# Proxyman vs Privacy Manifestor

The clearest difference is price: Proxyman at Free against Privacy Manifestor's $1.99. Proxyman also leads on chart position (#8 vs unranked). Privacy Manifestor's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Proxyman is free to download; Privacy Manifestor costs $1.99 up front. Proxyman sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and Privacy Manifestor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Proxyman ships an update weekly, Privacy Manifestor every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and December 2, 2025 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Proxyman | Privacy Manifestor |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $1.99 |
| Rating | **[4.8 (800 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/proxyman-capture-https/id1551292695/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **800** | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.9% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Weekly | **Every 2 days** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | **#8** | — |
| Size | 72 MB | 1 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, Mac** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [Proxyman LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1677092874) | [Jan Oskar Brinker](https://appshunter.io/developer/1018663445) |

## What reviewers say

### Proxyman

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/proxyman-capture-https/id1551292695)

**Currently charting:** #8 Top Grossing · Developer Tools, #60 Top Free · Developer Tools (US App Store)

This app acts as a web debugging proxy, allowing you to capture and inspect HTTP/HTTPS traffic directly from your iPhone or iPad. It decrypts requests and responses, offers advanced debugging tools, and ensures your sensitive data remains on your device.

**Highlights:** Capture & Inspect HTTP/HTTPS from iOS devices, Decrypt and view requests/responses, JSON syntax highlighting, Quick filtering by URL, header, body, Advanced debugging tools (SSL Proxying, Block List), Secure with FaceID/TouchID/Passcode

**Features:** Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (5)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium Monthly Subscription | $8.99 | per month |
| PROJECT PASS Quarterly Subscription | $19.99 | per 3 months |
| Premium Annual Subscription | $49.99 | per year |
| Proxyman Lifetime with Black Friday | $69.99 | one-time |
| Lifetime Access | $99.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Powerful networking tools
- 🔒 Secure and reliable
- 💡 Helpful for debugging and development
- 🤖 Great for reverse engineering APIs

**What reviewers complain about**

- 💰 Expensive premium version
- 🔋 High data usage reported by some users
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs
- 🤖 Confusing user experience for free version

**Reported bugs**

- Breakpoint functionality not working properly
- Losing session state when relaunching the app
- Incompatibility issues with certain apps and websites
- Crashes when trying to view large response bodies

**Requested features**

- Add support for Simplified Chinese
- Implement scripting capabilities like the desktop version
- Improve handling of WebSocket and MQTT traffic
- Allow grouping of related requests
- Add an option to change DNS settings within the app


### Privacy Manifestor

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/privacy-manifestor/id6480015198)

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hide watermark in output file | $0.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Proxyman free?

Proxyman is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Privacy Manifestor free?

Privacy Manifestor costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

### Do Proxyman or Privacy Manifestor have ads?

Neither Proxyman nor Privacy Manifestor shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Proxyman or Privacy Manifestor?

Proxyman ships an update weekly, and Privacy Manifestor every 2 days. Most recently, Proxyman was updated on September 27, 2026 and Privacy Manifestor on December 2, 2025.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*