iCurlHTTP vs SwiftRate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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)
SwiftRate
View ComEd hourly energy pricing with ease. This utility app provides quick access to real-time electricity rates. Enhanced charting features are planned for future updates.
- View ComEd hourly energy pricing
- Quick access to real-time rates
- Enhanced charting functionality planned
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Quickly view ComEd Hourly Energy Pricing. Enhanced charting functionality planned.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: iCurlHTTP at Free against SwiftRate's $0.99. iCurlHTTP also leads on ratings volume (30 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 1). SwiftRate's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.4). On ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
iCurlHTTP is free to download; SwiftRate costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SwiftRate holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iCurlHTTP has 30 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | iCurlHTTP | SwiftRate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (30 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jason Cox | Kurtis Bickhaus |
In-app purchases
iCurlHTTP
No in-app purchases
SwiftRate
No in-app purchases
