HTTrail vs HTTP Request

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 — 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.

Build, test, and debug APIs anywhere HTTP Request is a powerful API client and debugger for iPhone and iPad. Create HTTP, GraphQL, WebSocket, and MCP requests, organize them in collections, inspect detailed responses, and catch changes before they become bugs. Build and send - Send HTTP and HTTPS with common methods, headers, query parameters, JSON, forms, multipart data, raw data, and file bodies - Write GraphQL queries and variables, inspect schemas, and review results - Connect to WebSockets, send text or binary messages, and measure ping times - Connect to MCP servers and browse tools, prompts, resources, and templates Inspect and reuse - Highlight JSON, HTML, XML, text, and binary responses; filter JSON and XML with JSONPath and XPath - Review status, headers, size, redirects, timing, ports, HTTP protocol, DNS, and TLS details - Keep searchable history and replay saved requests with their exact sent data - Organize collections, use {{variables}} from environments, and save reusable authentication profiles - Import Postman collections and environments plus OpenAPI or Swagger files; export Postman Collection v2.1 JSON - Send HTTP requests from Apple Shortcuts Advanced Labs with PRO - Compare later runs with a pinned Request Time Machine baseline - Test environments and authentication profiles in one matrix - Detect response and network changes with API Change Radar - Review MCP tool data and prompt-injection risks before a call runs - Pair a Mac and route its requests through this device's network path The free version supports up to 2 collections and 10 requests per collection. HTTP Request PRO unlocks unlimited collections and requests plus all Labs. Monthly and yearly plans renew automatically until canceled. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/