Cookie vs PAC Tester
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cookie
Manage your web browser cookies with this open-source tool. Easily view, create, edit, and delete cookies, and import/export them in various formats. Ideal for web development, testing, and enhancing online privacy.
- List all cookies
- Search cookies
- Create, edit, delete cookies
- Import/export cookies
- Delete all cookies
- Customizable interface
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Cookie-Editor is designed to have a simple to use interface that let you do most standard cookie operations. It is ideal for developing and testing web pages or even manual management of cookies for your privacy. Be careful! Do not share your cookies with anyone you do not trust! Cookies can contain very sensitive information like your login information. If you share your cookies with someone, they could gain full access to your account and compromise it. Feature list: - List all cookies for the current tab. - Search your cookies. - Create, edit and delete your cookies. - Import and export your cookies in many formats (JSON, Netscape, Header string) - Quickly delete all cookies for the current tab. - Customizable: chose what extra data to see, what theme to use (light or dark), the amount of detail to see (advanced mode). Cookie-Editor can help you: - Develop web pages. - Improve your SEO work. - Manage your cookies for privacy. - Improve your browsing experience. Cookie-Editor believes in privacy. Your Cookies are safe and all of your data remains offline. For all feature requests or bug report, please visit the GitHub repository and fill an issue https://github.com/Moustachauve/cookie-editor
PAC Tester
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With PAC Tester you can create, download, test and validate .pac files directly from your device! Enter any url and see which proxy it would travel through (if any). Uses built in proxy handlers to see exactly how iOS would handle it. • Automatically convert your current proxy settings (hand entered, via .pac file, MDM) into .pac format! • Download remote .pac files • Example .pac files built in • Netscape's original Proxy Auto-Config documentation • Test proxy responses!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is chart position: Cookie at #50 against PAC Tester's unranked. Cookie also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.4 vs 26.0). On price, 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.
| Parameter | Cookie | PAC Tester |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (99 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 99 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #50 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christophe Gagnier | Casey Evanoff |
Bugs and requests
Cookie
Reported bugs
9 issues- Extension cannot be loaded
- Manifest version error
- No cookies detected
- Not working on iOS 18
- Not working on MacOS updates
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- Not working after Sequoia update
- Not clearing cookies
- Not exporting all cookies
- Hacking/scam reports (potential security issue)
Requested features
6 requests- Update for iOS 18 compatibility
- Update for newer MacOS versions
- Fix extension loading issues
- Remove intrusive advertising
- Improve cookie parsing for import
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- Add option to show all cookies
PAC Tester
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cookie
No in-app purchases
PAC Tester
No in-app purchases









