Tester vs Snippet Dev Tools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tester
Test various APIs directly from your mobile device. Supports REST, GraphQL, WebSockets, and more, with advanced editors and request customization. Share requests easily and manage cookies and history.
- Test REST, GraphQL, WebSocket, SOAP, JSON RPC, XML, HTTP, HTTPS APIs
- Powerful GraphQL editor with query, mutation, subscription support
- WebSocket testing tool for WS and WSS connections
- Flexible request data encoding and transfer types
- Import requests from curl, links, or files (Swagger, OpenAPI, Postman)
- One-tap request sharing via deep link or cURL command
- Apple Watch app for sending requests from your wrist
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The first mobile app to handle any developer task on the go. Main features: - REST, GraphQL, WebSocket, SOAP, JSON RPC, XML, HTTP, HTTPS, etc. - All types of HTTP requests: GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS, COPY, LINK, UNLINK, PURGE, LOCK, UNLOCK, PROPFIND, VIEW. - Powerful GraphQL editor with full-scale experience: body editor with Queries, Mutations, Subscriptions and syntax support; variables editor; documentation explorer; request settings and metadata. - WebSocket testing tool. Handles connection and message exchange via WS or WSS. - API calls with any kind of request data encoding and transfer type (query params, URLEncoded params, FormData, raw data, send files from device storage, cloud, remote server). - Settings. TLS can be skipped, redirects can be disabled, timeouts are adjustable. Weak SSL verification can be enabled and replaced with self-signed certificate. - Import request or collection by curl, link or file from your device. And naturally, there is any type of collection for you: Swagger, OpenAPI, Postman, YAML. - Need to share request in seconds? Deep link and cURL command supported. - Apple Watch app. Allows to send API requests directly from your wrist. - Integrations: Shortcuts, Widgets. Additional little things: - Autocomplete for most common headers keys. - Syntax highlighting; Auto formatting. - Optimized for viewing on any device screen. - Cookies. Collect, edit, create. - Request metrics. Measure request duration, response size, status code changing. - History of all request calls. - Request authorisation. Basic Auth with password and username. OAuth with header or query access token. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tester.io/privacy-policy
Snippet Dev Tools
A native, cross-platform code snippet manager and developer utility for iOS development. It offers a robust code editor with extensive language support and various built-in developer tools, all while prioritizing user privacy and offline functionality. Data is securely saved locally and synced via iCloud across Mac, iPhone, and iPad.
- Cross-platform code snippet management
- 110+ languages with syntax highlighting
- Offline functionality and iCloud sync
- Multiple developer tools (Base64, Hashing, JSON to Model)
- Markdown preview
- Organize snippets with folders and tags
- Status menu bar mode
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Codelime is a native cross platform snippet manager with many dev tools for iOS development. It is universal that works across Mac, iPhone and iPad. - Native first. Codelime is built with native Swift code for true platform experience. - Privacy focused. It works offline, your data remains on your machine and all logic is done offline. - Data is saved locally and synced via your iCloud - Ongoing list of dev tools Code snippet editing - Battle tested editor with over 110+ languages supported and 20 themes for light and dark mode - Advanced settings to adjust font size, line numbers, themes and wrapping - Name and add note to a snippet - Splendid syntax highlighting - Organize snippets into folders and tags - Customize tags with name and colors - Customize folders with name and default language - Create nested folders - Support GitHub markdown and preview markdown - Share snippet - Get summary about number of lines, characters, words in a snippet - Backup all snippets any time - Enable iCloud sync to sync snippets across devices Mac, iPhone and iPad - Quickly search snippets by name, tag and content - Status menu bar mode. You can create and save snippet on the go conveniently in the menu bar. Dev tools - Ongoing list of 7+ dev tools with focus on iOS development - Encode and decode for base64 - Hash with many popular hash functions - Encode and decode URL - Generate asset catalog AppIcon set - Generate model from JSON - Transform text into many cases - Convert number to different number bases For more information, visit https://indiegoodies.com/codelime Terms of use https://indiegoodies.com/codelime/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tester at every 2 days against Snippet Dev Tools's monthly. Tester also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium) and ratings volume (574 vs 7). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Tester sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Snippet Dev Tools sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Snippet Dev Tools holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tester has 574 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 90% of Tester's written reviews are positive against 67% of Snippet Dev Tools's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Tester ships an update every 2 days, Snippet Dev Tools monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tester | Snippet Dev Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (574 ratings) | 4.9 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.8% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 574 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FJEDI | Khuong Pham |
Customer experience
Tester
Snippet Dev Tools
Bugs and requests
Tester
Reported bugs
3 issues- Deleting all saved requests after updates
- App launching to a black screen
- Shortcuts integration not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for environment variables
- Implement folders/collections management
- Allow exporting/importing data as JSON
- Provide more Shortcuts actions
- Add ability to change app icon
Snippet Dev Tools
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tester
- Tester Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
- Tester Plus Yearly$24.991 Year
- Tester Plus Lifetime$79.99
Snippet Dev Tools
- Monthly$0.991 Month
- Yearly$4.991 Year
- Lifetime$19.99
Questions
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