Charles Proxy vs Tearoff
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
Tearoff
This app helps you track return windows and warranty expirations for your purchases. It scans receipts or allows manual entry, providing reminders before deadlines to prevent missed opportunities. Your data is kept private on your device with iCloud sync.
- Receipt scanning
- Return window tracking
- Warranty expiration tracking
- Deadline reminders
- Home Screen widgets
- Private data storage
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Tearoff turns a paper receipt into a deadline you won't miss. Every purchase has a clock on it — a return window that closes, a warranty that expires. Tearoff tracks both and reminds you before they run out, so you never eat the cost of a missed return or a lapsed warranty again. HOW IT WORKS - Add a purchase or scan its receipt. - Tearoff works out the return and warranty windows and shows exactly where each date came from — printed on the receipt, a store policy, or an estimate — so you always know how much to trust it. - You get a reminder before each deadline, and a Home Screen widget that keeps the next ones in view. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your receipts stay on your device and sync only through your own private iCloud. No accounts, no ads, no tracking, and nothing sent to us. FREE - Add receipts by hand - Return-deadline reminders - Your full receipt vault TEAROFF PRO - Scan receipts with the camera and let Tearoff read them for you - Warranty tracking - Export your vault - Home Screen widgets Pro is available monthly, yearly, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://deegan4.github.io/Tearoff/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Tearoff at Free against Charles Proxy's $8.99. Tearoff also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). Charles Proxy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (187 vs 1). On ads 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
Tearoff is free to download; Charles Proxy costs $8.99 up front. Tearoff sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Charles Proxy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tearoff 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, Tearoff every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Charles Proxy | Tearoff |
|---|---|---|
| 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 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | XK72 Limited | Kollin Croyle |
Customer experience
Charles Proxy
Tearoff
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
Tearoff
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Charles Proxy
No in-app purchases
Tearoff
- Tearoff Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Tearoff Pro Yearly$14.991 Year
- Tearoff Pro Lifetime$39.99









