The invention discloses a touch panel inspection device and method. The touch panel inspection device according to an embodiment of the invention includes: an image acquisition part which obtains images picked up on a glass sheet for a touch panel including a plurality of unit areas as a whole area or divided areas into which the glass sheet is segmented; an area setting part which receives inputs to a designated period comparison area of the abovementioned image and a cell-to-cell comparison area; and a defect detection part which is used for performing on the abovementioned images at least one of first image inspection used for using a preset period unit to compare pixels in the abovementioned period comparison area and second image inspection used for, among the abovementioned images, comparing the abovementioned cell-to-cell comparison area among at least three of the abovementioned plurality of unit areas, thereby detecting defects on the abovementioned glass sheet.