ApiCatcher vs 小码盒
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ApiCatcher
This tool captures and debugs HTTP/HTTPS traffic on your mobile device. It allows you to modify, resend, and analyze requests, generate API documentation, and apply custom rules for flexible customization. All data is stored locally for privacy.
- Capture HTTP/HTTPS traffic
- Modify and resend requests
- Generate API documentation
- Rewrite and script rules
- Export traffic as HAR files
- API scanning and statistics
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ApiCatcher is a user-friendly mobile HTTP/HTTPS/WS/WSS packet capture and debugging tool. ApiCatcher also offers macOS and Windows versions (ApiCatcher Desktop), and the ApiCatcher can sync captured traffic to ApiCatcher Desktop in real time. [Key Features] • Traffic Capture: Capture HTTP, HTTPS, WS, and WSS traffic (WS: WebSocket; WSS: WebSocket over TLS). • Data Manipulation: Copy, export, encrypt, and decrypt Query Params, Headers, and Bodies. • Host Filtering: Configure blacklists and whitelists to filter captured hosts. • Request Replay: Modify and resend requests. • Combo Replay: Schedule and execute multiple requests sequentially based on dependencies, with support for dynamic parameter injection. • Scheduled Replay: Automate and trigger request replays at set intervals. • Auto-Generated API Docs: Automatically generate API documentation and export directly to Postman or Apifox. • Rewrite Rules: Mock responses, redirect requests, modify requests/responses, or drop requests/responses. • Scripting Engine: Extend capabilities with script plugins to flexibly modify requests and responses on the fly. • History Export: Batch export captured traffic as HAR files. • API Scanner: Run rule-based vulnerability/error detection and statistics on captured traffic, with support for custom scanning rules. • Media Export: Batch export images and videos, with automatic merging for segmented download requests. • Real-Time Sync: Stream captured HTTP/HTTPS traffic instantly to ApiCatcher Desktop for advanced analysis and debugging. It also supports syncing to Burp Suite, which requires installing the plugin provided by ApiCatcher on Burp Suite. • DNS mapping/spoofing: Bypass DNS resolution by sending requests for specified domain names to a designated IP address, achieving an effect similar to editing the hosts file on a computer. • Support decoding request/response bodies encoded with the Protobuf protocol, such as gRPC requests. If a .desc descriptor file is provided, field names can also be decoded. [Personalization Settings] • Configurable code highlighting styles with multiple built-in themes, supporting JSON/XML/HTML/JS. • AI assistant mode available: directly capture and analyze packets through AI dialogue. [How It Works] ApiCatcher establishes a local VPN connection on your device to route all network traffic through a local Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) service. As long as the VPN is active, ApiCatcher can capture any HTTP/HTTPS/WS/WSS traffic passing through Wi-Fi or cellular data. [Data Privacy & Security] ApiCatcher's root certificate is a self-signed certificate generated entirely on your own device. All captured HTTP/HTTPS/WS/WSS data is stored locally on your device and is never uploaded to any remote servers. [Description of automatic subscription service] 1.Subscription service: a) Ultimate Monthly (1 month) b) Ultimate