Tester vs devtools
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
devtools
This app provides desktop-style debugging for mobile web development. Capture console logs, network requests, and JavaScript execution directly on your device. Review and analyze web activity securely offline.
- Capture console logs and errors
- Inspect network calls (fetch/XHR)
- Run JavaScript
- Secure offline log storage
- Companion app for interaction
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browser devtools brings desktop-style debugging to mobile. Invoke the extension popup on any page to capture console logs, errors, and network calls, then review everything in the host app. Run JavaScript, inspect fetch/XHR requests with headers and bodies, and monitor runtime errors and unhandled rejections. Logs are organized by tab and stored securely offline on your device. Alongside the browser extension it also has a companion app to allow easily interacting with the web app and quickly switching to see logs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: devtools at none against Tester's 3. devtools also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 90%). Tester's advantage is ratings volume (574 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, 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. Tester sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. devtools asks for nothing beyond the download.
devtools holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tester has 574 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Tester's written reviews are positive against 100% of devtools's.
| Parameter | Tester | devtools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (574 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 574 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FJEDI | Stephan Cilliers |
Customer experience
Tester
devtools
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
devtools
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
devtools
No in-app purchases









