Comparison

iCurlHTTP vs API

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

API

Send and analyze HTTP/HTTPS requests directly from your mobile device. Save requests to collections for easy reuse and view detailed response information, including headers and round trip time. Customize connection timeout settings for efficient testing.

Highlights
  • Send HTTP/HTTPS requests
  • Analyze REST API responses
  • Request history
  • Save requests to collections
  • Display response headers and code
  • Customize connection timeout
Features
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• Test and analyze REST Api responses On-the-Go by sending HTTP/HTTPS requests with minimal customization. App Features : • Whole Requests history to view and load requests from it. • Save your Requests to Collections and load requests directly without writing it attributes again. • Parses and displays the complete raw response from server including Headers, Response Code, Round Time etc. • Supports both body types for POST requests i.e. Raw, KeyValue. • Quickly let you customize Connection Timeout Settings in Rest client.

Screenshots

iCurlHTTP4 screens
API4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: API at free against iCurlHTTP's paid. API also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 84%). iCurlHTTP's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (30 vs 1). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iCurlHTTP holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. 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. Written reviews complicate that: 84% of iCurlHTTP's written reviews are positive against 100% of API's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iCurlHTTP ships an update every 7 months, API every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on August 18, 2026 and June 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iCurlHTTP versus API: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriCurlHTTPAPI
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (30 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews84.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings30 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB25 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperJason CoxHoang Son Dinh

Customer experience

iCurlHTTP

All ratings30 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive84.4%
Neutral6.7%
Negative8.9%

API

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

iCurlHTTP

No in-app purchases

None

API

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iCurlHTTP free?
iCurlHTTP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is API free?
API is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iCurlHTTP or API?
iCurlHTTP is rated higher. iCurlHTTP averages 4.4 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while API averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do iCurlHTTP or API have ads?
Neither iCurlHTTP nor API shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iCurlHTTP or API?
iCurlHTTP ships an update every 7 months, and API every 6 days. Most recently, iCurlHTTP was updated on August 18, 2026 and API on June 7, 2026.

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