Comparison

Proxyman vs Shipcode

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

Head to head
About

Proxyman

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
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Meet a superb Web Debugging Proxy that can act like a middleman, aka Proxyman.  ### Features - Directly Capture & Inspect HTTP/HTTPS from your iOS/iPad Devices without using MacBooks. - Decrypt and View HTTP/HTTPS Request/Response in plain text - JSON Syntax Highlighting - Exclusively designed for iPhone and iPad (Landscape and Two Columns) - Share traffic to Proxyman macOS - a native macOS app for better inspection - Pin working domains - Quick filter with URL, Header Body, and Type of Request/Response (e.g., JSON, Form, HTML, CSS, Document, etc) - Better Request/Response Previewer: Multiple columns, JSON Preview, JSON TreeView, etc - Safe Lock: Protect your sensitive data with FaceID / TouchID / Passcode - Advanced Debugging Tools: SSL Proxying, Block List, Map Local, Breakpoint, etc - Rewrite & Scripting ### Proxyman macOS Proxyman for iOS works perfectly with Proxyman for macOS (native macOS app, supports macOS 26 and M4 Chip) ### How it works Proxyman iOS creates a local VPN on your device and then forwards all traffic to a Local Man-in-The-Middle Server. As long as the VPN is active, Proxyman iOS can capture all traffic over Wi-Fi and cellular Data. ### How about my sensitive data? - Proxyman Root Certificate is a self-signed certificate that is generated on your local machine. Thus, all requests and responses are captured and stored on your devices and Proxyman does not have access to your data. - There are no remote servers involved. What’s in your devices, it’s in your devices. ************* - Support: https://proxyman.com/support - Privacy Policy: https://proxyman.com/privacy - Terms of Services: https://proxyman.com/terms-of-use

About

Shipcode

This app allows users to preview digital experiences and storyboards directly on their device. It provides real-time feedback on UI design and edits by scanning a QR code linked to a project. This tool helps creatives evaluate the look and feel of their digital creations before publishing.

Highlights
  • Preview storyboards on device
  • Real-time edit evaluation
  • QR code project scanning
  • Assess UI look and feel
  • Codeless digital experience creation
Features
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Shipcode is the all-in-one visual development platform for creating, managing, and publishing digital experiences. Shipcode empowers creatives to build real experiences, codelessly. The Shipcode Preview app allows Shipcode users to view storyboards in development on their device to assess its look and feel, and evaluate edits in real time. By simply scanning the QR code connected to a project storyboard, the Shipcode app provides valuable insight into how your UI will present to end users. For more information about Shipcode, please visit www.shipcode.com.

Screenshots

Proxyman4 screens
Shipcode4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shipcode at none against Proxyman's 5. Shipcode also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Proxyman's advantage is ratings volume (806 vs 1) and chart position (#10 vs unranked). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Proxyman sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Shipcode asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shipcode holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Proxyman has 806 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Proxyman versus Shipcode: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProxymanShipcode
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (806 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings806 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#10 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperProxyman LLCBranding Brand

Customer experience

Proxyman

All ratings806 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.0%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews154 reviews
Positive80.5%
Neutral4.5%
Negative14.9%

Shipcode

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Proxyman

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • 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

5 requests
  • 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

Shipcode

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Proxyman

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Monthly Subscription$8.991 Month
  • PROJECT PASS Quarterly Subscription$19.993 Months
  • Premium Annual Subscription$49.991 Year
One-time2
  • Proxyman Lifetime with Black Friday$69.99
  • Lifetime Access$99.99
None

Shipcode

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Proxyman free?
Proxyman is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shipcode free?
Shipcode is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Proxyman or Shipcode?
Shipcode is rated higher. Proxyman averages 4.8 out of 5 from 806 ratings, while Shipcode averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Proxyman or Shipcode have ads?
Neither Proxyman nor Shipcode shows ads.

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