redirect chains, with JavaScript rendering, custom extraction, list mode and 100,000+ page projects. The gaps: no Search Console data or scheduled crawls on record.
- BEase of useNo rating on record. It's an app you install and point at a site, with no account or Java runtime to set up.
- CPlatforms and integrationsMac, iPhone and iPad, with crawl sessions moved between them as files. One family of devices: no Windows, Linux or web version, and no integrations on record.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from SEO Tracer's own pages on 23 October 2026. Its App Store page would not load when we went back to check it; its own site did. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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SEO Tracer's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 64 of the 83 other technical SEO tools we grade, and level with 8.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 54 of 83) and worst on platforms and integrations (C, above 3).
Its paid plans start at $4.99 a month, against a middle price of $22.41 for the category: 3 of the 52 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 3 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 84 technical SEO tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. SEO Tracer’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 54 of 83, level with 29
- BFree plan and trialAbove 51 of 83, level with 10
- CFeaturesAbove 10 of 83, level with 66
- BEase of useAbove 62 of 83, level with 21
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 3 of 83, level with 23
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 73 technical SEO tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep SEO Tracer, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of SEO Tracer you could make: reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 2 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 64 of the 83 other technical SEO tools we grade. It costs $59.88 a year.
What you could make
- Reports: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- A crawler that checks every page of a site.
- Apps for macOS and iOS that stay in step with each other.
What this rests on. SEO Tracer’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is SEO Tracer?
SEO Tracer is a website crawler for Mac, iPhone and iPad that runs technical SEO audits on the device itself. It collects titles, meta descriptions, headings and links, reports status codes, redirect chains and broken links, and exports the results. Crawls of up to 500 pages per session are free; larger ones need a subscription or a one-time purchase in the App Store.
Worth knowing
- The free tier stops at 500 pages per crawl session; larger crawls need a Premium plan or Lifetime Access.
- Apple devices only: it needs macOS 15.6 or later, or iOS and iPadOS 18.6 or later, with no Windows, Linux or web version.
- Purchases go through the App Store, and the terms say they are non-refundable except where the law or Apple's policies require.
- Its crawler obeys robots.txt by default, so blocked sections are skipped unless you switch on the robots override.
Key features
- On-page data from every crawled page
- Collects titles, meta descriptions, H1 and H2 headings, canonicals, images, CSS and JavaScript, and flags missing titles and duplicate headings.
- Broken links and status codes
- Finds broken internal and external links, 4xx and 5xx errors and redirect chains, records server response times and filters pages by status code.
- JavaScript rendering
- Renders pages built with JavaScript before auditing them, and detects robots.txt files and sitemaps along the way.
- Custom extraction and list mode
- Pulls page data with CSS selectors, XPath or regular expressions, audits a pasted list of URLs, and reaches protected pages with HTTP Basic Auth or cookies.
- Large crawls kept on the device
- A database storage mode handles projects of 100,000+ pages. Crawl data stays local, and sessions move between Mac and iPhone or iPad as files.
- Exports and issue help
- Exports to CSV, HTML or PDF on the Mac, searches the downloaded HTML with text or regex, and explains each flagged issue with fix examples.
SEO Tracer pricing
As of Oct 23, 2026, SEO Tracer has a free plan, and paid plans start at $4.99 per month.
- Starts at
- $4.99 per month
- Free plan
- Free download that crawls up to 500 pages per session, with no account or credit card needed.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Up to 500 pages per crawl session on Mac, iPhone or iPad. |
| Monthly Premium | $4.99per month | Unlimited crawling and the Pro features, billed monthly through the App Store. |
| Yearly Premium | $44.99per year | The same unlimited crawling and Pro features, billed once a year through the App Store. |
| Lifetime Access | $129.99one-time | Unlimited crawling and the Pro features for a single payment, with no renewal. |
Read from apps.apple.com on Oct 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with SEO Tracer before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountAbout 25% less with the yearly plan
On the US App Store, Yearly Premium costs $44.99 a year, against $59.88 for twelve months of Monthly Premium at $4.99.
Stated on apps.apple.com - Lifetime licenseLifetime Access for a one-time $129.99
The App Store listing sells Lifetime Access as a single in-app purchase of $129.99, and the terms describe it as a one-time lifetime purchase.
Stated on apps.apple.com
SEO Tracer alternatives
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Common questions
Does SEO Tracer have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. SEO Tracer is listed for macOS and iOS.
Does SEO Tracer have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. SEO Tracer is listed for macOS and iOS.
Is SEO Tracer open source?
SEO Tracer is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 23, 2026.