HttpKit vs Cloak Proxy

HttpKit is a native REST API client built from the ground up for iPhone fast, offline, and completely private. Build, send, and debug HTTP and WebSocket requests without ever creating an account or syncing to the cloud. Every request lives entirely on your device. No telemetry, no tracking, no server in the middle just a fast, focused tool for testing APIs the way a first-party Apple app would feel. REQUEST BUILDER - All HTTP methods: GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, OPTIONS, HEAD - Every body type you need: JSON, raw text, XML, HTML, form URL-encoded, multipart form-data, and raw binary/file uploads - Query parameters and headers with enable/disable toggles - {{variable}} placeholders resolved live as you type AUTHENTICATION, BUILT IN - Basic Auth, Bearer Token, API Key - AWS Signature Version 4 (SigV4) for signing requests to AWS services - JWT Bearer — sign a token client-side with HS256/384/512 and your own secret - OAuth 1.0a with HMAC-SHA1 signing WEBSOCKETS - Dedicated WebSocket editor with Connect/Disconnect and a live, scrolling transcript - The same auth and header configuration you use for HTTP applies to the handshake ENVIRONMENTS & VARIABLES - Named environments with one active at a time - Three-tier variable scope — environment, collection, and per-request — so the most specific value always wins - Secret variables are stored in the iOS Keychain, never in the request database ORGANIZATION - Nested collections and folders, drag-to-reorder - Full-text search across your requests - Duplicate any collection, folder, or request in one tap HISTORY - Every send is saved automatically - Search past requests, tap to inspect the full response, swipe to re-run or delete - Configurable retention so history never grows unbounded RESPONSE VIEWER - Body, headers, cookies, and timing/size metrics in dedicated tabs - Raw view for anything the formatted views don't cover - Cancel in-flight requests at any time BUILT FOR IPHONE - Native Cupertino design — no web views, no desktop UI squeezed onto a small screen - System, light, and dark themes; adjustable editor font size - SSL verification toggle and configurable timeout for testing against self-signed or slow environments Whether you're a backend developer debugging an endpoint between meetings, a mobile developer testing your own API from the same device as your app, or anyone who wants a REST client that respects your privacy, HttpKit is built to feel instantly familiar and completely yours. Premium feature Requires a subscription or one-time purchase. $4.99 weekly $24.99 yearly $49.99 lifetime (one-time purchase, no recurring billing) Terms of Use: https://httpkit-web.vercel.app/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://httpkit-web.vercel.app/privacy-policy

Cloak Proxy shows the HTTP and HTTPS requests your apps make, so you can debug your own apps and APIs on iPhone and iPad. There's no account, no ads and no tracking, and captured traffic stays on your device. TRY IT IN SECONDS Tap "Try with sample traffic" on the first screen to explore every feature with example requests from fictional apps. No setup needed, and nothing is saved. CAPTURE IN THE BACKGROUND VPN capture runs Cloak Proxy's proxy on your device, so requests are captured while you use other apps, with no Wi‑Fi settings to change. iOS shows it as a VPN, but nothing leaves your device through it: it only points your apps at Cloak Proxy on the same device. You turn it on and off yourself, in the app or in Settings. OR USE THE WI‑FI PROXY The proxy runs inside the app, and a step-by-step guide explains and installs Cloak Proxy's certificate, sets the Wi‑Fi proxy and checks each step for you. On iPad, keep Cloak Proxy next to the app you're testing in Split View, Slide Over or Stage Manager. On iPhone, Cloak Proxy keeps capturing for about 30 seconds after you switch away. INSPECT • A live traffic list, grouped by host, app and device • Search across URLs, headers and bodies, with filters you can save • Request, response and timing for every call: JSON tree, images, forms, cookies and headers • Decrypt HTTPS only for the hosts you choose • Compare two requests, copy as cURL, export HAR, and open HAR and .chlsj session files DEBUGGING TOOLS Breakpoint, Map Local, Map Remote, Rewrite, Scripting (JavaScript), Block List, Allow List, Network Conditions, DNS Spoofing, No Caching, Mock Sets and Alerts. Pause a request and edit it before it continues, answer it with your own response, send it to staging instead, or slow it down to test a bad connection. With VPN capture, the tools keep working while Cloak Proxy is in the background. UNDERSTAND YOUR TRAFFIC • Insights: endpoints, errors, slow calls, security headers, secrets sent in the clear, and the shape of each API • Trace Value: follow a token or ID through every request that uses it • Privacy Map: see which hosts each app talks to and what it sends them • Turn a sequence of captured requests into a flow you can replay API CLIENT • Collections, folders, environments and variables, with import of collection files and OpenAPI specs • HTTP, GraphQL, WebSocket, gRPC, Socket.IO, MQTT, TCP and UDP, and MCP • JavaScript tests, a collection runner, mock servers, monitors and flows • Optional AI requests and Agent Mode with your own API key. Cloak Proxy asks before anything is sent to a provider FOR AI ASSISTANTS Let Claude and other MCP clients on your network read the traffic and use the API client. Off by default, and protected by a token. YOUR CERTIFICATE The certificate is made on your device and its private key never leaves it. Before you install it, Cloak Proxy explains what a root certificate allows and how to remove it. Subcloak receives nothing from the app. GOOD TO KNOW • Apps that ignore the system proxy (some games and apps with their own networking) aren't captured, with either method. • With the Wi‑Fi proxy, capture pauses while Cloak Proxy is off screen, because iOS and iPadOS suspend apps in the background. • iOS runs one VPN at a time, so VPN capture and another VPN can't be on together.