Proxycat vs API Bot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Proxycat
This app allows developers to capture and modify HTTP messages using JavaScript. It offers various viewers for data formats and supports SSL decryption. Scripts can be synchronized via iCloud for seamless workflow.
- HTTP message capture
- Request/response modification via JavaScript
- Multiple data viewers (JSON, Tree, HTML, XML, Hex)
- Code Prettier
- iCloud script synchronization
- SSL Decryption
- Dark Mode
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Proxycat is a debugging application that can be used to capture http messages. You can use javascript code to modify requests and responses. Features - JSON, Tree View, HTML, XML, JavaScript and Hex Viewers - Code Prettier - iCloud synchronize scripts - Script can modify requests and responses - SSL Decryption - Dark Mode Feedback - [email](mailto:bytecrossing@gmail.com) - [twitter](https://twitter.com/ByteCrossingLtd)
API Bot
This tool empowers mobile developers to build and test APIs directly on their devices. It leverages on-device machine learning to analyze API results and identify patterns, while also allowing for the creation and management of various request types and data formats.
- On-device machine learning for API result analysis
- Build GET, POST, PUT, DELETE requests
- Manage headers and data
- Create and edit JSON/XML files
- Organize requests into groups
- Share requests with teams
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API Bot is a supercharged API development tool for your phone. It now uses machine learning right on your device to help you build better APIs. What this means for you: ∙ Analyze API results: Use machine learning to find patterns, trends, and potential problems in your API responses, all on your phone. ∙ Build any request: Create requests of all types (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE) and manage headers, data, and more with ease. ∙ Mobile development on the go: Build and test APIs from anywhere, right on your phone. ∙ Stay organized: Save your requests in groups and share them with your team. ∙ Work with data: Create and edit JSON and XML files to test responses or mock data for your endpoints. API Bot combines the power of machine learning with a mobile-friendly experience to help you build strong APIs faster.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Proxycat at none against API Bot's shown. Proxycat also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). API Bot's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Proxycat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and API Bot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Proxycat against 4.9 for API Bot. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: API Bot has 17 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Proxycat ships an update fortnightly, API Bot every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Proxycat | API Bot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.9 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 145 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Byte Crossing | Rabin Apps LLC |
Customer experience
Proxycat
API Bot
In-app purchases
Proxycat
- Proxycat Pro$2.99
API Bot
- Remove Ads$2.99
