Comparison

ReqKit Http Client vs Filaire

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

Head to head
About

ReqKit Http Client

Features
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ReqKit is a native HTTP client for developers, QA engineers, and API builders who want a focused request tool on iPhone and iPad. Create HTTP requests with query parameters, headers, authentication, and request bodies. Inspect status codes, timing, size, response headers, and formatted response bodies. Save useful requests into collapsible collections and drag requests between them. ReqKit is local-first. Requests, environments, collections, and history remain on your device. Sensitive environment values can be stored in Apple Keychain and are omitted from exported backups. Key features: - GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, and OPTIONS - Query parameters, headers, request bodies, auth, timeout, and redirects - JSON, raw text, URL-encoded form, and multipart form bodies - Bearer Token and Basic Authentication - Formatted response body and header inspection - Response status, duration, and size - Collapsible, renameable request collections with drag and drop - Request history - Environment variables using `{{variable}}` syntax - Sensitive environment values stored in Keychain - Import from curl and copy as curl - Local JSON backup import and export - iPhone and iPad support No account, subscription, analytics, or ReqKit cloud service is required.

About

Filaire

Features
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Filaire is a native SSH terminal and tmux client for iPad and iPhone. โ€ข TMUX, BUILT IN Attach to or create a tmux session when you connect. Switch windows, split and zoom panes from a pull-down control bar, swipe with three fingers to change windows, and use your own prefix key. โ€ข SECURE BY DEFAULT Lock hosts behind Face ID or Touch ID. Generate Ed25519 and RSA keys on-device and keep them in the iOS Keychain. Forward your SSH agent to remote servers and approve each signature with Face ID or Touch ID, so private keys never leave your device. โ€ข MADE FOR IPAD One window per host, with Split View, Slide Over and Stage Manager. Drag a host out to open it in its own window, and reconnect to recent hosts from Home Screen quick actions. โ€ข NETWORKING Jump hosts (ProxyJump), local and SOCKS5 port forwarding, and automatic reconnection when your network changes. โ€ข KEYBOARD, TOUCH & TRACKPAD Hardware keyboard shortcuts, a customizable on-screen key bar, mouse support, trackpad scrolling and pinch to zoom. โ€ข COMPANION CLI: FIL Install fil on your servers to copy to your device's clipboard, open links, preview files in Quick Look, send notifications and use your forwarded SSH agent. โ€ข THEMES Solarized Dark, Solarized Light, Dracula, Nord and Monokai. Filaire is open source.

Screenshots

ReqKit Http Client4 screens
Filaire4 screens

Verdict

The call

ReqKit Http Client and Filaire are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ReqKit Http Client versus Filaire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReqKit Http ClientFilaire
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer็Œ› ๆŽTeam OT

In-app purchases

None

ReqKit Http Client

No in-app purchases

None

Filaire

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ReqKit Http Client free?
ReqKit Http Client is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Filaire free?
Filaire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ReqKit Http Client or Filaire have ads?
Neither ReqKit Http Client nor Filaire shows ads.

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