Comparison

Tracer vs DEVtoy

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

Head to head
About

Tracer

Monitor all network requests your iPhone makes in real-time, locally on your device. Identify third-party services, inspect request details, and understand where your data is going without it ever leaving your phone.

Highlights
  • Real-time network request monitoring
  • Inspect headers, bodies, and timing
  • Identify third-party services
  • Visualize server locations on a globe
  • Local data processing for privacy
  • No account required
Features
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Ever wonder what your apps are actually doing? Tracer lets you watch every network request your iPhone makes in real time. See where your data goes, who’s receiving it, and exactly what’s being sent - all without your traffic ever leaving your device. WATCH TRAFFIC LIVE * Every request flies across a live 3D globe * Inspect headers, bodies, timing, status codes, and more * See exactly where each server lives SEE WHO’S REALLY BEHIND AN APP * Instantly identify analytics, ads, payments, crash reporting, AI, and other third-party services * See who’s hosting them: AWS, Google Cloud, Cloudflare, and more PRIVATE BY DESIGN * Everything runs locally on your iPhone * Traffic is never uploaded * Your certificates are generated on-device and never leaves it * No account required BUILT FOR * App-curious who want to learn what apps are built with * Developers debugging APIs * QA teams testing apps on real devices * Privacy nerds who want receipts Setup takes just a few minutes. Install Tracer’s certificate, start a capture, and open any app. Your phone. Your traffic. Your business. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tracer is free to use. Certain features require a paid subscription. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

DEVtoy

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For those of you still writing code by hand (you're amazing), here's a free, offline-first toolbox for the small jobs that interrupt your flow. Pick a tool, paste your input, and get a result you can copy. DEVtoy includes 56 tools, grouped like this: DATA & FORMAT • JSON Format/Validate • XML Beautify/Minify • YAML to JSON • JSON to YAML • CSV to JSON • JSON to CSV • SQL Formatter • Color Converter • Number Base Converter • HTML Beautify/Minify • CSS Beautify/Minify • JS Beautify/Minify • TOML to JSON • JSON to TOML • JSON Lines Converter • JSON Schema Validator • JSONPath Tester • JSON Diff • JSON Flatten/Unflatten • XML to JSON • JSON to XML ENCODE / DECODE • Base64 String Encode/Decode • Base64 Image Encode/Decode • Base32 Encode/Decode • URL Encode/Decode • URL Parser • JWT Debugger • Hash Generator • UUID/ULID Generate/Decode • HTML Entity Encode/Decode • Backslash Escape/Unescape • Hex to ASCII • ASCII to Hex • Certificate Decoder (X.509) • Unix Time Converter WEB & TEXT • HTML Preview • Markdown Preview • HTML to Markdown • Text Diff Checker • Lorem Ipsum Generator • Password Generator • QR Code Reader/Generator • String Inspector • Unicode Inspector • String Case Converter • Line Sort/Dedupe • RegExp Tester • Cron Job Parser CODE & DEVOPS • HTML to JSX • SVG to React Component • SVG to CSS • cURL to Code • JSON to Code • Docker Run to Compose • Semver Range Checker • CIDR / Subnet Calculator The built-in tools process your input on your device and work without an internet connection. There's no account to create, and DEVtoy is free. If none of the tools quite fits, open Universal Tool, describe what you want done, and let Apple's Foundation Model help transform your input. It runs on your device, and is available on supported hardware with Apple Intelligence enabled on iOS 27, macOS 27, or visionOS 27 and later. Its output can be wrong, so give it a quick review before using it.

Screenshots

Tracer3 screens
DEVtoy2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DEVtoy at none against Tracer's 3. DEVtoy also leads on device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price and ads 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. Tracer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. DEVtoy asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tracer versus DEVtoy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTracerDEVtoy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyDaily—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyan KotzebueKomocode

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Tracer

Subscriptions2
  • Pro access$4.997 Days
  • Pro access7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro access$199.00
None

DEVtoy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tracer free?
Tracer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DEVtoy free?
DEVtoy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tracer or DEVtoy have ads?
Neither Tracer nor DEVtoy shows ads.

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