SimpleHTTP vs REST API Client
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SimpleHTTP
Easily send common HTTP requests like GET, POST, HEAD, DELETE, and PATCH. View detailed metrics and plain text or rendered HTML responses. Supports sending files or images with POST requests.
- Make GET, POST, HEAD, DELETE, PATCH requests
- View plain text response
- View rendered HTML response
- View detailed request metrics
- Send files/images with POST requests
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This is a free tool you can use to make common HTTP requests. You can also make a POST request by picking an image or a file from your iPhone or iPad. You can also view the detailed metrics of a request, like the request timing and many more details. - Make requests: GET, POST, HEAD, DELETE, PATCH - View the plain test response of a request (and you can also view a rendered HTML of the response) - View the request metrics
REST API Client
This tool allows users to send and analyze API requests with customizable parameters, authorization, and body content. It offers robust search and filtering capabilities for managing saved requests, optimized for iPadOS with keyboard support.
- Send and analyze API requests
- Customize query parameters, authorization, and headers
- Support for four body types
- Search and filter requests
- Create, save, update, and delete requests
- Optimized for iPadOS with keyboard support
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Send and analyze requests with detailed response headers and results. Add query parameters, authorization tokens, headers, or body content to tailor every request. Choose from four flexible body types: none, form-data, form-urlencoded, or raw. Search and filter requests by name, URL, HTTP method, or modified date, and organize them by month or year. Create, save, update, or delete requests seamlessly within the REST API Client. Fully optimized for iPadOS, with support for Smart/Magic Keyboard and time-saving keyboard shortcuts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SimpleHTTP at 5.0 against REST API Client's 4.3. SimpleHTTP also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). REST API Client's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 2). On price, 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
Both are free to download. REST API Client sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SimpleHTTP asks for nothing beyond the download.
SimpleHTTP holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively.
SimpleHTTP ships an update every 2 days, REST API Client every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimpleHTTP | REST API Client |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shunzhe Ma | Tevon Wallace |
Customer experience
SimpleHTTP
REST API Client
In-app purchases
SimpleHTTP
No in-app purchases
REST API Client
- Remove Ads$1.99
