Comparison

Chat API vs APIOrbit

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

Head to head
About

Chat API

Access powerful AI models locally or through cloud APIs. This tool offers flexible integration with GPT-4, OpenAI, Grok, and local LLMs for diverse tasks like coding, drafting, and research.

Highlights
  • Private local LLM support with Ollama
  • OpenAI and Grok API integration
  • Built-in text-only GPT-4 model
  • Bing-powered real-time searches
  • Image generation capabilities
  • Seamless model switching
Features
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Run private local LLM AI models with Ollama, or unleash AI through OpenAI & Grok APIs for advanced features and flexibility. ChatAPI offers a built-in text-only GPT-4 model for instant AI access, plus support for OpenAI API, Grok API, local LLM Ollama models, and Bing-powered real-time searches. - Flexible AI Access: Use the onboard GPT-4, connect Ollama for running private AI locally on your own PC or server, or integrate OpenAI/Grok/Bing APIs for advanced features like image generation. - Versatile & Powerful: Seamlessly switch between models for drafting, coding, brainstorming, or research with fast, reliable responses. Subscription Options: - Monthly: Unlimited GPT-4, OpenAI/Grok/Bing API integration, and Ollama support. - Yearly: Same as monthly, with cost savings. Download ChatAPI for flexible, private, and powerful AI interactions! Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/gpt-lite/privacy Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/gpt-lite/terms Support: https://sites.google.com/view/gpt-lite/support

About

APIOrbit

This native client allows developers to send and test REST and GraphQL requests on iPhone and iPad. It features an AI assistant for generating code, documentation, and mock data, along with robust debugging and media preview capabilities.

Highlights
  • AI-powered code generation
  • REST and GraphQL request testing
  • JSON viewer and search
  • API documentation generation
  • Postman collection import
  • Offline support
  • Media preview
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A fast, native REST & GraphQL client with AI assistant, built for iPhone and iPad. APIOrbit helps you send requests, debug responses, test endpoints, and generate documentation — all with AI. Import your Postman collections, explore data in a powerful JSON viewer, and keep everything in sync with iCloud. Unlike browser-based tools, APIOrbit is built entirely native. It handles large responses seamlessly, lets you preview images, PDFs, video, audio, and live streams right inside the app, and works offline with your synced collections. KEY FEATURES REST & GraphQL Send any HTTP method. Configure headers, query params, authentication, and all body types — JSON, form URL-encoded, multipart with file attachments, and binary. Full GraphQL support with query editor and variables. AI Assistant Generate data models in 9 languages — Swift, TypeScript, Kotlin, Java, Python, C#, Go, Rust, and Dart. Customize generation settings per language. Create mock request bodies, API documentation, and response summaries. JSON Tree & Search Explore complex responses in a structured, searchable tree. Find any key or value instantly. Filter with JSONPath expressions. Copy any node or value with a tap. API TESTING Turn any request into a test. Attach expectations — status code, response time, headers, JSON values via JSONPath, or body contents — and APIOrbit checks them automatically after every run. JSON bodies are compared structurally (key order is ignored), with content-type-aware matching for XML, HTML, and text. Get an instant pass/fail badge on each response and a dedicated Tests tab with full expected-vs-actual details, or run every request in a collection at once for a complete pass/fail summary. Import Collections Import from Postman (v2.0/v2.1), OpenAPI 3.x, Swagger 2.0, and cURL. Switch from Postman in seconds — your docs come along too. Media Preview View images, PDFs with page navigation, video, audio, and HLS streams directly in the app. No export needed. Debugging & Metrics Monitor DNS lookup, TLS handshake, request and response timing, content size, SSL details, and network protocol. See per-step metrics for every redirect in a chain. iCloud Sync Collections sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Vision Pro automatically. Collection Variables Define reusable variables for URLs, headers, auth fields, and body — applied at execution time. Authentication Basic Auth, Bearer Token, and API Key — with header or query placement. Accessibility Full VoiceOver support across the entire app. Dynamic Type. Dark mode. Get started today — build, test, and debug with APIOrbit. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Chat API4 screens
APIOrbit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: APIOrbit at none against Chat API's shown. Chat API's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

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. Chat API sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and APIOrbit sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chat API ships an update weekly, APIOrbit every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Chat API versus APIOrbit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChat APIAPIOrbit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB52 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAndres Nunez SotoStanislav Makushov

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Chat API

Subscriptions3
  • Unlimited Access (Monthly)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Unlimited Access (Yearly)$19.991 Year
  • Pro Supporter Yearly$49.991 Year
3 purchases

APIOrbit

Subscriptions2
  • API Orbit Premium - Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • API Orbit Premium - Annually1 Month trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • API Orbit Premium - Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Chat API free?
Chat API is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is APIOrbit free?
APIOrbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Chat API or APIOrbit have ads?
Chat API shows ads; APIOrbit does not.
Which is updated more often, Chat API or APIOrbit?
Chat API ships an update weekly, and APIOrbit every 9 days. Most recently, Chat API was updated on October 21, 2026 and APIOrbit on October 14, 2026.

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