Charles Proxy vs Unwired Access
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Charles Proxy
Capture and inspect network requests and responses directly on your iOS device. Debug networking issues without needing a computer. View detailed metadata, headers, and bodies, and even transfer sessions to a desktop for further analysis.
- Capture network requests and responses
- Inspect metadata, headers, and bodies
- SSL Proxying for plain text viewing
- Measure network performance
- Block requests to specific hosts
- DNS spoofing
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Charles Proxy for iOS lets you capture, inspect and modify network requests and responses on your iOS device. You can view metadata, headers and bodies in the app, so you can finally debug your app’s networking issues without a computer. Charles Proxy for iOS is an app from the creator of Charles Proxy for desktop. HOW IT WORKS Turn Charles on when you want to start capturing. Charles captures your network requests and responses in the background while you test your app or website. Return to Charles to inspect the requests and responses. If you also have Charles on your desktop, you can transfer recorded sessions to your desktop to explore them on the big screen. Charles creates a local VPN on your device. All of your network traffic passes through Charles on your device, and then out to the internet as usual over either WiFi or Mobile / Cellular data. There is no remote server involved, and your data always remains private to you. FEATURES * SSL Proxying to view SSL requests in plain text * View and share request and responses bodies * Syntax highlighting for text request and response bodies * Measure network performance over WiFi or Mobile / Cellular networks * Block requests to nominated hosts * DNS spoofing
Unwired Access
Manage your Unwired Access account conveniently through this dedicated application. Keep track of your account details and access services on the go.
- Account management
- Service access
- On-the-go management
- Dedicated application
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You can now manage your Unwired Access account via this app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Unwired Access at Free against Charles Proxy's $8.99. Unwired Access also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0). Charles Proxy's advantage is ratings volume (187 vs 1). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Unwired Access is free to download; Charles Proxy costs $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Unwired Access holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Charles Proxy has 187 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Charles Proxy ships an update every 2 months, Unwired Access every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Charles Proxy | Unwired Access |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $8.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (187 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 187 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | XK72 Limited | SpectraSurf Communications, LLC |
Customer experience
Charles Proxy
Unwired Access
Bugs and requests
Charles Proxy
Reported bugs
4 issues- Doesn't work with latest iOS versions
- Fails to export sessions frequently
- Incompatible with apps using VPN
- Large JSON bodies not displayed properly
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to edit and replay requests
- Improve JSON viewer and formatting
- Add support for WebSockets
- Provide option to map to local
- Add scripting and breakpoint features
Unwired Access
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Charles Proxy
No in-app purchases
Unwired Access
No in-app purchases
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