Comparison

iCurlHTTP vs Far Sight

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

Head to head
About

iCurlHTTP

Test web server responses with cURL-like functionality on your iPhone or iPad. Simulate various browsers and inspect raw HTTP headers and HTML. Analyze network performance with detailed timing information.

Highlights
  • Simulate browser user-agents
  • Inspect raw HTTP headers and HTML
  • Support for GET, HEAD, POST, PUT, DELETE, OPTIONS, TRACE requests
  • SSL support with certificate info
  • History of tested URLs
  • Detailed HTTP timing analysis
  • HTTP/2 and IPv4/IPv6 support
Features
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HTTP Web Server Response Diagnostic Tool - Curl for iPhone and iPad iCurlHTTP is a simple, easy to use app that allows you to run MacOS/Linux-like cURL tests against URLs. It can simulate different web browsers (user-agents) to retrieve the raw HTTP headers and HTML response from web servers. ** GET, HEAD & POST Requests (GET, HEAD, POST, PUT, DELETE, OPTIONS and TRACE on iPad) ** SSL Support - https requests with basic certificate and handshake information ** Keeps a history of URLs tested with HEADER and POST data and provides them in a dropdown for easy repeated testing ** Simulates curl, iPhone, iPad, Safari, IE, Chrome and custom user-agent browsers ** Simple single-view interface with realtime result screen. ** iPhone and iPad support ** Verbose and Basic Detail ** HTTP Timing Details (Name Lookup, TCP Connect, SSL Handshake, First Byte and Total) ** Set custom User-Agent, Host Headers, Timeouts, HTTP Authentication, SSL Mode and POST Data ** Share Feature to send output to Clipboard, Printer and Email ** HTTP/2 Support ** IPv4 and IPv6 DNS Resolution with Option for Manual Address Resolution (via HOST:PORT:ADDRESS)

About

Far Sight

Features
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Far Sight lets you create custom layouts with flexible grids displaying webcams, websites, images, and other web-based information. Each view can be refreshed automatically at intervals you choose. It is ideal for monitoring road conditions, your home surroundings, weather conditions anywhere in the world, multiple surveillance sources, stock market information, mountain weather, or current VFR flight conditions along your route. Originally designed for organising web-accessible webcam views, Far Sight can also bring information from multiple online sources together and display it in clean, easy-to-monitor grids. Create multiple layouts for different purposes and open any panel in full-screen mode. Swipe or use the on-screen arrows to move quickly between its views. Create a Far Sight account to keep your layouts synchronised across all your devices. Changes are synchronised automatically in the background, so your latest layouts are always available wherever you sign in.

Screenshots

iCurlHTTP4 screens
Far Sight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: iCurlHTTP at Free against Far Sight's $7.99. iCurlHTTP also leads on update cadence (every 7 months vs every 36 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

iCurlHTTP is free to download; Far Sight costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iCurlHTTP ships an update every 7 months, Far Sight every 36 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
iCurlHTTP versus Far Sight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriCurlHTTPFar Sight
PriceFree — better$7.99
Rating4.4 (30 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings30 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 36 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB8 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperJason CoxDavor Pleskina

In-app purchases

None

iCurlHTTP

No in-app purchases

None

Far Sight

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iCurlHTTP free?
iCurlHTTP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Far Sight free?
Far Sight costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do iCurlHTTP or Far Sight have ads?
Neither iCurlHTTP nor Far Sight shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iCurlHTTP or Far Sight?
iCurlHTTP ships an update every 7 months, and Far Sight every 36 months. Most recently, iCurlHTTP was updated on November 1, 2026 and Far Sight on November 1, 2026.

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