Best alternatives to Phone Simulator - Mobile View (2026)
9 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Phone Simulator, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Phone Simulator alternatives, compared
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Mobile View — Mobile Simulator & Preview
Mobile simulator: preview any site on iPhone, Android & tablets — up to 5 at once. Mobile view + desktop live, responsive design.
≈60K users4.9★ from 82 ratingsUpdated 4 days ago8 permissions- About 1.5× more users than Phone Simulator
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Mobile Simulator
Use Mobile Simulator for web devs — mobile view extension, browser simulator and emulator for Chrome with responsive design testing.
≈3K users5.0★ from 10 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago8 permissions- About 13× fewer users than Phone Simulator
- Updated less recently
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Mobile simulator - responsive testing tool
Phone Simulator — Free Chrome Extension to test and preview your site on 80+ devices.
≈1M users4.9★ from 5.2K ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago13 permissions- About 25× more users than Phone Simulator
- Rated 0.2 stars higher
- Asks for more permissions (13 vs 8)
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Mobile Simulator for Chrome
Switch any Chrome tab to mobile view with 38 device options in one click.
≈1K users5.0★ from 2 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago8 permissions- About 40× fewer users than Phone Simulator
- Updated less recently
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Mobile Site Viewer
Use mobile site viewer to test web design, rotate screen, record video or take screenshots in a smart mobile simulator extension.
≈1K users5.0★ from 7 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago11 permissions- About 40× fewer users than Phone Simulator
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (11 vs 8)
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Mobile View Switcher
Switch to mobile view with one click via toolbar button.
≈100K users3.4★ from 129 ratingsUpdated 10 months ago5 permissions- About 2.5× more users than Phone Simulator
- Rated 1.3 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 8)
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Mobile View Extension - View website as mobile
Use Mobile View Extension for testing mobile websites with a responsive website checker, a responsive design test, and previews.
≈3K users4.7★ from 10 ratingsUpdated 13 days ago4 permissions- About 13× fewer users than Phone Simulator
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 8)
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SEO Search Simulator by Nightwatch
Simulate search engine queries from any location on Google and easily check and track your website or your competitor's rankings.
≈100K users4.8★ from 3K ratingsUpdated 19 months ago189 permissions- About 2.5× more users than Phone Simulator
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (189 vs 8)
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Simple Calculator
A simple and very lite calculator for your browser!
≈6K users4.0★ from 8 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago1 permissions- About 6.7× fewer users than Phone Simulator
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 8)
Phone Simulator alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Phone Simulator?
By users, the most popular alternative is Mobile simulator - responsive testing tool with ≈1M users and a 4.9-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Mobile View — Mobile Simulator & Preview.
Which Phone Simulator alternative has the best rating?
Mobile simulator - responsive testing tool has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.9 out of 5 from 5.2K ratings.
Is there a Phone Simulator alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Simple Calculator asks for 1 permissions, against 8 for Phone Simulator.
How many alternatives to Phone Simulator are there?
We list 9 close alternatives to Phone Simulator on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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