Comparison

Dead Link Researcher vs HTTPS Capture Traffic Decrypt

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

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About

Dead Link Researcher

Features
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Crawl any website for broken links — fast, private, and brutally thorough. Dead Link Researcher hunts down every 404, redirect loop, DNS failure, and dead asset on your site, then monitors it on autopilot. Stop combing through Search Console for orphaned URLs. Stop waiting in line for slow cloud crawlers. Run a full link audit on any domain from your phone — and get pinged the moment a new link breaks. WHAT IT DOES - Crawl any site — feed it a domain, get a complete broken-link report - Detect every kind of dead link — 404s, 5xx errors, timeouts, DNS failures, redirect loops, blocked URLs - Sitemap.xml and robots.txt aware — crawl the way search engines do - Group broken URLs by error type — fix the biggest categories first - Check both internal pages and external outbound links - Runs 100% on-device — your domains, scans, and auth tokens never leave your phone PRO FEATURES - Scheduled scans — re-crawl daily or weekly, fully automatic - Push notifications — get alerted the second a new broken link appears - Deep crawl — up to 5,000 pages and 20,000 links per scan - Multi-site watchlist — track up to 50 client sites or domains - Diff view — see exactly what changed since your last scan - PDF and CSV exports — hand polished reports to clients or stakeholders - Custom ignore rules — skip tracking pixels, share URLs, and UTM noise - Auth profiles — add cookies or headers to scan staging sites, intranets, or pages behind logins WHO IT'S FOR - Web developers shipping a redesign, migration, or CMS swap - SEO professionals auditing site health and internal link equity - Agencies maintaining a portfolio of client sites - Bloggers and content creators with years of articles to keep alive - QA engineers catching link rot before customers do - Anyone who has discovered their old contact form is broken on a Tuesday WHY DEAD LINK RESEARCHER - No accounts, no signups — open the app and scan - No cloud crawler queue — runs on your device, results in your pocket - Free tier lets you scan up to 50 pages and 200 links without paying - Yearly Pro saves about 76% vs the weekly plan - Built by Pleme — a small indie team, not a SaaS giant Tap Scan, watch live progress (pages crawled, links checked, broken so far), then drill into every broken URL and the pages that link to it. Export, fix, monitor. Done. Download Dead Link Researcher and stop losing traffic to dead links. — SUBSCRIPTION TERMS: - Dead Link Researcher Pro (Weekly): $4.99/week after 3-day free trial - Dead Link Researcher Pro (Yearly): $59.99/year (~$1.15/week) - Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period - You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your Apple ID account settings - Privacy Policy: https://pleme.app/dead-link-researcher-privacy - Terms of Use: https://pleme.app/dead-link-researcher-terms

About

HTTPS Capture Traffic Decrypt

Capture and decrypt all HTTP/HTTPS traffic directly on your iPhone or iPad. This tool offers comprehensive debugging capabilities, including URL rewriting, script injection, and breakpoint debugging, all without needing a computer or jailbreak.

