Comparison

ChangeTheHeaders for Safari vs NetBuddy ForensicChef

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

Head to head
About

ChangeTheHeaders for Safari

Customize HTTP request headers for Safari across Apple devices. Set specific headers for different domains and resource types. Settings sync via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Customize HTTP request headers
  • Set headers per domain
  • Set headers per resource type
  • iCloud sync
  • Supports iOS, iPadOS, macOS, visionOS
Features
Currently charting
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ChangeTheHeaders is a Safari extension for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS that allows you to customize HTTP request headers such as Accept, Accept-Language, Cookie, and User-Agent. You can set different request headers for specific URL domains and for specific resource types, such as audio and video, iframes, or images. Your settings can be synced to all of your devices via iCloud. Made by indie developer Jeff Johnson, known for StopTheMadness Pro. The support link has documentation and my email address.

About

NetBuddy ForensicChef

Features
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ForensicChef — mobile forensics and data transformation toolkit Quickly import, inspect, transform and export forensic captures and text data on your iPhone or iPad. Build repeatable "recipes" of operations to automate parsing, decoding, filtering and formatting so you can reproduce results reliably and share findings with colleagues. Key features: Import from files or clipboard: accept raw capture files and text (PCAP, base64/hex dumps, CSV, JSON and plain text) via the Share sheet or clipboard. Reusable recipes: chain operations (parse, filter, decode, extract, format) into named recipes that you can save, run and modify. Lightweight operations: common forensic helpers such as hex/base64 decode, timestamp conversion, field extraction, regex search/replace, and CSV/JSON formatting. Secure local exports: export results to local files for secure sharing or archival; temporary-file export ensures reliable access for the system share sheet. Reproducibility: save, export and version recipes so analyses can be repeated and audited. Privacy-first: all processing occurs locally on-device; nothing is uploaded without your explicit action. Who it’s for? Mobile forensics practitioners who need a portable tool for quick parsing and triage. Security analysts and incident responders who want reproducible, shareable transformations of capture or text artifacts. Developers and researchers who need a compact playground for testing parsing and data-extraction logic. Getting started Paste or import a capture/text into the Input. Add operations from the picker and arrange them into a recipe. Run the recipe to produce transformed Output. Export or share results securely when needed. Download ForensicChef to speed up mobile forensic triage, keep analyses reproducible, and share results securely — all from your device.

Screenshots

ChangeTheHeaders for Safari3 screens
NetBuddy ForensicChef4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: NetBuddy ForensicChef at $1.99 against ChangeTheHeaders for Safari's $6.99. ChangeTheHeaders for Safari's advantage is chart position (#176 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

ChangeTheHeaders for Safari costs $6.99 and NetBuddy ForensicChef $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
ChangeTheHeaders for Safari versus NetBuddy ForensicChef: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChangeTheHeaders for SafariNetBuddy ForensicChef
Price$6.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.1 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#176 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeff JohnsonRick Bodnar

In-app purchases

None

ChangeTheHeaders for Safari

No in-app purchases

None

NetBuddy ForensicChef

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ChangeTheHeaders for Safari free?
ChangeTheHeaders for Safari costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is NetBuddy ForensicChef free?
NetBuddy ForensicChef costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do ChangeTheHeaders for Safari or NetBuddy ForensicChef have ads?
Neither ChangeTheHeaders for Safari nor NetBuddy ForensicChef shows ads.

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