The SEO Tracer Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about SEO Tracer in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
SEO Tracer
The Insider’s Guide
Native Mac and iOS SEO crawler that keeps crawl data on your device
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among technical SEO tools, read from SEO Tracer’s own pages.
Made by Perpetual Media Ltd. · checked Oct 23, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from SEO Tracer’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on SEO Tracer’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.8
GPA, above 64 of the 83 other technical SEO tools we grade
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.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about SEO Tracer, taken from its own pages and our grades.
It's an app you install and point at a site, with no account or Java runtime to set up.
- 1
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.
- 2
Paid plans start at $4.99 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $4.99 per month.
- 3
There is a free plan
Free download that crawls up to 500 pages per session, with no account or credit card needed.
- 4
It runs on 2 platforms
macOS and iOS.
- 5
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.
- 6
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.
- 7
JavaScript rendering
Renders pages built with JavaScript before auditing them, and detects robots.txt files and sitemaps along the way.
- 8
A 2.8 GPA, above 64 of 83
That is against the other technical SEO tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
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.
SEO Tracer at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $4.99 per month
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- macOS, iOS
- Made by
- Perpetual Media Ltd., since 2025
- Category
- Technical SEO & Site Audits
- Our grade
- 2.8 GPA, good
The report card
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.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A | Monthly 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. |
| Free plan and trial | B | Free 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. |
| Features | C | Titles, 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. |
| Ease of use | B | No rating on record. It's an app you install and point at a site, with no account or Java runtime to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | Mac, 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. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
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 it 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
Good to know
Good for
- Mac users who want a native desktop crawler with no Java runtime
- Quick technical checks from an iPhone or iPad
- Small sites that fit within the free 500-page limit
- People who want crawl data kept on their own device
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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$4.99
A month to start. There is a free plan too
SEO Tracer has a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99 per month.
A small site can live on that; a bigger one needs Premium.
Free
$0
Up to 500 pages per crawl session on Mac, iPhone or iPad.
Monthly Premium
$4.99
per month
Unlimited crawling and the Pro features, billed monthly through the App Store.
Yearly Premium
$44.99
per year
The same unlimited crawling and Pro features, billed once a year through the App Store.
Lifetime Access
$129.99
one-time
Unlimited crawling and the Pro features for a single payment, with no renewal.
The free plan
Free download that crawls up to 500 pages per session, with no account or credit card needed.
Read from apps.apple.com on Oct 23, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
About 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.comLifetime license
Lifetime 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
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
2
Places it runs: macOS and iOS
Native Mac and iOS SEO crawler that keeps crawl data on your device. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: local-first, one-time purchase, reports, site audit.
The gaps: no Search Console data or scheduled crawls on record.
- 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.
Where it runs
- macOS
- iOS
What it works with
Its own pages name no integrations.
SEO Tracer is made by Perpetual Media Ltd., and has been around since 2025.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
64/83
Other technical SEO tools it is graded above
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
- BFree plan and trialAbove 51 of 83
- CFeaturesAbove 10 of 83
- BEase of useAbove 62 of 83
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 3 of 83
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 73 technical SEO tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. SEO Tracer is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Screaming Frog SEO Spider, Integrity, Sitebulb, Visual SEO Studio and Beam Us Up
The 5 tools SEO Tracer is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.4GPA
Screaming Frog SEO Spider
Free plan · from $279/yr
Desktop website crawler for technical SEO audits.
- Only SEO Tracer lists an iOS app.
- Only Screaming Frog SEO Spider lists Windows and Linux apps.
- SEO Tracer can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- 2.6GPA
Integrity
Free plan · from $20 one-time
Mac link checker, free for personal use, with paid SEO editions.
- Only SEO Tracer lists an iOS app.
- SEO Tracer also covers reports.
- 2.6GPA
Sitebulb
Free trial · from $18/mo
Website auditing crawler for Windows and Mac, with a cloud edition.
- SEO Tracer has a free plan. Sitebulb does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only SEO Tracer lists an iOS app.
- Only Sitebulb lists a web app.
- 2.4GPA
Visual SEO Studio
Free plan · from €149/yr
Desktop SEO crawler for Windows and Mac with XML sitemap tools.
- Only SEO Tracer lists an iOS app.
- Only Visual SEO Studio lists a Windows app.
- SEO Tracer can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- 3.0GPA
Beam Us Up
Free
Free desktop SEO crawler for Windows, Mac and Linux.
- Only SEO Tracer lists an iOS app.
- Only Beam Us Up lists Windows and Linux apps.
- SEO Tracer can be bought with a one-time purchase.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
12
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is SEO Tracer free?
SEO Tracer has a free plan. Free download that crawls up to 500 pages per session, with no account or credit card needed.
How much does SEO Tracer cost?
SEO Tracer lists 4 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does SEO Tracer work on?
SEO Tracer is available on macOS and iOS.
Does SEO Tracer offer any discounts?
SEO Tracer publicly lists the following: About 25% less with the yearly plan; Lifetime Access for a one-time $129.99.
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.
Who makes SEO Tracer?
SEO Tracer is made by Perpetual Media Ltd. It dates from 2025.
What are the alternatives to SEO Tracer?
The closest alternatives to SEO Tracer in our directory are Screaming Frog SEO Spider, Integrity, Sitebulb, Visual SEO Studio and Beam Us Up.
How does SEO Tracer compare with other technical SEO tools?
SEO Tracer's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 64 of the 83 other technical SEO tools we grade, and level with 8.
Is SEO Tracer good value for money?
ToolGPA grades SEO Tracer A for value for money. 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.
Could I make my own version of SEO Tracer?
The plain part of SEO Tracer you could make: reports. What surrounds it you could not.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from SEO Tracer’s own pages on Oct 23, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 23, 2026. 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.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Perpetual Media Ltd. Prices change, so check seotracer.app before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- SEO Tracer, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/seo-tracer
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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