Is there some kind of developer toolbar that can be used within the iPad/Safari?
I am aware of the same on desktop Safari as well as I know there is a Debugger optio
Safari iPad doesn't have a development tool, but it does have a debug toolbar. It's features include:
So it's not great for development, but it's a lot better than nothing. Here's how to enable it:
You should then see a banner at the top of web pages with messages from the debug console.