Comparison

ESP32 WiFi OTA vs Proxygen

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ESP32 WiFi OTA

This app enables over-the-air firmware updates for WiFi modules like ESP32 and ESP8266. It utilizes an HTTP method to upload new code directly to your devices without physical connection.

Highlights
  • Over-the-Air firmware updates
  • Supports ESP32 and ESP8266 modules
  • HTTP upload method
  • Update WiFi modules remotely
Features
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INTRODUCTION: - One-of-a-kind App that is used update WiFi Modules Over-the-Air - The App allows you to update/upload new code to your wifi modules like ESP32, ESP8266 using a HTTP method.

About

Proxygen

This tool allows developers to intercept, inspect, and modify HTTP traffic from their iOS devices on a Mac. It offers advanced features like JavaScript scripting for traffic manipulation and a syntax-aware editor for debugging API endpoints.

Highlights
  • Send iOS device traffic to Mac
  • Modify proxied traffic with JavaScript
  • Match and replace headers/body data
  • Syntax highlighting HTTP editor
  • WebSocket and SSE message capture
  • Local VPN extension for proxying
Features
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Proxygen is the best HTTP proxy tool for testing apps and debugging remote API endpoints right on your iPhone, iPad and Mac. And it’s built to delight you while doing it. Features • Send iOS device traffic to remote Mac • Write JavaScript to modify proxied traffic • Store state in variables for use in Editor • Match and replace headers and body data • Test API endpoints with assertions • Transform data with custom recipes • Syntax highlighting HTTP message editor • Message history with powerful filtering • WebSocket and SSE message capture • Store all data in documents SEND TO MAC Easily capture HTTP messages from an iPhone or iPad on your Mac. Traffic is mirrored to the paired Mac over local network even when the iOS app is not active. The Mac app can intercept and edit data of requests and responses before they are forwarded. No more futzing around with Wi-Fi proxy settings and trusted certificates. SCRIPTING Write JavaScript code that modifies proxied traffic. Scripts have access to requests and responses, letting you rewrite headers, URLs and body content, inject data, or implement conditional logic that goes beyond what static rules can express. SYNTAX AWARE EDITOR Edit requests from the message history or create new to any target. All previously sent requests are kept in the project file so you can return to your work later. The editor uses Tree-sitter for fast language parsing and syntax highlighting. It handles decoding of HTTP content automatically, letting you focus on testing the remote API. SERVER GRADE PERFORMANCE The magic lies in a little custom HTTP proxy that the iOS app runs in a local VPN extension. This proxy was developed using SwiftNIO, a framework for bizarrely fast asynchronous network applications. The proxy can perform TLS Manipulator in the Middle (MitM) to see inside HTTPS connections and apply custom logic to each message. To put it bluntly, you’ve probably never seen a HTTP proxy this fast before. And you likely won’t notice that your web browsing is even proxied at all. PRIVACY Proxygen contains no third party frameworks for crash reporting or analytics. Note that Proxygen is a TLS MitM proxy, which means that it sees HTTPS network traffic in plain text. This data is transferred from the proxy to the Proxygen app and stored as part of the project document. Make sure you handle the documents accordingly, as they may contain sensitive data such as session tokens and login credentials. Privacy policy https://proxygen.app/docs/privacy Terms of Use https://proxygen.app/docs/terms Device Mockup created from https://deviceframes.com/templates/iphone-13

Screenshots

ESP32 WiFi OTA4 screens
Proxygen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ESP32 WiFi OTA at 5.0 against Proxygen's 4.3. ESP32 WiFi OTA also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.4). Proxygen's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (18 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. ESP32 WiFi OTA sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Proxygen sells 4 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

ESP32 WiFi OTA holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Proxygen has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of ESP32 WiFi OTA's written reviews are positive against 83% of Proxygen's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ESP32 WiFi OTA versus Proxygen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterESP32 WiFi OTAProxygen
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.3 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings118 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB37 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGopi GadhiyaPasi Salenius

Customer experience

ESP32 WiFi OTA

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Proxygen

All ratings18 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ESP32 WiFi OTA

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
4 purchases

Proxygen

Subscriptions2
  • Proxygen Plus (1 month)14 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Proxygen Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Proxygen for iOS Lifetime$9.99
  • Proxygen Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is ESP32 WiFi OTA free?
ESP32 WiFi OTA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Proxygen free?
Proxygen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ESP32 WiFi OTA or Proxygen?
ESP32 WiFi OTA is rated higher. ESP32 WiFi OTA averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Proxygen averages 4.3 from 18 ratings.
Do ESP32 WiFi OTA or Proxygen have ads?
ESP32 WiFi OTA shows ads; Proxygen does not.

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