ProbePad vs DevForge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
ProbePad
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ProbePad is the API client Postman never built for iPhone and iPad โ native, private, and fast enough to ship a production fix from the couch. New in v1.6: ProbePad watches your endpoints while you sleep โ background health checks with failure alerts, status widgets on your Home and Lock Screen, Spotlight search, and one-tap cancellation. ENDPOINT MONITORING (PRO) โข Mark any saved request as watched and ProbePad runs it in the background โข A notification when a watched endpoint starts failing, with the request name and the status it returned โข A cooldown per endpoint, so a flapping service does not alert you over and over โข iOS decides when background work is granted. ProbePad tells you when the last check happened, never when the next one will โข If Background App Refresh is off, the app says so plainly WIDGETS โ HOME SCREEN AND LOCK SCREEN โข Last Request โ your most recent run, with its status and when it ran โข Request Status โ a saved request's last status and response time. Also a Lock Screen circular widget โข Endpoint Monitor (PRO) โ a watched endpoint's last result, and when it was checked โข A widget sees a summary only: request name, host, status, timing. Never a header, a body or a token SPOTLIGHT, SIRI AND SHORTCUTS โข Request names and hosts are searchable from the Home Screen โ tap a result to open it โข Indexing is a switch in Settings, and secrets and environment values are never indexed โข "Run Saved Request" and "Send HTTP Request" App Intents for Siri, the Shortcuts app and Focus automations โข The Shortcuts result carries the request, the status and the timing CANCEL A RUNNING REQUEST โข One tap stops an in-flight request and tears the connection down โข The cancelled attempt is written to history, not lost ON CALL, INSIDE THE RESPONSE โข Find in the response body, with a live match count and wrapping next/previous โ even on truncated bodies โข Copy a single header value without selecting text โข Replay a returned Set-Cookie as a request header, in one tap โข History rows are tagged with the environment they ran against, and a cross-environment diff warns you first BUILD & EXECUTE โข GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE with full header, query and body control โข Multipart/form-data with file upload โข JSON, raw and form-encoded bodies โข Per-request timeout (1โ300 s) ORGANIZE โข Collections โ group related requests, colour-coded (free) โข Environments and variables โ switch between dev, staging and production (PRO) โข Secrets Vault โ API keys in the iOS Keychain, Face ID or Touch ID (PRO) INSPECT โข Syntax-highlighted JSON tree โข Response history with side-by-side diff (free) โข Status, headers, timing and byte count AUTHENTICATION โข Bearer token, Basic, API key (header or query) โข OAuth 2.0 authorization code with PKCE, and client credentials (PRO) โข Automatic token refresh, Keychain storage โข Provider presets: Google, GitHub, Azure AD, Auth0 โข JWT inspection GRAPHQL & WEBSOCKET (PRO) โข GraphQL editor with schema introspection, variables and named operations โข ws:// and wss:// sessions with text and binary frames, a full transcript and auto-reconnect IMPORT โข cURL โ paste a command and get a request. Free, and staying free โข 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 โ nothing to buy, nothing to do. PRIVACY-FIRST โข All your data stays on your device โข No analytics, no third-party SDKs, no advertising identifier, no telemetry โข PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy declares everything the app touches โข Secrets live in the iOS Keychain, never in plain text Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
DevForge
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DevForge โ The Developer Toolkit A native, fully offline collection of essential developer tools for iOS and macOS. No account required, no internet connection needed. Everything runs on your device. FORMATTERS Clean up messy code in one tap. - JSON Formatter โ pretty-print with syntax highlighting and interactive tree view - YAML Formatter โ normalize indentation and structure - XML Formatter โ indent and format XML documents - SQL Formatter โ keyword-based clause formatting for readable queries GENERATORS Create what you need instantly. - Password Generator โ length, charset, and strength controls - UUID Creator โ UUID v4 in bulk, copy all or individually - ObjectId Creator โ MongoDB-compatible ObjectId generation - QR Code Generator โ generate and share QR codes for any text or URL - Lorem Ipsum Generator โ paragraphs, words, or sentences on demand - Cron Expression Builder โ visual builder with human-readable description ENCODERS & CRYPTO Encode, decode, hash, and encrypt. - Base64 โ encode and decode with URL-safe mode toggle - URL Encoder/Decoder โ RFC 3986 and form-encoded modes - Hash Generator โ MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512 - AES Encryption โ AES-128/192/256 with CBC and GCM modes - JWT Decoder โ decode header, payload, and verify expiry status CONVERTERS Switch between formats with ease. - Timestamp Converter โ Unix epoch โ human date, per-row copy - Number Base Converter โ binary, octal, decimal, hex with auto-prefix detection - Data Size Converter โ decimal and binary units including bits - Text Case Converter โ 9 case formats including camelCase, snake_case, Title Case - YAML โ JSON โ bidirectional conversion - Color Picker โ HEX, RGB, HSB, HSL, SwiftUI, and UIColor code output TEST & ANALYSIS Debug smarter. - Regex Tester โ live match highlighting, capture groups, flags - Diff Checker โ side-by-side line diff with added/removed highlighting KEY FEATURES - Fully offline โ all processing happens on-device - Native SwiftUI for iOS and macOS - No account, no sign-in, no tracking - Clean, distraction-free interface - Favorites โ star your most-used tools for quick access FREE & PRO The free version includes all core features. Upgrade to Pro (one-time purchase) to unlock bulk operations, history, and export capabilities.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DevForge at none against ProbePad's 4. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. ProbePad sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. DevForge asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | ProbePad | DevForge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | โ |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac โ better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Olof Petterson | Serhat KOSE |
In-app purchases
ProbePad
- ProbePad PRO Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- ProbePad PRO$5.99
- ProbePad PRO Lifetime (Launch)$9.99
- ProbePad PRO Lifetime$19.99
DevForge
No in-app purchases









