Kanna Mobile vs HTTP Request
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Kanna Mobile
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Kanna Mobile is a companion for the Kanna desktop app for macOS. It lets you follow and steer coding-agent tasks from your iPhone while the work runs on your Mac. Kanna Mobile requires a Mac running the Kanna desktop app. It is not a standalone coding-agent host, and it does not run agents on your phone. WHAT YOU CAN DO ⢠See every task across your repositories, grouped by status and activity ⢠Open a task and watch its terminal and agent output stream live ⢠Send follow-up instructions when an agent stops and asks a question ⢠Start new tasks against a repository and agent of your choosing ⢠Review diffs and file contents an agent has touched ⢠Get a notification when a task needs you TWO WAYS TO CONNECT On your local network, pair directly with your Mac by scanning a QR code. No account, no sign-up, nothing leaves your network. Away from home, cloud access relays the connection between your phone and your Mac. Cloud access needs a Kanna account and is currently invite-only ā request one at kanna.build/support. BUILT FOR PEOPLE RUNNING SEVERAL AGENTS Kanna gives every task its own git worktree, branch, and agent session, then moves it through a workflow: implement, review, pull request. Kanna Mobile is the window into that from wherever you ff before lunch, an agent stuck on a question, a reviewyou want to read on the train. Kanna works with the coding-agent CLIs you already have installed on your Mac. A NOTE ON WHAT YOU'LL SEE Kanna is a developer tool. It displays repository names, branch names, task prompts, and raw terminal output from your own machine. Requires the Kanna desktop app for macOS, available at kanna.build.
HTTP Request
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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/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kanna Mobile at none against HTTP Request's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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. HTTP Request sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Kanna Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Kanna Mobile | HTTP Request |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No ā better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad ā better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 ā better | 17.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tampopo LLC | Geekme |
In-app purchases
Kanna Mobile
No in-app purchases
HTTP Request
- PRO Monthly$2.991 Month
- PRO Yearly$19.991 Year









