WebProxyTool vs Subtext
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WebProxyTool
This app acts as a local proxy to capture and display all network data transmitted and received by your device and apps. It securely decrypts HTTPS traffic by generating a local trust certificate, ensuring all data remains private on your device.
- Captures and displays network data
- Routes HTTPS traffic locally
- Decrypts HTTPS traffic
- Generates local trust certificate
- Man-in-the-middle proxy functionality
- Local data storage for privacy
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WebProxyTool captures and displays all network data that your device and installed apps transmit and receive. How It Works: The app creates a local on-device server and routes all outgoing HTTPS traffic through it. The app locally generates a trust certificate that should be installed and trusted to securely decrypt HTTPS traffic. When it is done, WebProxyTool captures HTTPS requests, makes dummy leaf certificates for requested domains, and acts as a man-in-the-middle proxy to read network data. Importantly, data is stored only in a local device database, ensuring user privacy, and WebProxyTool developers do not have access to it. The app works without any remote servers involved. Privacy Statement: 1. The configuration profile and trust certificate are generated and used only locally on your device. 2. The app does not collect any data about the user, the user's device, or other apps used on that device, and thus the app does not sell, use, or disclose to third parties any data for any purpose. 3. The captured HTTPS traffic never leaves your device. Terms of Service: https://webproxytool.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://webproxytool.com/privacy-policy
Subtext
A straightforward text editor for iPhone and iPad, allowing direct creation and editing of files within iCloud. It offers advanced controls for line endings and character encoding, ideal for on-the-go code or data file modifications.
- Direct iCloud file editing
- No import/export required
- Line ending control
- Character set encoding control
- Quick edits for code and data
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Subtext is a simple, no-frills text editor for iPhone and iPad. Create or edit files directly on your device or in iCloud, with no need to import or export. Includes advanced features such as line ending and character set encoding control. Perfect for making quick edits to code or data files on the go!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Subtext at none against WebProxyTool's 3. Subtext also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 64%). WebProxyTool's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (310 vs 79). On price, rating, ads and chart position 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. WebProxyTool sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Subtext asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for WebProxyTool against 4.5 for Subtext. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 310 and 79 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of WebProxyTool's written reviews are positive against 83% of Subtext's.
WebProxyTool ships an update every 8 days, Subtext every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WebProxyTool | Subtext |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (310 ratings) | 4.5 (79 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.2% of reviews | 83.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 310 — better | 79 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #88 | #70 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 14.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FJEDI | Charcoal Design |
Customer experience
WebProxyTool
Subtext
User reviews
WebProxyTool
From 310 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy-to-use interface and intuitive design
- 🎯 Effective traffic capture and request inspection
- 💰 Free functionality for core features
- 🔍 Helpful for debugging applications
- ⚡ Works well when functioning properly
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and black screen issues
- ⚠️ Certificate installation problems and failures
- 🔒 Data safety and privacy concerns
- 💸 Controversial subscription pricing model
- 🌐 Network performance degradation
Subtext
From 79 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and efficient
- 🚀 Fast and lightweight
- 🆓 Free and no ads
- ✨ Clean and intuitive UI
- 📂 Seamless Files app integration
Room to improve
- 🐛 Fails on network drives
- 🐛 Data corruption risk
- 🐛 Difficulty unselecting text
- 🐛 Buggy Chinese input method
- 🐛 Random capitalization issues
Bugs and requests
WebProxyTool
Reported bugs
11 issues- App crashes immediately upon opening
- Black screen appears when opening requests
- Stuck on privacy statement screen
- Certificate installation not recognized
- Unable to progress past setup steps 2-3
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- Body data lost in POST requests
- UI goes blank after reopening app
- Chinese font rendering errors
- Certificate expiration breaking functionality
- SSL/HTTPS issues with certain apps like Facebook
- Certificate profile download as non-installable .pem file
Requested features
7 requests- Search bar and request filtering functionality
- Export data as CSV or JSON format
- Delete old requests to reduce clutter
- Copy function for captured data
- Filter by request size and type (POST/GET)
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- History tracking of requests
- App filter options
Subtext
Reported bugs
11 issues- Fails to save work
- Jumps to top of document on blank lines
- Poor network behavior leading to data corruption
- Cannot open or create new text files
- Error when saving to network drive
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- Cannot edit .tex files without renaming
- Chinese input method errors
- Random capitalization after paste
- Large text files cause errors
- File saving issues, creates extra copies
- Bug when using Chinese input method with delete key
Requested features
20 requests- Add 'Unselect all' option
- Add 'Replace all' function
- Add font size settings
- Add tab key
- Allow editing of non-text files
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- Improve network drive handling
- Option to disable auto-save
- Add highlighter
- Add character count
- Add JetBrains Mono font
- Add 'reopen last file' option
- Add widget support
- Add highlighting
- Add font and background color settings
- Add distraction-free mode
- Add swipe to close gesture
- Option to release focus for collapsing skb
- Fix Chinese input method bugs
- Allow editing of files with arbitrary extensions
- Add Chinese input method bug fixes
In-app purchases
WebProxyTool
- WebProxyTool Pro$4.991 Month
- WebProxyTool Pro 1 Year$18.491 Year
- WebProxyTool Pro Lifetime$49.99
Subtext
No in-app purchases
