MagicDesign vs API Dash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
MagicDesign
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Your App โ Your Design! Get the perfect color scheme for your app in seconds! Ship faster! Simply choose a base color, and MagicDesign generates a harmoniously matching palette. All of this is displayed in a sample UI. Import the colors into Xcode and get started right away! With this app, creating color schemes becomes a breeze, even if you usually struggle with design. Just select a base color, and youโll instantly receive a complete, harmonious palette that you can view directly in a sample UI. Once you've found the perfect scheme, export it with a single click and import it into Xcode. This saves you valuable time and effort. You'll be amazed at how easy it is! Terms & Conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: API Dash at none against MagicDesign's 2. API Dash also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.2). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. MagicDesign sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. API Dash asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | MagicDesign | API Dash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | โ | 50.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Daily | โ |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Monetization | โ | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 | 12.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bansemer Consulting GmbH | Ashita Prasad |
In-app purchases
MagicDesign
- Unlimited Exports$9.991 Month
- Pack of 3 Exports$3.99
API Dash
No in-app purchases









