ApiCatcher
ApiCatcher

iOS HTTP Packet Capture & Debugging Tools Compared

Mainstream iOS HTTP packet capture and debugging tools include: Stream, ProxyPin, HTTP Catcher, Reqable, Hodor, Storm Sniffer, and ApiCatcher. We will compare these products in terms of features, and rate them based on user experience.

Feature Comparison

Feature\ProductApiCatcherStreamProxyPinHTTP CatcherReqableHodorStorm Sniffer
HTTPS Capture
Full HTTP/HTTPSSupports WebSocket
No VideoNo Large Binary
No Event StreamNo VideoNo Large Binary
No VideoNo Large Binary
No VideoNo Large BinarySupports WebSocket
No VideoNo Large BinarySupports WebSocket
No VideoNo Large Binary
Host Allow/Deny
✅
✅
✅
✅
✅
✅
✅
Decompress
gzip/br/deflate
gzip/br/deflate
gzip/br/deflate
gzip/br/deflate
gzip/br/deflate
gzip/br/deflate
gzip/br/deflate
Search Requests
URLBodyHeaderContent-TypeStatusMethodTime-Range
HostHeaderMethodContent-Type
URLHeaderBodyMethodContent-TypeStatus
Content-Type
URLBodyHeaderContent-TypeStatus
Host
URLBodyHeaderContent-Type
Export Request
HARPostmanApifox
HAR
HARcURL
cURL
HARcURLCode
HARcURL
HAR
Body Render
TextImageHTML
TextImage
TextImage
Text
Text
Text
TextImage
JSON/XML Preview
FormatHighlightingFoldSearchdiff
Format
FormatHighlightingFoldSearch
FormatHighlighting
FormatHighlightingFoldSearchTreeHex
FormatHighlightingFold
Format
Export Media
Batch ExportAuto Merge Range
Single File
Single File
Single File
Single File
Single File
Single File
Replay
SingleCombined Replay
No
No
Single Request
Single Request
Single Request
Single Request
Rewrite
Mock ResponseReplace Req/ResRegex Replace Req/ResRedirect RequestDrop Req/ResDelay Response
None
Mock ResponseReplace Req/ResRegex Replace Req/ResRedirectDrop Req/Res
Mock ResponseReplace Req/ResRegex Replace Req/ResDrop Request
None
Mock ResponseReplace Req/ResRegex Replace ReqRedirect Req
Regex Replace Req/Res
Scripting
LocalRemote Script
No
No
No
No
Local Script
LocalRemote Script
Cron Tasks
CronCustom
No
No
No
No
Cron
CronCustom

Experience Rating

Disclaimer: Subjective rating, for reference only! Score Notes: Maximum 5 points per item.

  • Capture: Capable of capturing media files and support for decompression.
  • Search: Supported search dimensions and whether cross-session search is supported.
  • View: Scored based on the experience of viewing requests, including JSON/XML/HTML preview, image rendering, etc.
  • Features: Scored based on the number of supported features.
  • Details: Some detailed experiences, including the number of usage steps for features (such as how many steps it takes to view response images), Body rendering (such as JSON support, image rendering, etc.), and AI efficiency improvements.
Metric\ProductApiCatcherStreamProxyPinHTTP CatcherReqableHodorStorm Sniffer
Capture
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
Search
5
3
5
3
5
2
4
View
5
2
4
3
4
3
2
Features
5
2
3
3
3
4
4
Details
5
2
4
3
3
3
3