Comparison

API Zen vs API Dash

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

Head to head
About

API Zen

Features
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API Zen brings the convenience of HTTP API endpoint testing on the go. With its intuitive request composer and detailed response information, it helps developers test endpoints with ease. Main features โ€ข Simple and intuitive request composer and viewer โ€ข Supports headers, request parameters, request body with JSON, XML, raw input, forms with file, image attachments, multipart and binary data โ€ข Organize endpoints into workspaces and projects โ€ข Enable iCloud syncing when creating a new workspace. If syncing is disabled workspace will be created on device only. โ€ข Seamless switching between local and iCloud workspaces โ€ข Option to add custom HTTP methods per project โ€ข Detailed response information which includes headers, cookies, metrics and connection information โ€ข View raw response with syntax highlighting โ€ข Preview HTML response output as web page โ€ข View all response history โ€ข SSL validation per request โ€ข Environment group with variables per workspace with option to select different environment per request โ€ข Supports dark mode โ€ข Import/Export workspace data API Zen is free for use. The app accepts optional donations which supports the development work.

About

API Dash

Easily create, customize, and test various HTTP API requests. Organize your requests into collections and preview multimedia responses like images and PDFs. Generate code snippets for integration into your projects.

Highlights
  • Create and customize HTTP requests (GET, POST, etc.)
  • Organize requests in collections and folders
  • Preview multimedia API responses (images, PDFs)
  • Generate code for JavaScript, Python, Dart/Flutter
  • Full dark mode support
  • Export data as HAR file
Features
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Create & Customize API Requests - Create different types of HTTP requests (GET, HEAD, POST, PATCH, PUT and DELETE). - Easily manipulate and play around with request inputs like headers, query parameters and body. - Full support to send text content with Unicode/Emoji and preview any API response containing Unicode/Emoji. Organize Requests in Collections - Create collections and folders to organize your requests. - Press and Drag to Re-arrange requests. - Click and open popup menu to rename, duplicate and delete a request. Visually Preview and Download Data & Multimedia API Responses - Inspect the API Response (HTTP status code, error message, headers, body, time taken). - View formatted code previews for responses of various content types like JSON, XML, YAML, HTML, SQL, etc. - API Dash helps explore, test & preview Multimedia API responses which is not supported by any other API client. You can directly test APIs that return images, PDF, audio & more. - Save response body of any mimetype (image, text, etc.) directly in the Downloads folder of your system by clicking on the Download button. Code Generation - We started out as the only open source API client which supported advanced Dart code generation to easily integrate APIs in Dart/Flutter projects or to directly run it on DartPad. With time we have added more code-gens and currently API Dash supports generation of well-tested integration codes for JavaScript, Python, Kotlin & various other languages. Full Dark Mode Support - Easily switch between light mode and dark mode. Data - Data is persisted locally on the disk. To save the current snapshot, just press the Save button in the collection pane. - Click and open the collection/folder popup menu to export it as HAR. This can be version controlled & can be directly imported in other API Clients like Postman, Paw, etc. - Export your entire data into a HAR (HTTP Archive) file. To access this option goto Settings > Export Data.

Screenshots

API Zen4 screens
API Dash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: API Dash at none against API Zen's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. API Zen sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. API Dash asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 7 level
API Zen versus API Dash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAPI ZenAPI Dash
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”50.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
Monetizationโ€”Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size7 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJaseem Valiya ValappilAshita Prasad

In-app purchases

3 purchases

API Zen

One-time3
  • Thanks$3.99
  • Thank you$5.99
  • Thank you very much$7.99
None

API Dash

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is API Zen free?
API Zen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is API Dash free?
API Dash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do API Zen or API Dash have ads?
Neither API Zen nor API Dash shows ads.

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