Comparison

Shortcutter HTTP Helper vs Spam Text Blocker

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

Head to head
About

Shortcutter HTTP Helper

This tool simplifies creating and testing HTTP requests on iOS devices. Save requests with URLs, methods, headers, and JSON bodies for easy execution via the app, Shortcuts, or Siri. It offers multiple ways to edit JSON bodies and clean up responses for seamless integration.

Highlights
  • Save and reuse HTTP requests
  • Edit JSON bodies via fields, raw text, or Gemini structure
  • Run requests within the app, Shortcuts, or Siri
  • Clean up AI responses to plain text
  • Private by design, no account or analytics
  • Supports iPhone and iPad
Features
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Shortcutter is a focused tool for people who build and test HTTP requests on iPhone and iPad — without fighting the Shortcuts editor. Save a request once — URL, method, headers, and a JSON body — then run it whenever you need it: tap Send in the app, add it to the Shortcuts app, or trigger it with Siri. Edit the body the easy way and every run uses your latest value. THREE WAYS TO EDIT A JSON BODY • Fields — add and remove keys and pick each value's type (string, number, boolean, null). The fast way to tweak flat parameters. • Raw — edit JSON directly with live validation and a one-tap Format button. • Gemini — a structured editor for Google Gemini generateContent bodies: model, system instruction, conversation turns, generation settings (temperature, top-p/k, tokens, stop sequences, thinking config), tools, function-calling mode, and per-category safety thresholds. A body that already looks like a Gemini request opens in this mode automatically. RUN IT ANYWHERE • Send in the app and inspect the status code, response headers, and body. • Add the "Perform Saved Request" action in the Shortcuts app and pipe the response into any other action. • Say "Run a request with Shortcutter" to Siri. CLEAN UP THE RESPONSE Turn on "Unwrap to plain text" to concatenate chunked AI responses and unwrap JSON envelopes like {"message": "…"} down to the inner text — so the Shortcuts app receives a plain message instead of raw JSON. It falls back to the original body when nothing matches. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your saved requests stay on your device. There's no account, no analytics, and no server of our own. When you send a request, its data goes only to the endpoint you chose. Built with SwiftUI and App Intents for iPhone and iPad.

About

Spam Text Blocker

Features
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Stop Spam. Stay Protected. Spam Text Blocker helps you filter spam, scam, phishing, smishing, robotexts, and unwanted SMS messages before they clutter your inbox. Features • Block spam and junk messages • Detect phishing and scam texts • Filter robotexts automatically • Silence promotional SMS • Filter unknown senders • Create custom filtering rules • Designed to help keep important bank verification messages and one-time passcodes (OTP) out of Junk, except in Under Attack Mode, which sends every text from unknown senders to Junk • Fast and lightweight: texts are checked on your iPhone How Filtering Works iOS only passes texts from senders who aren't in your contacts to the filter. Each text is checked on your iPhone against the rules you create and, with Premium, against a spam model for the language you pick: words, phrases, sender names and link patterns that are common in spam, scam and phishing texts. Depending on your rules and the filter sensitivity you choose, a text goes to Junk, Promotions or Transactions, or stays in your inbox. Free and Premium • Free: your own rules (always allow a sender or word, or send it to Junk, Promotions or Transactions) and the Test a Message screen. • Premium (auto-renewable subscription or one-time purchase): the spam model, filter sensitivity levels and Under Attack Mode. Works seamlessly with Apple's SMS Filter extension to help keep your Messages app clean and organized. Download Spam Text Blocker and enjoy a safer, cleaner messaging experience. Privacy Policy: https://brawny-elk-a07.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-for-SMS-Filter-Junk-Spam-Blocker-397fce579189806f96f5e4ee81816b59 Terms of Use (EULA): https://brawny-elk-a07.notion.site/Terms-of-Use-for-SMS-Filter-Junk-Spam-Blocker-397fce579189803ba6a0fe72a4953bc2

Screenshots

Shortcutter HTTP Helper4 screens
Spam Text Blocker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shortcutter HTTP Helper at none against Spam Text Blocker's 3. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Spam Text Blocker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Shortcutter HTTP Helper asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Shortcutter HTTP Helper versus Spam Text Blocker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShortcutter HTTP HelperSpam Text Blocker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFERGUS COONEYMuhammed Emin Aydin

In-app purchases

None

Shortcutter HTTP Helper

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Spam Text Blocker

Subscriptions2
  • Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Premium (Yearly)7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium (Lifetime)$29.99

Questions

Is Shortcutter HTTP Helper free?
Shortcutter HTTP Helper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spam Text Blocker free?
Spam Text Blocker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shortcutter HTTP Helper or Spam Text Blocker have ads?
Neither Shortcutter HTTP Helper nor Spam Text Blocker shows ads.

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