Scarlet vs Hodor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scarlet
A personal issue tracker designed for solo developers and hobby projects. It saves data locally to a file, eliminating the need for accounts, cloud services, or syncing. Easily manage and close project tasks with simple tagging for organization.
- Personal issue tracker
- Local file saving
- No accounts or cloud services
- Simple task management
- Tagging for organization
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Let's face it, there are a lot of developers who like the idea of an issue tracker, but find it too much effort to use & maintain for solo, indie or hobby projects. Enter Scarlet. Scarlet is a personal issue tracker that saves to a file that you can include in your project directory, or anywhere you prefer. No accounts, no cloud services, no syncing, no third-party integration. Just a simple place to file away your project's to-dos and close them when they're complete. Add tags to an issue to help organize things, and that's it — it really couldn't be simpler.
Hodor
Capture and inspect network traffic, including Flutter apps, with advanced API testing and debugging tools. Offers a suite of everyday developer utilities and AI-assisted testing capabilities.
- HTTP(S), WebSocket, TCP, UDP capture
- API request testing
- AI-assisted testing
- URL encoding/decoding
- JSON formatting
- Timestamp conversion
- QR code generation
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Capture Flutter traffic. Test APIs. Debug with AI. Hodor brings packet capture, API testing, and developer utilities to your iPhone and iPad. IP-layer capture can inspect traffic that does not follow system HTTP proxy settings, including traffic from Flutter apps. CAPTURE AND DEBUG • Capture and rewrite HTTP(S), WebSocket, TCP, and UDP traffic. • Inspect HTTPS requests and responses after configuring certificate trust. • Replace HTTP request and response data with Mapping, simulate responses with Mock, and replay requests without repeating actions in the original app. • Extend processing with JavaScript, filter by domain, export HAR, and forward HTTP traffic to other tools on your local network. • Preview Protobuf, Form-Data, JSON, HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. Start or stop the capture service with URL Scheme commands. MULTI-PROTOCOL API TESTING • Send HTTP(S), WebSocket, TCP, UDP, gRPC, and MQTT requests. • Organize requests into groups; manage environments, variables, authentication, headers, and bodies. Import and export cURL. • Combine pre- and post-request scripts, value extraction, and assertions for workflows such as signing in, reusing a token, and checking responses. AI TESTING THROUGH MCP Connect a compatible AI client to Hodor's MCP service. Give it a testing goal and let it inspect captured traffic, create and edit requests, send them, analyze responses, and adjust and retest in a multi-step workflow. MCP requires setup and an access token; Hodor does not include an AI model. Data read by the client may be sent to its configured model service. Script execution must be explicitly enabled. EVERYDAY DEVELOPER TOOLS URL, Base64, and Unicode encoding tools; URL parsing; JSON formatting; AES encryption and decryption; MD5 and SHA/HMAC hashing; JWT inspection; timestamp conversion; certificate hashes; regular expressions; and QR code generation—all in the app. Use Hodor only with traffic and systems you are authorized to test. HTTPS decryption depends on certificate configuration and app security policies. iOS background limits may interrupt MCP sessions. SUBSCRIPTIONS Some features require a paid plan. Monthly and yearly subscriptions are available; features, device coverage, and prices are shown on the purchase screen. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends; renewal is charged within the final 24 hours. Manage or cancel in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://ximlu.github.io/hodor/privacy_en.html Terms of Service: https://ximlu.github.io/hodor/terms_en.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Hodor at Free against Scarlet's $2.99. Hodor also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). Scarlet's advantage is review sentiment (93% vs 72%) and ratings volume (293 vs 24). On rating, 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
Hodor is free to download; Scarlet costs $2.99 up front. Scarlet sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Hodor sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Scarlet holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scarlet has 293 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Scarlet's written reviews are positive against 72% of Hodor's.
Scarlet ships an update every 5 months, Hodor monthly. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.
| Parameter | Scarlet | Hodor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (293 ratings) — better | 4.3 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.6% of reviews — better | 72.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 293 — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #86 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Steven Troughton-Smith | Chengdu Feng Chui Ye Technology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Scarlet
Hodor
Bugs and requests
Scarlet
Reported bugs
4 issues- Data loss when browsing issues
- Added items not saved after closing and reopening
- Only original items persist after multiple sessions
- Permanent data loss during normal usage
Requested features
2 requests- Auto-open last used file on startup
- Support for popular apps and mods installation
Hodor
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Scarlet
- Scarlet (Full Unlock)$3.99
Hodor
- Monthly subscription$1.991 Month
- Annual Payment Subscription$12.991 Year
- Special Recovery PurchaseFree
- 3-Day TrialFree
- Buyout$3.99
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- Pro To Multiple Systems$17.99
- Buyout$24.99
- Buyout$29.99
- Basic To Multiple Systems$44.99
- Multiple Systems$49.99









