Proxyman vs ByteSniffer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
ByteSniffer
This tool allows developers to capture, inspect, and modify network traffic on their mobile devices. It enables debugging, API testing, and troubleshooting by providing features like request rewriting, session history, and scripting.
- HTTP capture and session history
- Request and response inspection
- Request and response rewrite tools
- JavaScript scripting support
- HTTPS MITM debugging
- API debugging and testing
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ByteSniffer is a professional network debugging tool designed for iOS developers, QA engineers, and networking professionals. It supports real-time capture and analysis of HTTP/HTTPS, SSE, WebSocket, TCP, and UDP traffic. You can inspect request headers, response content, real-time messages, bidirectional raw data, and data in multiple formats including Hex, Text, and JSON. ByteSniffer also provides useful tools such as Host filtering, capture history, full-text search, sharing and export, request replay, content rewriting, breakpoints, and JavaScript scripting. These features help you quickly troubleshoot API errors, connection issues, and data transmission problems. HTTPS and WSS traffic analysis requires installing and trusting the MITM certificate provided by the app. Some advanced features require Pro access. Please use ByteSniffer only with applications and network environments that you own or are authorized to test. Membership Purchase: Unlock permanent access for only CNY 19.9, including MITM, HTTPS, SSE, WebSocket, TCP, UDP, Replay, Rewrite, Breakpoints, and Scripts — for about the price of a cup of milk tea. Privacy Policy: https://www.kdocs.cn/l/cbOGcxNm6ic9 User Agreement: https://www.kdocs.cn/l/cnVXUBVNwGOd
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Proxyman at 81% against ByteSniffer's 50%. Proxyman also leads on chart position (#8 vs unranked). ByteSniffer's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Proxyman sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and ByteSniffer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Proxyman ships an update weekly, ByteSniffer every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Proxyman | ByteSniffer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (811 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.5% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 811 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #8 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Proxyman LLC | 存龙 霍 |
Customer experience
Proxyman
ByteSniffer
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
ByteSniffer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Proxyman
- Premium Monthly Subscription$8.991 Month
- PROJECT PASS Quarterly Subscription$19.993 Months
- Premium Annual Subscription$49.991 Year
- Proxyman Lifetime with Black Friday$69.99
- Lifetime Access$99.99
ByteSniffer
- Permanent Pember$2.99