Yearly (12 months) 2.Payment: After the user confirms the purchase and makes payment, it will be credited to the iTunes account 3.Automatic renewal: Apple iTunes account will be charged within 24 hours before the expiration date, and the subscription period will be extended by one subscription period after the successful deduction 4.Close the service: You can close the service by going to "Settings" on your iPhone, entering "iTunes Store and App Store", clicking on "Apple ID", selecting "View Apple ID", entering the "Account Settings" page, clicking on "Subscriptions", and managing automatic subscription services. If you need to cancel, you can close it 24 hours before the end of each billing cycle, and no further charges will be deducted within 24 hours before the expiration date 5.Service Agreement: https://apicatcher.net/en/terms-of-service 6.Privacy Agreement: https://apicatcher.net/en/privacy-policy
小码盒
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致每一位热衷于创造代码的软件爱好者: 当你刚刚完成一个网页的灵感创作,迫不及待想在手机真机上查看效果时——小码盒就是为你准备的惊喜。 它不仅仅是一个本地网页查看器,更是一个能把你的代码装进口袋的“魔法盒子”。无论是一个精心设计的个人主页,还是一个自制的离线 H5 工具,只需一键导入,小码盒就能让它们在你的指尖流畅运行。 我们深知开发者对于“纯净环境”的执着,因此小码盒坚持本地优先,核心预览能力不依赖云端服务,回归最纯粹的本地文件预览体验。 特别声明:本应用仅内置少量演示模板,不提供任何其他内容服务。我们严格保障数据隐私,您的网页项目文件与代码内容默认仅存储于设备本地,不会主动上传至服务器。即使在完全断网的状态下,核心功能亦可正常运行。若您主动使用数据备份功能,小码盒仅会根据您的操作备份当前网页在使用过程中产生并保存在本机的数据,方便换设备后继续使用;项目源码、App 设置及其它项目数据不会被自动备份。请您妥善保管本地项目文件与备份码。 为什么选择小码盒? 离线核心,本地优先。小码盒采用“离线优先”架构,App 核心运行能力完全独立,所有项目文件默认存储于您的手机本地,最大程度保护数据隐私。 专注本地查看。我们恪守工具底线。小码盒作为一个本地 HTML 文件的专业查看器,专注于为开发者提供纯净的代码预览环境,不涉及任何第三方应用的分发或下载功能,让工具回归纯粹。 便捷 ZIP 部署。告别复杂的环境搭建。支持导入包含 HTML/CSS/JS 的 ZIP 压缩包。您只需将压缩包保存至手机“文件”App,即可在小码盒中选择文件一键导入。App 智能识别入口,毫秒级自动解压,即刻预览运行。 还原设计本真。提供全屏、无地址栏干扰的沉浸式运行界面。支持现代 Web 标准,让您的设计细节在移动端完美呈现,体验如同原生应用般丝滑。 数据备份支持。对于网页运行过程中产生并保存在本机的数据,小码盒支持按需备份与恢复,方便您在换设备后继续使用同一份网页数据。备份由您主动触发,项目源码与 App 设置不会被自动备份。 预设模板演示。为了方便您直观查看渲染效果,App 内仅内置了少量基础演示模板,如计算器、每日一语、体重身高记录等。除这些基础演示外,其余所有项目内容均需由您亲自从本地文件导入,让您完全掌控自己的私人代码库。 你的私人代码库。无论是学习资料、实用小工具还是 H5 演示文稿,都可以收纳进盒子里。支持项目重命名、分类管理,随时随地向朋友展示您的编程成果。 源码查看与编辑。无论是 HTML 代码、单个 HTML 文件、ZIP 项目,还是内置示例模板创建的项目,都可以在 App 内查看并编辑对应的源码文件。您可以在首页长按项目,或点击项目右上角“...”进入“编辑源码”页面,快速预览修改。 网页可视化编辑。开发好的 HTML 想更换文字或图片,可以点哪改哪,让移动端修改更直观、更高效。 从今天起,让移动端网页预览变得简单、优雅、高效。小码盒,为代码而生。 用户协议:http://itttop.top/static/xmhuseragreement.html 隐私协议:http://itttop.top/static/xmhpravicy.html 技术支持:http://itttop.top/static/xmhsupport.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ApiCatcher at every 5 days against 小码盒's every 6 weeks. ApiCatcher also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1). 小码盒's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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
Both are free to download. ApiCatcher sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and 小码盒 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ApiCatcher against 5.0 for 小码盒. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ApiCatcher has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
ApiCatcher ships an update every 5 days, 小码盒 every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ApiCatcher | 小码盒 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nanning Signalling Network Technology Co., Ltd | Chongqing Yichen Cloud Network Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
ApiCatcher
小码盒
In-app purchases
ApiCatcher
- Ultimate$9.991 Month
- Ultimate$49.991 Year
- Lifetime Pro$39.99
- Lifetime Ultimate$89.99
小码盒
- 月会员$1.991 Month
- 年会员$6.991 Year
- 永久会员$4.99









