A display panel inspecting apparatus and a display device including the same are disclosed. In one aspect, display panel inspecting apparatus includes a first inspecting circuit configured to alternately apply a first-color data signal and a second-color data signal to a first data line electrically connected to a first first-color subpixel and a first second-color subpixel. The apparatus also includes a second inspecting circuit configured to apply a first third-color data signal to a second data line electrically connected to a first third-color subpixel and a second third-color subpixel. The apparatus further includes a third inspecting circuit configured to alternately apply the second-color data signal and the first-color data signal to a third data line electrically connected to a second second-color subpixel and a second first-color subpixel.