REST API Client vs API Bot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
REST API Client
This tool allows users to send and analyze API requests with customizable parameters, authorization, and body content. It offers robust search and filtering capabilities for managing saved requests, optimized for iPadOS with keyboard support.
- Send and analyze API requests
- Customize query parameters, authorization, and headers
- Support for four body types
- Search and filter requests
- Create, save, update, and delete requests
- Optimized for iPadOS with keyboard support
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Send and analyze requests with detailed response headers and results. Add query parameters, authorization tokens, headers, or body content to tailor every request. Choose from four flexible body types: none, form-data, form-urlencoded, or raw. Search and filter requests by name, URL, HTTP method, or modified date, and organize them by month or year. Create, save, update, or delete requests seamlessly within the REST API Client. Fully optimized for iPadOS, with support for Smart/Magic Keyboard and time-saving keyboard shortcuts.
API Bot
This tool empowers mobile developers to build and test APIs directly on their devices. It leverages on-device machine learning to analyze API results and identify patterns, while also allowing for the creation and management of various request types and data formats.
- On-device machine learning for API result analysis
- Build GET, POST, PUT, DELETE requests
- Manage headers and data
- Create and edit JSON/XML files
- Organize requests into groups
- Share requests with teams
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API Bot is a supercharged API development tool for your phone. It now uses machine learning right on your device to help you build better APIs. What this means for you: ∙ Analyze API results: Use machine learning to find patterns, trends, and potential problems in your API responses, all on your phone. ∙ Build any request: Create requests of all types (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE) and manage headers, data, and more with ease. ∙ Mobile development on the go: Build and test APIs from anywhere, right on your phone. ∙ Stay organized: Save your requests in groups and share them with your team. ∙ Work with data: Create and edit JSON and XML files to test responses or mock data for your endpoints. API Bot combines the power of machine learning with a mobile-friendly experience to help you build strong APIs faster.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: API Bot at 4.9 against REST API Client's 4.3. On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. REST API Client sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and API Bot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
API Bot holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 17 respectively.
REST API Client ships an update every 3 weeks, API Bot every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | REST API Client | API Bot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) | 4.9 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 145 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tevon Wallace | Rabin Apps LLC |
Customer experience
REST API Client
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In-app purchases
REST API Client
- Remove Ads$1.99
API Bot
- Remove Ads$2.99
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