Comparison

Busymate DevTools vs Cookie Editor Safari Extension

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

Head to head
About

Busymate DevTools

Inspect HTTP and HTTPS traffic directly on your device. Capture requests, view headers and bodies, and decrypt specific domains without needing a desktop proxy. Ideal for developers debugging their own apps and websites.

Highlights
  • System-wide traffic capture
  • HTTPS decryption for selected domains
  • Real-time request/response feed
  • Optional cloud sync for dashboard inspection
  • On-device VPN tunnel
  • User-controlled capture and decryption
Features
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Busymate DevTools is a network debugging tool for developers. It captures the HTTP and HTTPS requests made on your device, so you can inspect headers, bodies, status codes, and timing while you build and debug your own apps and websites. It works like a desktop web-debugging proxy, but runs entirely on your iPhone or iPad — no Mac and no Wi-Fi proxy configuration required. WHAT IT DOES • Captures DNS and TCP traffic system-wide using Apple's NetworkExtension (a local, on-device VPN tunnel — nothing is routed through our servers). • Decrypts HTTPS only for the specific domains you add to the SSL-proxy list. Everything else stays end-to-end encrypted and is passed through untouched. • Shows every request/response pair in a real-time feed: method, URL, status, headers, query, and body. • Optionally syncs captures to your private Busymate dashboard at dash.busymate.dev so you can inspect them on a bigger screen, search, tag, and export to HAR. ADVANCED • Traffic rules — block, mock, or rewrite requests and responses that match your own rules, so you can test how your app handles errors, edge cases, and slow or missing responses. • Upstream proxy — optionally route a device's outbound traffic through an external proxy you have configured. • Deep links — open the app straight to a device or a request from a link. YOU ARE IN CONTROL • Capture never starts until you explicitly turn it on and accept the on-screen disclosure. • HTTPS is only ever decrypted for domains you choose. Add and remove them at any time. • Decryption requires installing and trusting a root certificate, used only to decrypt your own HTTPS traffic for the domains you choose — guided step-by-step inside the app. • You can stop capturing and remove the VPN profile from iOS Settings at any time. PRIVACY Busymate DevTools is built for inspecting traffic from apps and sites you own or are authorized to debug. Captured data can include sensitive values such as tokens and credentials, so only inspect domains you understand and control. Synced captures are stored under your own account and can be deleted at any time. See our privacy policy at busymate.dev/privacy. REQUIREMENTS • iOS / iPadOS 16.0 or later. • A free Busymate account (sign in with Apple or email) to pair the device and, optionally, sync captures to the dashboard. Busymate DevTools is intended for developers, QA engineers, and security testers working on their own software. It is not a tool for intercepting other people's traffic.

About

Cookie Editor Safari Extension

Manage website cookies directly within Safari on your Apple devices. Easily view, edit, create, and delete cookies with a clean interface. Includes a JWT decoder and privacy scoring for web development and privacy management.

Highlights
  • List all cookies for any site in Safari
  • Search and filter cookies
  • Create, edit, and delete cookies
  • Built-in JWT decoder
  • Smart format detection (JWT, Base64, JSON)
  • Privacy scoring for websites
  • Customizable themes (light/dark)
Features
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Cookie Editor is designed with a clean, native interface that lets you do every standard cookie operation right from your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. It is ideal for developing and testing web pages, debugging authentication flows, or simply managing your cookies for privacy. Be careful! Do not share your cookies with anyone you do not trust. Cookies can contain very sensitive information like your login session. If you share your cookies with someone, they could gain full access to your account and compromise it. Feature list: - List all cookies for any site you visit in Safari. - Search and filter cookies by name, value, or domain. - Create, edit and delete cookies - full control over name, value, domain, path, expiry, Secure, HttpOnly, SameSite and Priority. - Built-in JWT decoder - view header and payload instantly. - Smart format detection - JWT, Base64, URL-encoded and JSON values recognized automatically. - Privacy scoring - every site gets a 0–100 rating. - Customizable choose your theme (light or dark) PRIVACY FIRST- - Everything runs on device - No accounts, no sign-ups - No telemetry, no analytics - No network calls, no cloud sync - Your cookies never leave your iPhone REQUIREMENTS- - iOS 15.0 or later - macOS 12.0 or later - iPhone, iPad and Mac supported Cookie Editor believes in privacy. Everything runs on device. No accounts, no telemetry, no network calls, no cloud sync. Your cookies are safe and all of your data remains offline. To enable live cookie capture: open Safari → Settings → Extensions → turn on Cookie Editor → grant per-site permission when prompted.

Screenshots

Busymate DevTools4 screens
Cookie Editor Safari Extension4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Busymate DevTools at 5.0 against Cookie Editor Safari Extension's 4.2. Busymate DevTools also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%). Cookie Editor Safari Extension's advantage is ratings volume (35 vs 2) and chart position (#188 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Busymate DevTools holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cookie Editor Safari Extension has 35 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Busymate DevTools's written reviews are positive against 80% of Cookie Editor Safari Extension's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Busymate DevTools ships an update every 2 months, Cookie Editor Safari Extension every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Busymate DevTools versus Cookie Editor Safari Extension: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBusymate DevToolsCookie Editor Safari Extension
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.2 (35 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings235 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank—#188 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB8 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSergiu ToderascuDevashy Rangpariya

Customer experience

Busymate DevTools

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cookie Editor Safari Extension

All ratings35 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral2.9%
Negative17.1%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Busymate DevTools

No in-app purchases

None

Cookie Editor Safari Extension

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Busymate DevTools free?
Busymate DevTools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cookie Editor Safari Extension free?
Cookie Editor Safari Extension is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Busymate DevTools or Cookie Editor Safari Extension?
Busymate DevTools is rated higher. Busymate DevTools averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Cookie Editor Safari Extension averages 4.2 from 35 ratings.
Do Busymate DevTools or Cookie Editor Safari Extension have ads?
Neither Busymate DevTools nor Cookie Editor Safari Extension shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Busymate DevTools or Cookie Editor Safari Extension?
Busymate DevTools ships an update every 2 months, and Cookie Editor Safari Extension every 3 weeks. Most recently, Busymate DevTools was updated on October 6, 2026 and Cookie Editor Safari Extension on October 9, 2026.

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