HTTrail vs DiffSSH
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
HTTrail
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HTTrail is a native network inspection workbench for developers building and testing apps on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Capture and decrypt the HTTPS traffic from your own device, inspect every request and response down to the byte, then compose and replay requests with a full-featured API client. Everything runs on-device. No account, no backend, no analytics, no ads ā your traffic never leaves your device. INTERCEPTING PROXY ⢠Decrypt HTTPS with an on-device certificate authority that mints per-host certificates on the fly ⢠Inspect headers, bodies, timing, and raw hex for every flow ⢠Block, redirect (map local / map remote), rewrite requests and responses, throttle, and set breakpoints ⢠SSL-proxying allowlist so pinned apps keep working ⢠Export captures as HAR API CLIENT ⢠Compose GET, POST and more with params, headers, auth, and structured bodies (JSON, form-urlencoded, multipart) ⢠GraphQL, pre-request and test scripts, and live response preview ⢠Organize requests into collections with environments and history ⢠Import from cURL, OpenAPI 3, and Postman v2.1 ⢠Generate code: cURL, Swift, JavaScript, Python REALTIME ⢠Connect and test WebSocket, Server-Sent Events, Socket.IO, and MQTT ⢠Built-in local test server PRIVATE BY DESIGN HTTrail captures only your own device's traffic, with your explicit consent, and keeps it on your device. No data is collected. Nothing is ever sent to us. HTTrail is a developer tool for debugging and testing your own apps and APIs.
DiffSSH
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DiffSSH turns your iPhone and iPad into a proper Git review tool for the servers you already work on. Connect over SSH, open a repository, and review every change with the clarity of a desktop client - no laptop required. REVIEW CHANGES LIKE A PRO ⢠See staged and working-tree changes in a clean, Source Control view. ⢠Group changed files into a folder tree, or switch to a flat list - your choice. ⢠Stage and unstage individual files, whole folders, or everything at once with a swipe. ⢠Tap any change to open a full diff with syntax highlighting, word-level highlights, line numbers, and green/red gutters. EXPLORE THE WHOLE REPOSITORY ⢠Browse a lazily-loaded file tree and open any file in a fast, read-only viewer. ⢠Walk the commit history as a graph - branches, merges, and refs shown at a glance. ⢠Tap any commit to inspect exactly what it changed. A REAL TERMINAL, BUILT IN ⢠Run commands in a live, interactive shell scoped to your repository. ⢠Sessions are persistent server-side via tmux or GNU screen - disconnect or background the app and your shell keeps running. Reconnect and pick up exactly where you left off. SECURE BY DESIGN ⢠Connect with password or private-key authentication. ⢠Credentials are stored in the iOS Keychain - never sent anywhere but to your own servers. ⢠No accounts, no analytics, no tracking. Your data stays between your device and your servers. SYNTAX HIGHLIGHTING FOR THE LANGUAGES YOU USE Swift, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Ruby, Go, Rust, Java, PHP, Bash, JSON, YAML, Markdown, HTML, CSS, C, C++, and SQL. BUILT FOR iPHONE AND iPAD ⢠Native SwiftUI, designed for iOS 17 and later. ⢠Full iPad support including Split View and Slide Over. Requirements: an SSH-accessible server with Git. The built-in terminal requires tmux or GNU screen on the server.
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Verdict
HTTrail and DiffSSH are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters ā price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them ā 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | HTTrail | DiffSSH |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac ā better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 1Moby Co., Ltd. | Cache Technologies |
In-app purchases
HTTrail
No in-app purchases
DiffSSH
No in-app purchases









