Comparison

Interceptor | Network Debugger vs Edit HTTP Headers for Safari

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

Head to head
About

Interceptor | Network Debugger

Features
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Interceptor helps you inspect HTTPS traffic for selected hosts on your own iPhone or iPad. View saved request and response headers, cookies, and available JSON bodies, and inspect supported service tokens. The app uses an iOS VPN configuration to direct selected hosts through a proxy running on your device. It does not provide a remote VPN server, change your public IP address, or protect public Wi-Fi traffic. HTTPS inspection requires you to install and trust a locally generated certificate authority certificate in iOS Settings. At startup, Interceptor explains what it can access and requires agreement to the current data-use notice before you can access the main interface. Agreement alone does not start capture, install a certificate or VPN configuration, or request notification permission. Captured traffic can contain sensitive cookies, authentication tokens, account identifiers, and request or response content. Use it only with accounts and devices you are authorized to inspect. Capture is limited by the app's configured hosts; service changes or certificate restrictions may prevent capture. New capture records are stored in the app's local shared storage. New certificates, private keys, and saved tokens use Keychain items with iCloud Keychain synchronization disabled. Interceptor does not upload captured data to a developer-operated server, sell it, use it for advertising, or automatically share it with third parties. Requests still reach their original destination services. Data you choose to copy, earlier iCloud Keychain copies, and operating-system backups are separate from this local capture flow. You can review the notice and withdraw consent in Settings → Data Use & Consent. Withdrawal stops the VPN, disables automatic reconnection and clears capture notifications, and returns to the required consent screen until you agree again. Withdrawal does not erase saved records, tokens, certificates, or private keys, or remove an installed certificate profile. Clear saved request history from Home. Optional local notifications announce captured records without including tokens or captured headers and bodies in the notification.

About

Edit HTTP Headers for Safari

This Safari extension allows you to create custom rules for setting or removing HTTP request headers on specific websites. Tailor your browsing experience by testing user agents, language preferences, or debugging website behavior with precise control over outgoing headers.

Highlights
  • Create custom header rules
  • Set or remove request headers
  • Per-website rule configuration
  • Resource type targeting
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Privacy-first design
Features
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Edit HTTP Headers for Safari is a Safari extension that lets you create rules to set or remove HTTP request headers for specific websites. Use it when you need Safari to send a custom header before a page, script, image, iframe, stylesheet, font, media file, or XHR/fetch request loads. Features: · Create Custom Header Rules: Add HTTP header rules for the websites you choose. · Set Request Headers: Replace or add a header value before Safari loads a matching request. · Remove Request Headers: Remove selected headers from matching requests when you do not want them sent. · Per-Website Rules: Create different header rules for different domains. · Resource Type Controls: Choose exactly where a rule applies, including main pages, iframes, scripts, images, stylesheets, fonts, media, and XHR/fetch requests. · iCloud Sync: Keep your header rules synced across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. · Privacy-first design: No data collection, tracking, or logging, your browsing stays completely private. · Multilingual support: Use the extension in multiple languages for a globally friendly experience. · Clean, user-friendly UI: Enjoy a streamlined design that integrates smoothly into your workflow. · Seamless Safari integration: Built to work across Safari on macOS, iOS, and iPadOS. Common Uses: · Test Mobile User Agents: Send an iPhone, iPad, or desktop User-Agent header to test how a website responds. · Set Language Headers: Ask a website to show content in a different language by changing the language header. · Test API Requests: Add custom headers used by development, staging, or internal tools. · Debug Website Behavior: Compare how a site behaves when certain request headers are added, changed, or removed. · Remove Unwanted Headers: Stop selected headers from being sent to specific websites. · Per-Site Development Setup: Keep different header rules for different domains, test servers, or environments.

Screenshots

Interceptor | Network Debugger4 screens
Edit HTTP Headers for Safari4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Interceptor | Network Debugger at Free against Edit HTTP Headers for Safari's $2.99. Interceptor | Network Debugger also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). Edit HTTP Headers for Safari's advantage is chart position (#3 vs unranked) and device support (4 vs 2). On ads and in-app purchases 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

Interceptor | Network Debugger is free to download; Edit HTTP Headers for Safari costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Interceptor | Network Debugger ships an update every 3 days, Edit HTTP Headers for Safari monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Interceptor | Network Debugger versus Edit HTTP Headers for Safari: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterceptor | Network DebuggerEdit HTTP Headers for Safari
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
Best chart rank—#3 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNEVER KNOWS BESTAlfredo Grassau

In-app purchases

None

Interceptor | Network Debugger

No in-app purchases

None

Edit HTTP Headers for Safari

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Interceptor | Network Debugger free?
Interceptor | Network Debugger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Edit HTTP Headers for Safari free?
Edit HTTP Headers for Safari costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Interceptor | Network Debugger or Edit HTTP Headers for Safari have ads?
Neither Interceptor | Network Debugger nor Edit HTTP Headers for Safari shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Interceptor | Network Debugger or Edit HTTP Headers for Safari?
Interceptor | Network Debugger ships an update every 3 days, and Edit HTTP Headers for Safari monthly. Most recently, Interceptor | Network Debugger was updated on October 17, 2026 and Edit HTTP Headers for Safari on October 12, 2026.

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