# Tongs - http(s) stream catcher — Network Debugging Toolkit

> Network Debugging Toolkit (iPhone/iPad app by VZ TECH SOLUTIONS, LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tongs-https-stream-catcher/id6788686112 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [VZ TECH SOLUTIONS, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/6788686114)
- Category: Utilities, Productivity
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.6 · 43 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-10-14
- Data updated: 2026-10-25

## What is Tongs?

Tongs is a network debugging toolkit for developers, QA engineers, and technical users who need to inspect and troubleshoot traffic directly on iPhone or iPad.

With Tongs, you can start a local capture session, inspect HTTP and HTTPS requests, review headers and response details, filter traffic by domain or status, replay requests, export HAR data, and build rule-based debugging workflows.

Key Features:
• Local HTTP/HTTPS traffic capture
• Packet Tunnel based on-device debugging
• Optional HTTPS inspection with user-installed CA certificate
• Request history and session review
• Request detail viewer with headers, body preview, timing, and status
• Request replay for API debugging
• HAR export and manual report delivery
• Hosts, block, rewrite, and map rules
• Domain bypass and external proxy forwarding
• HTTP/2 capture support
• Picture in Picture capture monitor
• Remote device rule synchronization by QR code
• Local privacy cleanup for capture history and sessions

Tongs is designed for debugging traffic on the user’s own device and authorized test environments. It does not provide public VPN servers, anonymous browsing, location spoofing, or geo-restriction bypass services.

## Is Tongs safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Tongs.

## Is Tongs legit?

Tongs - http(s) stream catcher has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Tongs is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-10-14

No release notes.

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