Comparison

Interceptor | Network Debugger vs Pi Companion

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” 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 โ†’ 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

Pi Companion

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Pi Companion is an unofficial iOS companion app for the Pi coding agent (pi.dev) โ€” browse your projects, read full chat history, and keep talking to your agents while away from your Mac. Start a task in your terminal, go for a walk, keep directing the agent from your phone, and come back to continue on the desktop โ€” same session, no restarts. HOW IT WORKS A small open-source companion server runs on your Mac. It reads Pi's session files and drives Pi over its documented RPC protocol. The app connects directly to your Mac over your own network โ€” no cloud, no accounts, no analytics. Use tools like Tailscale to reach your Mac from anywhere. FEATURES โ€ข Projects and workspaces: the folders you choose, grouped by git repo, with branches and live status โ€ข Full chat history: messages, thinking blocks, tool calls, and images โ€ข Send messages: continue any session from your phone; the terminal picks up exactly where you left off โ€ข New sessions and git worktrees, started from your phone โ€ข Model picker: Pi's full catalog across 15+ providers, switchable mid-session โ€ข Diffs: review each workspace's changes on your phone REQUIREMENTS A Mac running Pi (pi.dev), Bun, and the free companion server (link on the support page). This app is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Pi project.

Screenshots

Interceptor | Network Debugger4 screens
Pi Companion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Interceptor | Network Debugger at 17.0 against Pi Companion's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Interceptor | Network Debugger versus Pi Companion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterceptor | Network DebuggerPi Companion
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size23 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNEVER KNOWS BESTMRL TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

In-app purchases

None

Interceptor | Network Debugger

No in-app purchases

None

Pi Companion

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Interceptor | Network Debugger free?
Interceptor | Network Debugger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pi Companion free?
Pi Companion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Interceptor | Network Debugger or Pi Companion have ads?
Neither Interceptor | Network Debugger nor Pi Companion shows ads.

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