Comparison

WebProxyTool vs devtools

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Capture console logs and errors
  • Inspect network calls (fetch/XHR)
  • Run JavaScript
  • Secure offline log storage
  • Companion app for interaction
Features
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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.

Screenshots

WebProxyTool3 screens
devtools4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: devtools at 5.0 against WebProxyTool's 4.4. devtools also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 65%) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). WebProxyTool's advantage is ratings volume (307 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. WebProxyTool sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. devtools asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

devtools holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WebProxyTool has 307 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of WebProxyTool's written reviews are positive against 100% of devtools's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
WebProxyTool versus devtools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWebProxyTooldevtools
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (307 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings307 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFJEDIStephan Cilliers

Customer experience

WebProxyTool

All ratings307 ratings
Positive84.7%
Neutral2.0%
Negative13.4%
Written reviews79 reviews
Positive64.6%
Neutral8.9%
Negative26.6%

devtools

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

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

devtools

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

WebProxyTool

Subscriptions2
  • WebProxyTool Pro$4.991 Month
  • WebProxyTool Pro 1 Year$18.491 Year
One-time1
  • WebProxyTool Pro Lifetime$49.99
None

devtools

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WebProxyTool free?
WebProxyTool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is devtools free?
devtools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WebProxyTool or devtools?
devtools is rated higher. WebProxyTool averages 4.4 out of 5 from 307 ratings, while devtools averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do WebProxyTool or devtools have ads?
Neither WebProxyTool nor devtools shows ads.

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