Comparison

Requesta vs RequestLab

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

Head to head
About

Requesta

This app allows users to send HTTP requests and examine server responses. It's a free, lightweight tool for API testing, offering features like request customization and detailed response inspection.

Highlights
  • Set request headers, method, and scheme
  • Inspect server response details (headers, body, status code)
  • View response payload size and duration
  • Access request history and repeat requests
  • View images and PDFs in response
Features
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Requesta is a free lightweight utility app that lets you make HTTP requests and check out server responses. Ideally for API testing! Some features you will use: • Setting request headers, method and scheme • Inspecting server response: headers, body, status code, payload size, duration etc • See history and repeat requests in light speed • See images and PDFs in response

About

RequestLab

Features
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RequestLab is a simple, free, multi-platform tool designed for HTTP API development, debugging, and testing. Run and test your various HTTP requests against your endpoints and check the results. It is intended as a native alternative to programs like Postman, Thunder Client, Bruno, etc. for Apple devices. You can run RequestLab on your Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Vision Pro while enjoying the same functionality. Additionally, you have the convenience of sharing your requests between these devices using the import/export functionality. - Create and edit HTTP requests: GET, POST, HEAD, OPTIONS, DELETE, PUT, TRACE, CONNECT, PATCH - Supported authentication methods: Basic, Bearer - Import/Export from and to JSON format for sharing your request - No user tracking, no subscription, no login required. What happens on your device stays on your device.

Screenshots

Requesta4 screens
RequestLab4 screens

Verdict

The call

Requesta and RequestLab are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Requesta versus RequestLab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRequestaRequestLab
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS16.216.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB16 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperRoman MirzoyanMartin Albrecht

In-app purchases

None

Requesta

No in-app purchases

None

RequestLab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Requesta free?
Requesta is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RequestLab free?
RequestLab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Requesta or RequestLab have ads?
Neither Requesta nor RequestLab shows ads.

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