Comparison

mitmproxy client by txthinking vs Proxygen

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

Head to head
About

mitmproxy client by txthinking

This helper app captures and assembles IP packets into TCP and SOCKS5 streams for analysis. It allows interception and modification of HTTP/HTTPS traffic, saving conversations for replay, and reverse proxying. Requires a desktop installation of mitmproxy.

Highlights
  • Captures IP packets and assembles TCP/SOCKS5 streams
  • Intercepts and modifies HTTP/HTTPS requests/responses
  • Saves and replays HTTP conversations
  • Reverse proxy mode
  • On-the-fly SSL/TLS certificate generation
Features
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Why You Need This: - Capture on TCP/IP layer, NOT system proxy. Avoid some applications not going through the proxy This is a helper app for mitmproxy, which is freely available at https://github.com/mitmproxy/mitmproxy. It is not developed by the mitmproxy project. - This app captures all IP packets (IP layer) - Next assemble into TCP stream (TCP layer) - Next assemble into socks5 stream (Application layer) - Next send to mitmproxy Required: https://github.com/mitmproxy/mitmproxy installed on your desktop - Intercept HTTP & HTTPS requests and responses and modify them on the fly - Save complete HTTP conversations for later replay and analysis - Replay the client-side of an HTTP conversations - Replay HTTP responses of a previously recorded server - Reverse proxy mode to forward traffic to a specified server - Transparent proxy mode on macOS and Linux - Make scripted changes to HTTP traffic using Python - SSL/TLS certificates for interception are generated on the fly - And much, much more…

About

Proxygen

This tool allows developers to intercept, inspect, and modify HTTP traffic from their iOS devices on a Mac. It offers advanced features like JavaScript scripting for traffic manipulation and a syntax-aware editor for debugging API endpoints.

Highlights
  • Send iOS device traffic to Mac
  • Modify proxied traffic with JavaScript
  • Match and replace headers/body data
  • Syntax highlighting HTTP editor
  • WebSocket and SSE message capture
  • Local VPN extension for proxying
Features
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Proxygen is the best HTTP proxy tool for testing apps and debugging remote API endpoints right on your iPhone, iPad and Mac. And it’s built to delight you while doing it. Features • Send iOS device traffic to remote Mac • Write JavaScript to modify proxied traffic • Store state in variables for use in Editor • Match and replace headers and body data • Test API endpoints with assertions • Transform data with custom recipes • Syntax highlighting HTTP message editor • Message history with powerful filtering • WebSocket and SSE message capture • Store all data in documents SEND TO MAC Easily capture HTTP messages from an iPhone or iPad on your Mac. Traffic is mirrored to the paired Mac over local network even when the iOS app is not active. The Mac app can intercept and edit data of requests and responses before they are forwarded. No more futzing around with Wi-Fi proxy settings and trusted certificates. SCRIPTING Write JavaScript code that modifies proxied traffic. Scripts have access to requests and responses, letting you rewrite headers, URLs and body content, inject data, or implement conditional logic that goes beyond what static rules can express. SYNTAX AWARE EDITOR Edit requests from the message history or create new to any target. All previously sent requests are kept in the project file so you can return to your work later. The editor uses Tree-sitter for fast language parsing and syntax highlighting. It handles decoding of HTTP content automatically, letting you focus on testing the remote API. SERVER GRADE PERFORMANCE The magic lies in a little custom HTTP proxy that the iOS app runs in a local VPN extension. This proxy was developed using SwiftNIO, a framework for bizarrely fast asynchronous network applications. The proxy can perform TLS Manipulator in the Middle (MitM) to see inside HTTPS connections and apply custom logic to each message. To put it bluntly, you’ve probably never seen a HTTP proxy this fast before. And you likely won’t notice that your web browsing is even proxied at all. PRIVACY Proxygen contains no third party frameworks for crash reporting or analytics. Note that Proxygen is a TLS MitM proxy, which means that it sees HTTPS network traffic in plain text. This data is transferred from the proxy to the Proxygen app and stored as part of the project document. Make sure you handle the documents accordingly, as they may contain sensitive data such as session tokens and login credentials. Privacy policy https://proxygen.app/docs/privacy Terms of Use https://proxygen.app/docs/terms Device Mockup created from https://deviceframes.com/templates/iphone-13

Screenshots

mitmproxy client by txthinking3 screens
Proxygen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Proxygen at Free against mitmproxy client by txthinking's $24.99. Proxygen also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (18 vs 2). mitmproxy client by txthinking's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Proxygen is free to download; mitmproxy client by txthinking costs $24.99 up front. Proxygen sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. mitmproxy client by txthinking asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

mitmproxy client by txthinking holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Proxygen has 18 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of mitmproxy client by txthinking's written reviews are positive against 83% of Proxygen's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

mitmproxy client by txthinking ships an update every 3 months, Proxygen every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
mitmproxy client by txthinking versus Proxygen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametermitmproxy client by txthinkingProxygen
Price$24.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.3 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings218 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
Best chart rank#118 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size176 MB37 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperTxThinking, Inc.Pasi Salenius

Customer experience

mitmproxy client by txthinking

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Proxygen

All ratings18 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

mitmproxy client by txthinking

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Proxygen

Subscriptions2
  • Proxygen Plus (1 month)14 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Proxygen Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Proxygen for iOS Lifetime$9.99
  • Proxygen Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is mitmproxy client by txthinking free?
mitmproxy client by txthinking costs $24.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Proxygen free?
Proxygen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, mitmproxy client by txthinking or Proxygen?
mitmproxy client by txthinking is rated higher. mitmproxy client by txthinking averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Proxygen averages 4.3 from 18 ratings.
Do mitmproxy client by txthinking or Proxygen have ads?
Neither mitmproxy client by txthinking nor Proxygen shows ads.
Which is updated more often, mitmproxy client by txthinking or Proxygen?
mitmproxy client by txthinking ships an update every 3 months, and Proxygen every 2 weeks. Most recently, mitmproxy client by txthinking was updated on October 1, 2026 and Proxygen on September 21, 2026.

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