Comparison

HTTPBot vs ViRE

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

HTTPBot

This app allows users to send HTTP/HTTPS requests and connect to WebSockets, making it easy to debug APIs on the go. It supports various response formats, collaboration features, and authentication methods, streamlining API development and testing.

Highlights
  • Send HTTP/HTTPS and WebSocket requests
  • Inspect JSON, HTML, and XML responses
  • Import/export Postman collections
  • Support for OpenAPI/Swagger specs
  • Native GraphQL request support
  • Multiple authentication methods
  • Shortcuts integration for automation
Features
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HTTPBot is a powerful API client and debugger that lets you send HTTP/HTTPs requests, connect to WebSockets, browse and invoke remote MCP servers, inspect JSON & HTML responses, and debug APIs on the go. With HTTPBot, you can - Make requests and view responses from anywhere. - Debug API issues even while away from your terminal. - Work with JSON, HTML, XML, and raw text responses effortlessly. - Collaborate with your team by importing & exporting Postman collections, and by syncing with the Postman API. FEATURES - Powerful request editor provides a GUI for easily editing HTTP, HTTPS & WebSockets requests. - Connect to remote MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers to browse and invoke their tools, prompts, and resources. - Supports all major HTTP methods, including GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, PATCH, HEAD, and OPTIONS. - Automatically highlights JSON, HTML, and XML content for better readability. - View detailed metrics for requests and responses, including size, duration, SSL and more. - Support for OpenAPI/Swagger specs as well as Postman collections & environments, including sync with Postman accounts on the cloud - View request documentation for APIs - Native support for GraphQL requests - edit queries and variables directly, and view schema. - Import & export collections from/to any document storage provider, like iCloud Drive, Dropbox and more. - Supports authentication using Basic, Digest, OAuth 1.0a, OAuth 2.0, JWT and much more. Securely store auth credentials for frequent use. - Save frequently-used variables in environments - Filter & query responses using XPath & JSONPath - Automate your workflows with Shortcuts integration. PRICING HTTPBot is available to download for free, with a risk-free 7-day trial to unlock access to its features. Enjoy full access beyond the trial with a yearly subscription, or a one-time purchase for a lifetime upgrade. All plans unlock the app on all platforms where it is supported. LEGAL Duration & price of each subscription is displayed in the app when upgrading to Pro. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account upon confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew unless it is cancelled atleast 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription in your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of the free trial period is forfeited as soon as a subscription is purchased. Terms of use: https://www.httpbot.io/terms.html Privacy policy: https://www.httpbot.io/privacy.html

About

ViRE

This tool helps you visualize and test regular expressions with a playground environment. It offers features like code completion, interactive cheat sheets, and a powerful replace system with real-time previews. Easily debug and modify text with step-by-step search and replace functionality.

Highlights
  • Readable regex visualization
  • Code complete for operators
  • On-the-go regex unit tests
  • Powerful replace system with preview
  • Step-by-step search and replace
  • Regex scheme visualization
  • Multi-level history
Features
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ViRE is a Visual Regular Expressions tool. Find your perfect way to visualize regular expressions (RegEx), to accomplish RegEx unit tests within the playground environment, to search and replace particular RegEx components with code complete feature, to benefit from interactive RegEx cheat sheet, multi-level RegEx history, and more. We offer a free seven days trial of the app for you to explore all the features mentioned above without limitation. We hope that you’ll love the app. After the trial we offer three subscription options (one month, one year, lifetime) for you to choose to continue using the app. Main Features of ViRE: 1. Regex is finally really readable 2. Code Complete helps to find or recall the right operator (especially over the time) 3. Unit Tests allows to test your regex on the go 4. Replace System is super powerful. It has realtime content preview and allows not only to replace or to reuse capture groups, but also to do unit conversion, number formatting, date conversion, UUIDs insertion, indexes insertion, string capitalization, and others 5. Step-by-Step Search & Replace makes it easy to clean/modify text and debug regex at every step 6. Regex Scheme perfectly visualizes regex flow 7. ViRE History stores as many ViREs as you need ViRE is available on Mac and iPad. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Privacy Policy http://www.invoodoo.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use http://www.invoodoo.com/terms-of-use

Screenshots

HTTPBot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: HTTPBot at free with in-app purchases against ViRE's subscription. HTTPBot also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 15). ViRE's advantage is review sentiment (71% vs 56%) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. HTTPBot sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and ViRE sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HTTPBot holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HTTPBot has 1.3K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of HTTPBot's written reviews are positive against 71% of ViRE's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HTTPBot ships an update every 2 weeks, ViRE monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
HTTPBot versus ViRE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHTTPBotViRE
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.3K ratings) — better4.1 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews55.7% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.3K — better15
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
Best chart rank#68 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPad, Mac
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArvindh SukumarInVooDoo LLC

Customer experience

HTTPBot

All ratings1,322 ratings
Positive86.8%
Neutral3.9%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews298 reviews
Positive55.7%
Neutral10.1%
Negative34.2%

ViRE

All ratings15 ratings
Positive73.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

Bugs and requests

HTTPBot

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes when using response filters
  • Issues with importing Postman collections
  • Requests sometimes show incorrect HTTP method
  • Inconsistent behavior with SSL verification
  • Response data not properly formatted

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for PATCH requests
  • Improve Postman collection and environment integration
  • Add ability to copy/paste from response
  • Implement better handling of URL variables
  • Improve response formatting and readability

ViRE

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

HTTPBot

Subscriptions7
  • Pro Upgrade - Weekly$2.997 Days
  • HTTPBot Weekly Subscription$4.997 Days
  • HTTPBot Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$4.997 Days
Show 4 more
  • HTTPBot Yearly Subscription$19.991 Year
  • HTTPBot Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Pro Upgrade$29.991 Year
  • HTTPBot Pro Upgrade - Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime Unlock$29.99
  • Lifetime Unlock$49.99
4 purchases

ViRE

Subscriptions3
  • Almighty Version: 1-Month$3.991 Month
  • InVooDoo One$5.991 Month
  • Almighty Version: 1-Year$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Almighty Version: Lifetime$199.99

Questions

Is HTTPBot free?
HTTPBot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ViRE free?
ViRE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HTTPBot or ViRE?
HTTPBot is rated higher. HTTPBot averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while ViRE averages 4.1 from 15 ratings.
Do HTTPBot or ViRE have ads?
Neither HTTPBot nor ViRE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HTTPBot or ViRE?
HTTPBot ships an update every 2 weeks, and ViRE monthly. Most recently, HTTPBot was updated on September 23, 2026 and ViRE on September 19, 2026.

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