iCurlHTTP vs WebScope
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)
WebScope
Inspect and modify HTTP parameters like headers, methods, and content for websites and APIs. Useful for debugging web applications, mobile apps, and APIs, or for educational exploration.
- Inspect HTTP parameters
- Manipulate HTTP headers
- Analyze methods and protocol
- Track redirects
- Examine content
- Debug web and mobile APIs
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WebScope allows you to inspect and manipulate HTTP parameters for any web site or API endpoint, including headers, methods, protocol, redirects, and content. Use WebScope for debugging web sites, mobile apps, APIs, or just snooping around for educational purposes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WebScope at 5.0 against iCurlHTTP's 4.4. WebScope also leads on monetization model (free vs paid). iCurlHTTP's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 6) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WebScope 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 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
iCurlHTTP ships an update every 7 months, WebScope every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on August 18, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iCurlHTTP | WebScope |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (30 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Jason Cox | Post River Software |
Customer experience
iCurlHTTP
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In-app purchases
iCurlHTTP
No in-app purchases
WebScope
No in-app purchases