Highlights
  • Capture and decrypt HTTP/HTTPS traffic
  • VPN tunnel and local MITM proxy
  • URL rewriting and script injection
  • Breakpoint debugging
  • Export HAR files
  • Built-in API workbench
Features
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HTTPS Capture is a professional iOS packet-sniffer built for developers and network enthusiasts. No computer, no jailbreak — a single iPhone captures and decrypts all HTTP/HTTPS traffic on the device, down to every request header, response body, timing detail, and WebSocket frame. Whether it's API debugging, protocol reverse engineering, performance analysis, or everyday Mock and rewriting, HTTPS Capture packs a complete debugging toolkit once reserved for the desktop right into your pocket. All traffic is parsed and stored locally on-device. Nothing is ever uploaded to any server — your network data belongs to you alone. One-Tap Capture, Total Visibility • VPN tunnel + local MITM proxy — flip the switch and capture device-wide traffic instantly. No proxy configuration needed. • Real-time dashboard: request count, domain count, upload/download traffic at a glance. • Capture sessions are auto-archived — review, compare, and reuse history anytime. • LAN capture: turn it on, and any computer or tablet on the same Wi-Fi can point its proxy at your iPhone. Copy the proxy address in one tap. HTTPS Decryption, Plain to Read • Built-in CA certificate generation with a one-tap trust flow — decrypt encrypted traffic into plaintext effortlessly. • Optional capture of Apple system domains, enabled on demand. 7 Live Traffic Rules, Instant Effect Rules bind to the active Profile and apply to subsequent traffic immediately — no restart required: • URL Rewrite: freely rewrite request/response Header and Body, with intercept and redirect support. • Script Injection: rewrite matched traffic with JavaScript to handle complex scenarios with ease. • URL Filter: whitelist/blacklist to capture only what matters — say goodbye to noise. • Hosts Mapping: point domains at custom addresses, bypassing DNS for effortless environment switching. • Request Mapping (Mock): return local responses for specific URLs — the frontend never waits on the backend again. • Breakpoint Debugging: pause on match, then allow, drop, or tamper before forwarding. • AES Decryption: auto-decrypt encrypted request/response Body — plaintext appears instantly. Request Details, Pro-Grade Presentation • Five views: Request / Response / WebSocket Frames / Overview / Timing. • Smart Body preview: JSON highlighting, Hex Dump, image zoom, QuickLook — format auto-detected. • Inspect WebSocket frames one by one, with Protobuf message decoding. • Export standard HAR files in one tap — seamless handoff to Charles, Postman, and more. • Request headers, response headers, Cookie, TCP connections, and timing waterfalls, all at a glance. API Workbench, Send Requests Anywhere • Built-in request library — save common APIs and call them up anytime. • One-tap cURL import to reconstruct requests in seconds. • Sort and search by recent, name, or method for efficient management. 21 Dev Tools, Ready Out of the Box • Encoding & Hash: Base64, URL encode/decode, HTML entities, Unicode escape, MD5 / SHA-1 / SHA-256 / SHA-512. • Data Formatting: JSON prettify & minify, XML formatter, SQL formatter, JSON → Swift Codable models, Property List conversion. • Time & Numbers: timestamp conversion, timezone conversion, date diff, base conversion, UUID generator. • Text & Web: JWT decoder, URL parser, Query String parser & builder, HTTP status code lookup, regex tester, QR code generator. Deeply Integrated with iOS • Dynamic Island + Lock Screen Live Activity: capture timer, request count, and traffic scrolling in real time. • Control Center toggle (iOS 18+): start and stop capture in one tap without opening the app. • Multiple Profiles: freely switch between dev, test, and production rule sets. Privacy First • No request data is ever uploaded to a server. No personal information is collected. Privacy Policy: https://www.makerneo.com/en/doc/https-capture-privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Dead Link Researcher4 screens
HTTPS Capture Traffic Decrypt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HTTPS Capture Traffic Decrypt at none against Dead Link Researcher's 2. HTTPS Capture Traffic Decrypt also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks). Dead Link Researcher's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Dead Link Researcher sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. HTTPS Capture Traffic Decrypt asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dead Link Researcher ships an update every 3 weeks, HTTPS Capture Traffic Decrypt every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Dead Link Researcher versus HTTPS Capture Traffic Decrypt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDead Link ResearcherHTTPS Capture Traffic Decrypt
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.3 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—19 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size159 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPleme PTY LTD.Space-Time Transformation Technology Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Dead Link Researcher

Subscriptions2
  • Dead Link Researcher Pro (Weekly)3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Dead Link Researcher Pro (Yearly)$59.991 Year
None

HTTPS Capture Traffic Decrypt

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dead Link Researcher free?
Dead Link Researcher is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HTTPS Capture Traffic Decrypt free?
HTTPS Capture Traffic Decrypt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dead Link Researcher or HTTPS Capture Traffic Decrypt have ads?
Neither Dead Link Researcher nor HTTPS Capture Traffic Decrypt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dead Link Researcher or HTTPS Capture Traffic Decrypt?
Dead Link Researcher ships an update every 3 weeks, and HTTPS Capture Traffic Decrypt every 10 days. Most recently, Dead Link Researcher was updated on October 31, 2026 and HTTPS Capture Traffic Decrypt on October 31, 2026.

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