ApiClientSync vs JS Shell
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ApiClientSync
A native API client for developers to build, organize, test, and debug HTTP and WebSocket requests. It offers a clean interface for managing projects, environments, and APIs across iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
- Organize requests with collections
- Powerful request composer for HTTP/WebSocket
- Advanced response and transcript viewers
- Per-request and per-collection proxy support
- iCloud sync across devices
- Export requests as code in 20+ languages
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App Store Description — ApiClientSync ApiClientSync is a fast, fully native API client for developers who want powerful tools without unnecessary complexity. Build, organize, test, and debug HTTP and WebSocket requests in a clean interface designed for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. ORGANIZE REQUESTS WITH COLLECTIONS - Create collections for different projects, environments, or APIs - Add default headers that automatically apply to every request - Use the built-in Cookie Jar to capture, store, and send cookies across requests - Restore your last selected request and response automatically when reopening a collection POWERFUL REQUEST COMPOSER - Support for GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, and OPTIONS - Build HTTP and WebSocket requests in one app - Edit headers and query parameters using YAML, JSON, or key-value rows - Switch formats anytime without losing data - Send JSON, XML, plain text, SPARQL, URL-encoded forms, multipart forms, and raw file bodies - Toggle multipart fields between text and file uploads per row - Import requests directly from curl commands - Export requests as ready-to-use code in 20+ languages including Swift, Python, JavaScript, Go, Rust, and more ADVANCED RESPONSE AND TRANSCRIPT VIEWERS - Adaptive response layout that maximizes workspace automatically - Pretty-print JSON and XML responses - Preview HTML, images, raw text, Base64, and binary hex dumps inline - Inspect response history for previous runs - View detailed request traces and URLSession debug logs - Review WebSocket transcripts and recent session history - Share response bodies as files or copy formatted output instantly NETWORKING, PROXY, AND IMPORT/EXPORT FEATURES - Per-request and per-collection proxy support - HTTP, HTTPS, and SOCKS5 proxy support - Username and password authentication for proxies - Disable SSL verification for testing internal or self-signed APIs - Import and export HAR 1.2 files - Preserve app-specific request backup data alongside standard HAR compatibility ICLOUD AND APPLE PLATFORM FEATURES - Sync collections, requests, and preferences across devices with iCloud - Live Activities support on iPhone for long-running requests - Home Screen widget support for monitoring saved requests - Fully native SwiftUI experience built for Apple platforms - Optimized for iPhone, iPad, and Mac with sidebar navigation and system appearance support FREE TO START, PRO TO GO FURTHER Upgrade to API Client Pro for unlimited collections, unlimited requests per collection, and HAR file import. Choose a yearly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. - Pro Yearly — Unlimited access, billed annually - Pro Lifetime — One-time purchase, yours forever PRIVACY FIRST - No accounts required - No tracking - No ads - Your data stays on your devices and in your iCloud - Just a fast, native API client built for developers Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
JS Shell
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JS Shell is a pocket-sized developer console that lets you write, run, and test web code (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) directly on iOS and macOS. No Xcode, no laptop, no remote server. Paste a page in, tap run, and it loads in a real WKWebView served from a local HTTP origin. A real secure-context origin on iOS, so modern web APIs — from WebRTC to Geolocation — behave the way they should. KEY FEATURES Local HTTP server. An in-process server bound to the loopback interface. Provides a real secure-context origin so modern Web APIs work out of the box. Not reachable from outside the device. JavaScript REPL. A full JavaScript runtime backed by JavaScriptCore. Type js to enter the REPL. console.log, fetch, setTimeout, setInterval, Promises, and async await are all available. Real Promises, real microtasks, real JSON parsing, real URL parsing. Geolocation support. Test navigator.geolocation on a real iOS device. Permissions are handled by the system, just like Safari. Useful for validating location-based web features without deploying to a server. Persistent file system. Files you paste live in your Documents directory and survive app restarts. Each downloaded package gets its own directory. iCloud backup picks them up like any other app data. SQLite key-value store. A real B-tree on disk via SQLite. Read and write from your pages with same-origin fetch. No CORS configuration required. curl. A subset of curl built on URLSession. The flags X, H, d, i, I, o, A, m, v are supported. Pretty-prints JSON responses and saves binary blobs to the virtual filesystem. Archive extraction. In-process tar, tar.gz, tgz, gz, and zip extraction. No shelling out. Download a release tarball with curl, extract it, and run it immediately. Voice commands. Tap the mic, speak a command. Apple Speech framework converts speech to text. Auto-submits on detected silence. Voice commands are saved to the scripts list for one-tap re-run. Saved scripts. Save any sequence of commands as a named script. One-tap to re-run later. Voice-recognized commands are auto-saved to the scripts list for instant replay. Mac Catalyst support. Runs natively on macOS as a Mac Catalyst app. Multi-window, resizable, fullscreen-capable. The same code that runs on your iPhone runs on your Mac. DESIGNED FOR DEVELOPERS JS Shell is a tool for people who want to test web code on a real iOS device without installing Xcode, syncing files, or setting up a tunnel. It is especially useful for: Testing geolocation, camera, and microphone permission flows on iOS. Validating fetch, CORS, and cookie behavior on a real iPhone. Building small offline web tools that need persistent state. Running JavaScript snippets without opening Safari Inspector. Debugging mobile rendering edge cases on the device itself. PRIVACY JS Shell does not collect any user data. There is no telemetry, no ads, no analytics, no third-party SDKs, no remote configuration. Everything you type, paste, or download stays on your device. The local HTTP server only listens on the loopback interface and is not reachable from any network. The app forwards camera, microphone, speech recognition, and location permissions to web pages you load, exactly like Safari does on macOS. The first time a page tries to use them, iOS shows the standard system permission prompt. The first time a page tries to use them, iOS shows the standard system permission prompt.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: JS Shell at none against ApiClientSync's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. ApiClientSync sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. JS Shell asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | ApiClientSync | JS Shell |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Muhammad Muaaz | Jowb Inc. |
In-app purchases
ApiClientSync
- Yearly$9.991 Year
- ApiClient Pro — Lifetime$19.99
JS Shell
No in-app purchases









