Proxycat vs HTTPWidget
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)
HTTPWidget
Create a personalized dashboard to display data from any API, including stocks, weather, and sports scores. Save, test, and monitor HTTP requests, then visualize key information in widgets and charts. It's designed for developers but accessible to users with basic HTTP knowledge.
- Personalized API dashboard
- Save and test HTTP requests
- Display data in widgets and charts
- Process responses with JavaScript
- Track trends and set notifications
- iCloud sync for requests
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Build a personal dashboard from any API — stocks, weather, crypto, sports scores, and more. HTTPWidget helps you save, test, and monitor HTTP requests, then surface the values you care about in widgets and charts. It’s powerful enough for developers, but friendly for anyone who understands basic HTTP. --- Why HTTPWidget --- - Extract the info you care about and display it in the app, on your home screen, or on your lock screen - Save frequently used HTTP(S) requests and run them with one tap - Debug and verify API responses quickly - Process responses with JavaScript for custom logic - Track trends over time - Set notifications when values change - Sync your requests via iCloud Whether you’re building a live dashboard or keeping a close eye on key metrics, HTTPWidget makes your data glanceable and actionable.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HTTPWidget at none against Proxycat's 1. HTTPWidget also leads on ratings volume (27 vs 2). Proxycat's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 88%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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. HTTPWidget asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Proxycat against 5.0 for HTTPWidget. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HTTPWidget has 27 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Proxycat's written reviews are positive against 88% of HTTPWidget's.
Proxycat ships an update fortnightly, HTTPWidget monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Proxycat | HTTPWidget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (27 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 88.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 27 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Byte Crossing | 嘉银 李 |
Customer experience
Proxycat
HTTPWidget
In-app purchases
Proxycat
- Proxycat Pro$2.99
HTTPWidget
No in-app purchases
