Storm Sniffer vs Tracer
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/
Tracer
Monitor all network requests your iPhone makes in real-time, locally on your device. Identify third-party services, inspect request details, and understand where your data is going without it ever leaving your phone.
- Real-time network request monitoring
- Inspect headers, bodies, and timing
- Identify third-party services
- Visualize server locations on a globe
- Local data processing for privacy
- No account required
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Ever wonder what your apps are actually doing? Tracer lets you watch every network request your iPhone makes in real time. See where your data goes, who’s receiving it, and exactly what’s being sent - all without your traffic ever leaving your device. WATCH TRAFFIC LIVE * Every request flies across a live 3D globe * Inspect headers, bodies, timing, status codes, and more * See exactly where each server lives SEE WHO’S REALLY BEHIND AN APP * Instantly identify analytics, ads, payments, crash reporting, AI, and other third-party services * See who’s hosting them: AWS, Google Cloud, Cloudflare, and more PRIVATE BY DESIGN * Everything runs locally on your iPhone * Traffic is never uploaded * Your certificates are generated on-device and never leaves it * No account required BUILT FOR * App-curious who want to learn what apps are built with * Developers debugging APIs * QA teams testing apps on real devices * Privacy nerds who want receipts Setup takes just a few minutes. Install Tracer’s certificate, start a capture, and open any app. Your phone. Your traffic. Your business. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tracer is free to use. Certain features require a paid subscription. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Tracer at freemium against Storm Sniffer's subscription. Tracer also leads on update cadence (daily vs monthly) and review sentiment (100% vs 76%). Storm Sniffer's advantage is ratings volume (120 vs 1) and chart position (#21 vs #151). 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. Storm Sniffer sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Tracer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Storm Sniffer against 4.0 for Tracer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Storm Sniffer has 120 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Storm Sniffer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tracer's.
Storm Sniffer ships an update monthly, Tracer daily. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Storm Sniffer | Tracer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (120 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 120 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Freemium — better |
| Best chart rank | #21 — better | #151 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hunan Storm Technology Co.,Ltd | Ryan Kotzebue |
Customer experience
Storm Sniffer
Tracer
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
Tracer
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
Tracer
- Pro access$4.997 Days
- Pro access7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Pro access$199.00








