Comparison

Proxyman vs Saluki

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

Saluki

Features
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Saluki is a native API client for Mac, iPhone and iPad. Your requests are plain .http files in your own folder or git repo. There's no account, nothing is collected, and one purchase covers every device. PLAIN FILES YOU OWN • Every request is a .http file, the format JetBrains IDEs, Visual Studio 2022 and VS Code (with the REST Client extension) open. Chaining, variables and some settings differ by tool. • Commit them, diff them, review them in a pull request. Saluki rewrites only the lines you change, so your comments and formatting stay. • On a Mac, open any folder in place. BRING YOUR COLLECTIONS • Imports Paw (.paw) files directly: requests, folders, headers and environments. • Imports Postman v2.1 collections and environments, Insomnia exports, OpenAPI 3.0 and 3.1 (JSON or YAML), and curl commands. • Imports from files end with a report that flags some of what Saluki can't convert, such as scripts and unsupported auth. BUILD REQUESTS • Any method. Params and headers with on/off toggles. JSON, form, multipart, raw and binary bodies. • Bearer, Basic and API key auth. • Paste a curl command into the URL field and it becomes a request. • Copy any request as curl, Swift, JavaScript, Python or .http. ENVIRONMENTS AND CHAINING • Environments live in http-client.env.json, next to your requests. • Mark a variable as secret and its value is stored in your Keychain, not in your files. • Name a request, then use its response in the next one, like {{login.response.body.$.token}}. • Unresolved variables in the URL and body show in red before you send. READ RESPONSES • Built for big responses: formatting runs in the background, and only what's on screen gets colored. Key order is kept. • Formatted JSON, highlighted XML and HTML, and previews for HTML, images and PDF. • Timing for each request: first byte and download, plus DNS, connect and, for https, TLS when a new connection is made. • The last 500 sends of each collection, stored on this device and never synced. MAC, IPHONE AND IPAD • On Mac and iPad: the full app in three columns. ⌘↩ sends, and the main commands are in the menu bar. • On iPhone: run requests, switch environments and read responses away from your desk. PRIVACY • No account and no sign-in. • No analytics and no tracking. The App Store privacy label is "Data Not Collected". • Requests go straight from your device to the servers you choose. Nothing passes through a server of mine. PRICE • Free for one collection. • Saluki Pro unlocks unlimited collections on Mac, iPhone and iPad with one purchase. No subscription. Saluki Pro supports Family Sharing. Made by Youssef Al-Tai, an independent developer in Egypt. I read every support email myself: support@youssefaltai.com

Screenshots

Proxyman4 screens
Saluki4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Proxyman at #10 against Saluki's unranked. Proxyman also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 and Saluki sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Proxyman versus Saluki: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProxymanSaluki
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (814 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings814 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#10 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB10 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperProxyman LLCYoussef Al-Tai

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

Saluki

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
1 purchases

Saluki

One-time1
  • Saluki Pro$19.99

Questions

Is Proxyman free?
Proxyman is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Saluki free?
Saluki is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Proxyman or Saluki have ads?
Neither Proxyman nor Saluki shows ads.

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