API & HTTP Client vs Coolidash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
API & HTTP Client
This powerful tool allows developers to send and debug API requests, including REST, GraphQL, and WebSockets, directly from their mobile device. It offers comprehensive features for testing, inspecting responses, and managing API workflows with support for various authentication methods and import/export options.
- API client and request testing
- REST, GraphQL, and WebSocket support
- MCP (Model Context Protocol) integration
- JSON viewer and response inspector
- OpenAPI, Swagger, and Postman import/export
- Multiple authentication methods
- Environment variables and workflow automation
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This app is a powerful API Client and API Testing tool built for developers who need to send requests, inspect responses, and debug APIs anytime, anywhere. Whether you're working with REST APIs, GraphQL, WebSockets, or MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers, the app provides everything you need in one place. Test APIs faster, troubleshoot issues efficiently, and analyze responses with an intuitive interface designed for both beginners and experienced developers. - Key Features: + API Client & Request Testing * Send HTTP and HTTPS requests using GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, PATCH, HEAD, and OPTIONS. * Create and edit requests with an intuitive request editor. * View detailed request and response information, including headers, body, status code, response time, payload size, SSL details, and more. * Debug APIs without needing access to your desktop or terminal. + REST API, GraphQL & WebSocket Support * Test and debug REST APIs with ease. * Native GraphQL support with query editor, variables editor, and schema explorer. * Connect to WebSocket servers for real-time communication and testing. + MCP (Model Context Protocol) * Connect to remote MCP servers * Browse available tools, prompts, and resources. * Invoke MCP tools directly from the app. + JSON Viewer & Response Inspector * Automatically format and highlight JSON, HTML, XML, and plain text responses. * Easily inspect API responses for debugging and development. * Filter response data using JSONPath and XPath expressions. + OpenAPI, Swagger & Postman * Import and export Postman Collections and Environments. * Sync collections with your Postman Cloud account. * Support for OpenAPI and Swagger specifications. * Browse API documentation directly inside the app. + Authentication Supports multiple authentication methods, including: * Basic Authentication * Digest Authentication * OAuth 1.0a * OAuth 2.0 * JWT (JSON Web Token) * Additional authentication schemes with secure credential storage. + Productivity * Save reusable variables using Environments. * Import and export collections through iCloud Drive, Dropbox, and other document providers. * Automate API workflows with Apple Shortcuts. Whether you're a backend developer, mobile developer, frontend engineer, QA tester, or DevOps engineer, this app provides a complete solution for API testing, API debugging, REST API development, GraphQL, WebSocket, MCP, and OpenAPI workflows—all from your mobile device.
Coolidash
Manage your self-hosted servers and applications directly from your iPhone. Monitor infrastructure, control resources like starting/stopping services, and view deployment logs with live updates. Receive notifications for build status changes.
- Monitor applications, services, and databases
- Start, stop, and restart resources
- Redeploy applications
- View build logs with live refresh
- Check machine health and reachability
- Receive build status notifications
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Coolidash puts your self-hosted Coolify instances in your pocket. Connect one or more Coolify servers over HTTPS with an API token, then watch and control your infrastructure from your iPhone. WHAT YOU CAN DO • See applications, services and databases in one filterable list • Start, stop and restart any resource • Redeploy an application, or rebuild it without cache • Read build logs, with live refresh while a deployment runs • Check machine health: reachability, proxy and resource counts • Revalidate a server that went unreachable • Get notified when a build starts, succeeds or fails BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO SELF-HOST Your API tokens never leave the device. They live in the iOS Keychain and are never written to files or logs. Coolidash talks straight to your own server: no Coolidash backend, no proxy, no third party in the middle. Every sensitive action - stopping a service, restarting a database, redeploying - asks for Face ID or your passcode first. Coolidash is an independent app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the Coolify project. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is chart position: API & HTTP Client at #142 against Coolidash's unranked. On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | API & HTTP Client | Coolidash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #142 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thien An Studio LLC | ZONECOM |
Customer experience
API & HTTP Client
Coolidash
In-app purchases
API & HTTP Client
No in-app purchases
Coolidash
No in-app purchases









