Comparison

Lescopr vs Busymate DevTools

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

Head to head
About

Lescopr

Features
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Lescopr helps you anticipate bugs before they impact your users. With a clear interface, real-time analytics, and fast integration into your stack – available for all modern environments: Node.js, PHP, Django, Laravel, and more.

About

Busymate DevTools

Inspect HTTP and HTTPS traffic directly on your device. Capture requests, view headers and bodies, and decrypt specific domains without needing a desktop proxy. Ideal for developers debugging their own apps and websites.

Highlights
  • System-wide traffic capture
  • HTTPS decryption for selected domains
  • Real-time request/response feed
  • Optional cloud sync for dashboard inspection
  • On-device VPN tunnel
  • User-controlled capture and decryption
Features
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Busymate DevTools is a network debugging tool for developers. It captures the HTTP and HTTPS requests made on your device, so you can inspect headers, bodies, status codes, and timing while you build and debug your own apps and websites. It works like a desktop web-debugging proxy, but runs entirely on your iPhone or iPad — no Mac and no Wi-Fi proxy configuration required. WHAT IT DOES • Captures DNS and TCP traffic system-wide using Apple's NetworkExtension (a local, on-device VPN tunnel — nothing is routed through our servers). • Decrypts HTTPS only for the specific domains you add to the SSL-proxy list. Everything else stays end-to-end encrypted and is passed through untouched. • Shows every request/response pair in a real-time feed: method, URL, status, headers, query, and body. • Optionally syncs captures to your private Busymate dashboard at dash.busymate.dev so you can inspect them on a bigger screen, search, tag, and export to HAR. ADVANCED • Traffic rules — block, mock, or rewrite requests and responses that match your own rules, so you can test how your app handles errors, edge cases, and slow or missing responses. • Upstream proxy — optionally route a device's outbound traffic through an external proxy you have configured. • Deep links — open the app straight to a device or a request from a link. YOU ARE IN CONTROL • Capture never starts until you explicitly turn it on and accept the on-screen disclosure. • HTTPS is only ever decrypted for domains you choose. Add and remove them at any time. • Decryption requires installing and trusting a root certificate, used only to decrypt your own HTTPS traffic for the domains you choose — guided step-by-step inside the app. • You can stop capturing and remove the VPN profile from iOS Settings at any time. PRIVACY Busymate DevTools is built for inspecting traffic from apps and sites you own or are authorized to debug. Captured data can include sensitive values such as tokens and credentials, so only inspect domains you understand and control. Synced captures are stored under your own account and can be deleted at any time. See our privacy policy at busymate.dev/privacy. REQUIREMENTS • iOS / iPadOS 16.0 or later. • A free Busymate account (sign in with Apple or email) to pair the device and, optionally, sync captures to the dashboard. Busymate DevTools is intended for developers, QA engineers, and security testers working on their own software. It is not a tool for intercepting other people's traffic.

Screenshots

Lescopr4 screens
Busymate DevTools4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Busymate DevTools at every 4 weeks against Lescopr's every 9 months. On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lescopr ships an update every 9 months, Busymate DevTools every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Lescopr versus Busymate DevTools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLescoprBusymate DevTools
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB12 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCharron TAKOUDJOUSergiu Toderascu

In-app purchases

None

Lescopr

No in-app purchases

None

Busymate DevTools

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lescopr free?
Lescopr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Busymate DevTools free?
Busymate DevTools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lescopr or Busymate DevTools have ads?
Neither Lescopr nor Busymate DevTools shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lescopr or Busymate DevTools?
Lescopr ships an update every 9 months, and Busymate DevTools every 4 weeks. Most recently, Lescopr was updated on October 25, 2026 and Busymate DevTools on October 31, 2026.

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