Comparison

RequestLab 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

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.

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

RequestLab4 screens
API Dash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: API Dash at 12.0 against RequestLab's 16.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 7 level
RequestLab versus API Dash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRequestLabAPI Dash
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”50.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetizationโ€”Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Vision ProiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.012.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size16 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMartin AlbrechtAshita Prasad

In-app purchases

None

RequestLab

No in-app purchases

None

API Dash

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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