Storm Sniffer vs WebView
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Storm Sniffer
Capture and inspect HTTP/HTTPS traffic directly on your iOS device. Debug network issues, rewrite requests and responses in real-time, and replay HTTP requests. Offers advanced scripting capabilities for enhanced scalability.
- Packet capture via local VPN
- HTTP/HTTPS request/response inspection
- Real-time request/response rewriting
- HTTP request replay with cron support
- JavaScript scripting for scalability
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Storm Sniffer lets you capture and inspect HTTP / HTTPS requests &responses on your iOS device. It's easy to debug your app’s networking issues without a computer. * Features Packet capture: capture http / HTTPS traffic from iOS devices using local VPN. View http / HTTPS requests and responses in text form, and support HTML, JS, CSS formatting preview; Rewrite: modify http / HTTPS requests and responses in real time. Including URL redirection, custom header, local / remote file mock, etc; Replay: Perform arbitrary HTTP requests with cron support; Scripts: Use local/remote Javascript for more scalability. * How it works Storm Sniffer creates a local VPN on your device, then forwarding all traffic to a Local Man-in-The-Middle Server. As long as the VPN is active, Storm Sniffer can capture all HTTP / HTTPS traffic over Wi-Fi or Cellular Data. * About the sensitive data Storm Sniffer's Root Certificate is a self-signed certificate that is generated in your device. All HTTP / HTTPS requests & responses are captured and stored on your devices WITHOUT ANY REMOTE SERVERS involved. * About Subscription After subscription, you can unlock all advanced functions. Currently, there are three kinds of auto-renewable subscription: Annual $17.99、Quarterly $3.99、 Monthly $1.99 * Terms of Use https://sniffer.x-storm.com/terms/ * Privacy Policy https://sniffer.x-storm.com/privacy/
WebView
Test your webpages within a Safari or WebKit WebView environment. This app streamlines the process of checking web functionality without needing to set up your own iOS WebView. It supports camera and microphone permissions for testing SDK integrations.
- Test webpages in WebView
- Supports Safari and WebKit
- No need for own iOS WebView environment
- Camera and microphone permission support
- Test SDK integrations
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Easily test webpages in a Safari or WebKit WebView. Save time by not having to spin up your own iOS WebView environment to test your webpage's functionality in a WebView. This app has camera and microphone permission support, which is useful for testing the Zoom Video SDK and Zoom Meeting SDK embedded in a WebView.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WebView at none against Storm Sniffer's 7. WebView also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.9) and review sentiment (89% vs 76%). Storm Sniffer's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 18 months) and ratings volume (120 vs 6). On price, ads and device support 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. Storm Sniffer sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. WebView asks for nothing beyond the download.
WebView holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Storm Sniffer has 120 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Storm Sniffer's written reviews are positive against 89% of WebView's.
Storm Sniffer ships an update monthly, WebView every 18 months. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Storm Sniffer | WebView |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (120 ratings) | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.4% of reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 120 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #17 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Hunan Storm Technology Co.,Ltd | Tommy Gaessler |
Customer experience
Storm Sniffer
WebView
Bugs and requests
Storm Sniffer
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent app crashes
- Subscription/account issues
- Incompatibility with certain devices/OS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for web server monitoring
- Integrate VPN functionality
- Improve HTTPS traffic capture
- Provide more customization options
WebView
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Storm Sniffer
- Monthly Auto-renew VIP$1.991 Month
- Quarter Auto-renew VIP$3.993 Months
- Annual Auto-renew VIP$12.491 Year
- Packet Capture - LiftTime$2.99
- Full Unlock$14.99
- Full Unlock$22.99
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- Full Unlock$24.99
WebView
No in-app purchases
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