Comparison

ReqKit Http Client vs Clayshell

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — 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

Clayshell

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Clayshell is an SSH client and server manager for people who run their own servers. Add a server once, then do the daily work without leaving the app. NEW IN 1.1 • Test connection: check the address, user and key before you save a server. If it fails, Clayshell says why: the name was not found, nothing is listening on that port, no answer, not an SSH server, or the key needs its passphrase. • On the Mac, Clayshell is now a desktop: Terminal, Files, Monitor and PM2 open as windows inside it, with a dock and a top bar that shows the server you are working on. Press Command-K to switch servers. Liquid Glass on macOS 26. • Files: choose several files and folders at once, download several in one go, and delete a folder with everything inside it. Clayshell refuses to delete the root, top-level system folders and your home folder. TERMINAL A real terminal with full colour, in tabs. Your own shell, as many sessions as you need. FILES Browse the server over SFTP. Upload, download, rename, delete, make files and folders, and preview text files. EDITOR WITH A BACKUP Open a file on the server, edit it and save. Before every save the previous version is kept next to it as a .bak file, and one tap puts it back. If the file changed on the server while you were editing, Clayshell tells you instead of overwriting it. MONITOR CPU, memory, disk, load, uptime and the busiest processes, live, for Linux servers. PM2 See your PM2 processes, start, stop and restart them, and follow their logs. ALERTS Be told when a disk fills up, when CPU or memory stays high, when a PM2 process goes down, or when a server cannot be reached. On the Mac, Clayshell can watch your servers from the menu bar. A small script can also be installed on the server itself, so alerts reach Telegram, ntfy or a webhook even when your devices are asleep. MORE SSH Jump hosts. Import from your SSH config. Local port forwarding. Ed25519 and RSA keys, or a password. YOUR DATA STAYS WITH YOU • No account, no analytics, no tracking. Nothing is sent to us. • Passwords and keys are kept in the Keychain on your device. • Clayshell only talks to the servers you add. • It asks before trusting a new server, and stops if a server's key changes. • An optional lock with Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode. Clayshell has a day and a night look, and works on Mac and iPhone. Monitoring needs a Linux server. The PM2 screen needs PM2 on the server. Server alerts need curl and cron on the server. An RSA key protected by a passphrase is not supported yet.

Screenshots

ReqKit Http Client4 screens
Clayshell4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· 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 Clayshell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReqKit Http ClientClayshell
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Mac
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB12 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperēŒ› ꝎArvind Kumar

In-app purchases

None

ReqKit Http Client

No in-app purchases

None

Clayshell

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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