HBS Watch Request vs HTTPWidget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HBS Watch Request
Craft and send REST API requests directly from your Apple Watch. Supports multiple requests with customizable options and debugging tools for developers.
- Create REST API requests
- Execute requests with a button
- Multiple request support
- Customization options
- Debugging tools
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Create REST API requests and execute with a button on your Apple Watch. Includes multiple requests, customization, and debugging.
HTTPWidget
Create a personalized dashboard to display data from any API, including stocks, weather, and sports scores. Save, test, and monitor HTTP requests, then visualize key information in widgets and charts. It's designed for developers but accessible to users with basic HTTP knowledge.
- Personalized API dashboard
- Save and test HTTP requests
- Display data in widgets and charts
- Process responses with JavaScript
- Track trends and set notifications
- iCloud sync for requests
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Build a personal dashboard from any API — stocks, weather, crypto, sports scores, and more. HTTPWidget helps you save, test, and monitor HTTP requests, then surface the values you care about in widgets and charts. It’s powerful enough for developers, but friendly for anyone who understands basic HTTP. --- Why HTTPWidget --- - Extract the info you care about and display it in the app, on your home screen, or on your lock screen - Save frequently used HTTP(S) requests and run them with one tap - Debug and verify API responses quickly - Process responses with JavaScript for custom logic - Track trends over time - Set notifications when values change - Sync your requests via iCloud Whether you’re building a live dashboard or keeping a close eye on key metrics, HTTPWidget makes your data glanceable and actionable.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: HTTPWidget at 27 against HBS Watch Request's 1. HBS Watch Request's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for HBS Watch Request against 5.0 for HTTPWidget. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HTTPWidget has 27 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | HBS Watch Request | HTTPWidget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (27 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 88.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 27 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Harvard Business School | 嘉银 李 |
Customer experience
HBS Watch Request
HTTPWidget
In-app purchases
HBS Watch Request
No in-app purchases
HTTPWidget
No in-app purchases
