Comparison

ProbePad vs NomadFlowCode

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

Head to head
About

ProbePad

Features
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ProbePad is the API client Postman never built for iPhone and iPad — native, private, and fast enough to ship a production fix from the couch. New in v1.6: ProbePad watches your endpoints while you sleep — background health checks with failure alerts, status widgets on your Home and Lock Screen, Spotlight search, and one-tap cancellation. ENDPOINT MONITORING (PRO) • Mark any saved request as watched and ProbePad runs it in the background • A notification when a watched endpoint starts failing, with the request name and the status it returned • A cooldown per endpoint, so a flapping service does not alert you over and over • iOS decides when background work is granted. ProbePad tells you when the last check happened, never when the next one will • If Background App Refresh is off, the app says so plainly WIDGETS — HOME SCREEN AND LOCK SCREEN • Last Request — your most recent run, with its status and when it ran • Request Status — a saved request's last status and response time. Also a Lock Screen circular widget • Endpoint Monitor (PRO) — a watched endpoint's last result, and when it was checked • A widget sees a summary only: request name, host, status, timing. Never a header, a body or a token SPOTLIGHT, SIRI AND SHORTCUTS • Request names and hosts are searchable from the Home Screen — tap a result to open it • Indexing is a switch in Settings, and secrets and environment values are never indexed • "Run Saved Request" and "Send HTTP Request" App Intents for Siri, the Shortcuts app and Focus automations • The Shortcuts result carries the request, the status and the timing CANCEL A RUNNING REQUEST • One tap stops an in-flight request and tears the connection down • The cancelled attempt is written to history, not lost ON CALL, INSIDE THE RESPONSE • Find in the response body, with a live match count and wrapping next/previous — even on truncated bodies • Copy a single header value without selecting text • Replay a returned Set-Cookie as a request header, in one tap • History rows are tagged with the environment they ran against, and a cross-environment diff warns you first BUILD & EXECUTE • GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE with full header, query and body control • Multipart/form-data with file upload • JSON, raw and form-encoded bodies • Per-request timeout (1–300 s) ORGANIZE • Collections — group related requests, colour-coded (free) • Environments and variables — switch between dev, staging and production (PRO) • Secrets Vault — API keys in the iOS Keychain, Face ID or Touch ID (PRO) INSPECT • Syntax-highlighted JSON tree • Response history with side-by-side diff (free) • Status, headers, timing and byte count AUTHENTICATION • Bearer token, Basic, API key (header or query) • OAuth 2.0 authorization code with PKCE, and client credentials (PRO) • Automatic token refresh, Keychain storage • Provider presets: Google, GitHub, Azure AD, Auth0 • JWT inspection GRAPHQL & WEBSOCKET (PRO) • GraphQL editor with schema introspection, variables and named operations • ws:// and wss:// sessions with text and binary frames, a full transcript and auto-reconnect IMPORT • cURL — paste a command and get a request. Free, and staying free • Postman v2.1 collections, OpenAPI 3.0 and Swagger 2.0 (PRO) PROBEPAD PRO Lifetime is a one-time purchase (US$19.99). Yearly is US$9.99 per year after a seven-day free trial and renews automatically until you cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Prices for your region are shown in the app. Bought ProbePad before v1.6? You keep PRO forever, at no charge, including everything in this release — nothing to buy, nothing to do. PRIVACY-FIRST • All your data stays on your device • No analytics, no third-party SDKs, no advertising identifier, no telemetry • PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy declares everything the app touches • Secrets live in the iOS Keychain, never in plain text Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

NomadFlowCode

Features
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NomadFlowCode lets you manage your development servers directly from your iPhone or iPad. Connect to your self-hosted NomadFlowCode server and get full control over your git repositories, feature branches, and terminal sessions — wherever you are. KEY FEATURES • Git Worktree Management — Each feature branch gets its own dedicated worktree. Switch between features instantly without stashing or losing context. • Full Terminal Access — Open a real terminal session on your server right from the app. Run commands, edit files, and debug code on the go via ttyd integration. • Tmux Session Management — Every feature branch automatically gets its own tmux window. Your running processes stay alive even when you disconnect. • Multi-Server Support — Connect to multiple development servers. Manage different projects across different machines from one app. • Repository Overview — Browse all your git repositories, see active feature branches, and quickly jump into any project. • Branch Creation — Create new feature branches from any base branch directly from your phone. The app sets up the worktree and tmux session automatically. HOW IT WORKS NomadFlowCode consists of two parts: 1. A lightweight Rust binary that runs on your development server. It provides an HTTP API, a WebSocket terminal proxy, and an optional TUI wizard for setup. 2. This mobile app, which connects to your server over your network. All communication stays between your device and your server — no cloud services, no third parties. REQUIREMENTS • A Linux or macOS machine running the NomadFlowCode server binary • Git and tmux installed on the server • ttyd for terminal access • Network connectivity between your phone and server NomadFlowCode is open-source software. Visit our documentation at nomadflowcode.dev for setup instructions and more.

Screenshots

ProbePad4 screens
NomadFlowCode3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NomadFlowCode at none against ProbePad's 4. NomadFlowCode also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. ProbePad sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. NomadFlowCode asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
ProbePad versus NomadFlowCode: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProbePadNomadFlowCode
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOlof PettersonFabien Chanfreau

In-app purchases

4 purchases

ProbePad

Subscriptions1
  • ProbePad PRO Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time3
  • ProbePad PRO$5.99
  • ProbePad PRO Lifetime (Launch)$9.99
  • ProbePad PRO Lifetime$19.99
None

NomadFlowCode

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ProbePad free?
ProbePad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NomadFlowCode free?
NomadFlowCode is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ProbePad or NomadFlowCode have ads?
Neither ProbePad nor NomadFlowCode shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ProbePad or NomadFlowCode?
ProbePad ships an update weekly, and NomadFlowCode weekly. Most recently, ProbePad was updated on September 21, 2026 and NomadFlowCode on September 20, 2026.

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