Comparison

Proxyman vs CAR

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, capturing and inspecting HTTP/HTTPS traffic directly from your iOS devices. It offers advanced tools for developers to decrypt requests, filter traffic, and rewrite data, with robust security features to protect sensitive information.

Highlights
  • Capture and inspect HTTP/HTTPS traffic
  • Decrypt and view requests/responses
  • JSON syntax highlighting
  • Quick traffic filtering
  • Advanced debugging tools (SSL Proxying, Block List)
  • Rewrite and scripting capabilities
  • FaceID/TouchID/Passcode protection
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

CAR

Create custom dashboards for your personal projects using AI. Visualize real-time data with over 25 native controls like gauges, charts, and toggles. Connect to your own server or use a hosted relay for secure data transmission.

Highlights
  • AI-powered dashboard creation
  • 25+ native controls (gauges, charts, toggles)
  • Real-time telemetry visualization
  • Connect to your own server
  • Hosted relay option
  • Phone as sensor beacon
  • WebSocket connectivity
Features
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Describe a control panel in plain language. AI can utilize our documentation to build it and push layouts it live to your phone, gauges, charts, toggles, and real-time telemetry, all over a server you control - or utilize our hosted relay. -- A real control library. -- 25+ native controls: gauges, sparklines, graphs, maps, joysticks, sliders, toggles, steppers, pickers, color pickers, status lights, log consoles, QR codes, web views, chat, and more - composed into tabs and grids. -- Built for makers. -- Home labs, IoT, robotics, embedded projects, dev tooling, anything! If it can speak WebSocket, you can build a beautiful connector for it. Your phone can also publish telemetry back to your mesh, turning it into a sensor beacon for your own server. -- Your server, your data. -- CAR-TER can either connect to your own server, or utilize our end-to-end encrypted hosted relay. We host a tiny, open-source, dependency-free relay that you can also run on any machine (MeshSocket). No necessary hosted cloud, no account, no sign-up. Whichever direction you choose, your commands and telemetry never leave your own infrastructure. Terms of Use: https://carterbeaudoin.net/legal Privacy Policy: https://carterbeaudoin.net/privacy

Screenshots

Proxyman4 screens
CAR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Proxyman at 814 against CAR's 1. Proxyman also leads on chart position (#9 vs unranked). CAR's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Proxyman sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and CAR sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CAR holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Proxyman has 814 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Proxyman ships an update weekly, CAR every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Proxyman versus CAR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProxymanCAR
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (814 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings814 — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#9 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB48 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperProxyman LLCCarter Beaudoin

Customer experience

Proxyman

All ratings814 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.0%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews156 reviews
Positive80.1%
Neutral4.5%
Negative15.4%

CAR

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

CAR

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Proxyman

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$8.991 Month
  • PROJECT PASS Quarterly Subscription3 Months trial$19.993 Months
  • Premium Annual Subscription1 Year trial$49.991 Year
One-time2
  • Proxyman Lifetime with Black Friday$69.99
  • Lifetime Access$99.99
5 purchases

CAR

Subscriptions4
  • Connect+ Solo$2.991 Month
  • Connect+ Duo$4.991 Month
  • Connect+ Group$9.991 Month
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  • Connect+ Fleet$19.991 Month
One-time1
  • Control Pack$6.99

Questions

Is Proxyman free?
Proxyman is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CAR free?
CAR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Proxyman or CAR?
CAR is rated higher. Proxyman averages 4.8 out of 5 from 814 ratings, while CAR averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Proxyman or CAR have ads?
Neither Proxyman nor CAR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Proxyman or CAR?
Proxyman ships an update weekly, and CAR every 5 days. Most recently, Proxyman was updated on November 13, 2026 and CAR on November 15, 2026.

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