Requesta vs RequestLab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
RequestLab
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Requesta | RequestLab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roman Mirzoyan | Martin Albrecht |
In-app purchases
Requesta
No in-app purchases
RequestLab
No in-app purchases







