Stream vs Userscripts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stream
This tool allows developers to inspect HTTP and HTTPS network traffic on iOS devices. It enables capturing requests, replaying them, and managing host configurations for testing different environments. Essential for debugging network issues and understanding application behavior.
- Sniff HTTP & HTTPS requests
- Capture and preview request/response bodies
- Compose and replay HTTP requests
- Configure hosts for environment switching
- Import and replay HAR files
- Compatible with iPhone X and iPad multitasking
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Before downloading this App, We hope you can read the following introductions seriously. 1. Stream is designed for f2e developers, mobile developers, backend developers, sa engineers, qa engineers and users who have a certain network analyze abilities. 2. Stream is only designed for network debugging. Meanwhile, turning on Stream requires you to authorize VPN permissions. 3. Stream will never upload any user data, and we also expect you to spread to users who also trust us. If you do not agree with the above instructions, we recommend you consider seriously before downloading. Features: Stream is an iOS side network debugging tool, only for QA & development. 1. Sniff HTTP & HTTPS requests, meanwhile sniffing HTTPS requests needs you to install CA certificates. 2. Capture History, preview request body, and response body, supports text / JSON / files / forms. 3. Compose HTTP requests and Replay sniffed requests. 4. Support Hosts configuration, similar to Hosts in the PC features, for f2e developer and mobile developer to switch test environment and online environment easily. 5. Simple support on HAR files, you can export Charles / Fiddler / Chrome / Firefox network records to HAR file and then open in Stream and replay requests. 6. Compatible with iPhone X and iPad MutiTask.
Userscripts
This open-source Safari extension allows you to run custom JavaScript and CSS code on any website. Enhance your browsing experience with personalized styling, automatic redirects, and ad-blocking.
- Run custom JavaScript
- Inject custom CSS
- Automatic page redirection
- Website page manipulation
- Custom ad-blocking
- Open source
- No user tracking
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Userscripts is an open source Safari extension that lets you save and run arbitrary bits of JavaScript (and CSS) code for the websites you visit. Features: - Open source - No user tracking Use cases: - Automatic page redirection - Website page manipulation (styling, element creation) - Custom ad-blocking - Custom code injection - Custom style injection If you're looking for a way to easily create quality of life Javacript code snippets for your web browsing experience, give Userscripts a try. Visit the GitHub repository for help or to report bugs: https://github.com/quoid/userscripts/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Userscripts at none against Stream's 2. Userscripts also leads on rating (4.3 vs 4.1). Stream's advantage is iOS requirement (9 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Stream sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Userscripts asks for nothing beyond the download.
Userscripts holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 133 and 181 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 79% and 78% positive.
Stream ships an update every 3 weeks, Userscripts monthly. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.
| Parameter | Stream | Userscripts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (133 ratings) | 4.3 (181 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.9% of reviews — better | 78.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 133 | 181 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #58 | #24 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 9 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stream Lab Inc. | Justin Wasack |
Customer experience
Stream
Userscripts
User reviews
Stream
From 133 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Free and powerful HTTP packet sniffer tool
- 👍 Simple and intuitive user interface
- 🔧 Useful for network debugging and troubleshooting
- 💡 Built-in JSON viewer and utilities (RSA, Base64 encryption/decryption)
- ✏️ Ability to edit and resend requests
Room to improve
- 🐛 Certificate installation fails on iOS 18.x versions
- 🐛 Gacha history recording not working properly
- 🐛 'Code 0' error when generating JSON links
- 🐛 VPN profile conflicts requiring app reinstallation
- ⚠️ Requires installing system certificates (security concern)
Userscripts
From 181 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Works well to inject CSS on iPad in Safari
- 👍 Best thing since sliced bread
- 💡 Allows you to do thousands of things that were previously desktop only
- 🔒 Very stable and works flawlessly with Safari
- 👍 Excellent Safari extension
Room to improve
- 🐛 Satisfactory to an extent, stops working sometimes
- 🐛 Broke until reinstall
- 🐛 Slowed my Safari down to a crawl
- 🐛 Unpredictable when it applies scripts, but still useful
- 🐛 It's been way too unpredictable for a while now
Bugs and requests
Stream
Reported bugs
10 issues- Certificate installation fails on iOS 18.1 and 18.2
- Gacha/wish history not being captured correctly
- Code 0 error when retrieving JSON links
- VPN profiles becoming non-functional after app use
- Server connection issues (192.168.0.2:8081 unreachable)
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- WebSocket messages lost after clearing capture history
- HTTPS interception blocking website access
- Request capture showing CONNECT instead of GET method
- Certificate trust settings not appearing after installation
- App functionality broken on latest iOS updates
Requested features
10 requests- Select all requests button for bulk export
- Ability to delete individual capture sessions/records
- Gzip response content decompression
- Breakpoint setting for request modification
- Media file saving capability
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- Custom certificate support
- Local debugging interface
- Improved font styling in UI
- Support for older iOS versions
- One-click export all requests functionality
Userscripts
Reported bugs
4 issues- Failed to load user data
- Saying there's an error when trying to download something
- Won't work, keeps saying there's an issue and retry
- Disappeared from Safari preferences and won't return after troubleshooting
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for Safari Tech Preview
- Allow editing of userscripts from the browser extension popup
- Allow creation of a new script from the Safari Extension for the current site
- Allow specifying the order in which scripts should be loaded
- Add support for running scripts in normal mode, private mode or both
In-app purchases
Stream
- Coke$0.99
- Coffee$2.99
Userscripts
No in-app purchases
