Comparison

API Dash vs Curly

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

Head to head
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.

About

Curly

A native REST API client for iOS and iPad, designed for developers to test and debug APIs efficiently. It supports various request methods, response inspection with syntax highlighting, and collection organization.

Highlights
  • Send GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE requests
  • Edit query params, headers, auth, and request body
  • JSON syntax highlighting for responses
  • Organize endpoints into collections
  • Import Postman and Bruno collections
  • Environment variables with autocomplete
  • Pre-request and post-response scripts
Features
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Curly is a native REST API client built for iOS and iPad. Designed for developers who need a fast, lightweight tool to test and debug APIs directly from their device. Features: - Send GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE requests - Edit query params, headers, auth, and request body - Inspect responses with JSON syntax highlighting - Filter JSON responses with JSONPath expressions - Organize endpoints into collections with emoji icons and nested folders - Drag-and-drop requests between folders - Import Postman and Bruno collections - Import requests by pasting cURL commands - Copy requests as cURL for sharing - Environment variables with autocomplete, inline preview, and bulk import across environments - Pre-request and post-response scripts - View response headers, status codes, timing, and size

Screenshots

API Dash4 screens
Curly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Curly at 100% against API Dash's 50%. API Dash's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
API Dash versus Curly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAPI DashCurly
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews โ€” better
Update frequencyโ€”Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size72 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAshita PrasadArtem Sharifullin

Customer experience

API Dash

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Curly

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

API Dash

No in-app purchases

None

Curly

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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