Comparison

OpenAPI Viewer vs Headmin!

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

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OpenAPI Viewer

Features
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OpenAPI Viewer is the easiest way to explore, test, and understand OpenAPI 3.0 and 3.1 specifications on your Apple devices. Whether you're integrating a third-party API, reviewing your team's documentation, or testing endpoints on the go, OpenAPI Viewer gives you a clean, native interface built for developers. EXPLORE YOUR API Open any JSON or YAML OpenAPI file and instantly browse all endpoints organized by tag. Search across operations, schemas, parameters, and examples in seconds. View rich documentation for every endpoint โ€” including descriptions, parameters, request bodies, and responses โ€” with schema constraints, validation rules, and example values displayed clearly. TRY IT OUT Send real HTTP requests directly from the app. Fill in path, query, header, and cookie parameters, provide a request body, configure authentication, and hit Send. View the response body, status code, duration, and validation results โ€” all without leaving the app. EXPORT AND SHARE Copy any request as a cURL command, JavaScript fetch, Swift URLSession, or Python httpx snippet โ€” ready to paste into your terminal or codebase. BUILT FOR APPLE PLATFORMS A thoughtfully designed native UI makes even complex, sprawling APIs easy to read. Color-coded methods, clear badge indicators, and structured layouts โ€” built for Apple platforms from the ground up. FREE TO USE OpenAPI Viewer is completely free with no subscriptions or paywalls. If you find it useful, you can support development through an optional tip jar โ€” entirely your choice. KEY FEATURES โ€ข Open JSON and YAML OpenAPI 3.0 and 3.1 specifications โ€ข Browse endpoints by tag with HTTP method filters โ€ข Full-text search across operations, schemas, examples, and headers โ€ข Send real HTTP requests with a built-in inspector โ€ข Configure Bearer, API key, Basic, and OAuth credentials โ€ข Request history โ€ข Copy requests as cURL, fetch, URLSession, or httpx โ€ข Schema viewer with constraints, enums, and examples โ€ข Native on iPhone, iPad, and Mac

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Headmin!

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Headmin is a native admin console for Headscale, the open-source, self-hosted control server for Tailscale-based networks. Point it at your own server and manage your entire tailnet from your phone โ€” no dashboard tab required. CONNECT TO YOUR OWN SERVER Enter your Headscale URL and API key once. Your credentials are validated and then stored securely on-device, in your phone's Keychain or Keystore โ€” never on our servers, because we don't have any. Headmin talks directly to your Headscale instance. USERS List, create, rename and delete users in seconds. NODES See every device on your network at a glance: online status, IP addresses and tags. Rename a node, move it to a different user, expire its key, or remove it entirely. Generate pre-auth keys with custom expiry, reusable or single-use, tagged for your ACLs. ROUTES View every subnet route and exit node your devices advertise, and approve or disable them individually. ACL POLICIES Edit rules, groups, tag owners and hosts through a visual editor, or drop into a raw HuJSON view for full control. BUILT FOR SELF-HOSTERS Headmin has no backend of its own and no account system โ€” it's a thin, secure client for the server you already run. Your data stays between your phone and your infrastructure. Requires an existing Headscale server and an API key (generate one with `headscale apikeys create`).

Screenshots

OpenAPI Viewer3 screens
Headmin!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Headmin! at none against OpenAPI Viewer's 3. Headmin! also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.1). On price, ads 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. OpenAPI Viewer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Headmin! asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
OpenAPI Viewer versus Headmin!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpenAPI ViewerHeadmin!
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.115.1 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size13 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVictor Manuel Puga RuizMendel Fuchs

In-app purchases

3 purchases

OpenAPI Viewer

One-time3
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99
None

Headmin!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OpenAPI Viewer free?
OpenAPI Viewer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Headmin! free?
Headmin! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OpenAPI Viewer or Headmin! have ads?
Neither OpenAPI Viewer nor Headmin! shows ads.

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