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24 alternatives to Charles Proxy for iOS

Capture & inspect network requests & responses on iOS

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Charles Proxy for iOS launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Surge▲97

    Advanced web debugging proxy for Mac & iOS

    2016 · its alternatives →

  2. 2

    An app to proxy your network connections, native for OS X

    2014 · its alternatives →

  3. 3

    HTTP(S) proxy that enables a developer to inspect traffic

    2015 · its alternatives →

  4. 4
    Proxy 1.0▲718

    Your AI Assistant that actually gets things done

    2025 · convergence.ai · its alternatives →

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    Proxyman▲196

    An modern and intuitive HTTP debugging proxy

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Web debugging proxy for iOS

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Web Interception Proxy For Mac OS X

    2015 · its alternatives →

  8. 8IW

    Hi everyone, after months of hard-working, I'm glad to have something to show HN. It's an iOS app to help you directly capture and intercept HTTP/HTTPS Traffic from your iPhone/iPad with ease. It's suitable for any developers who would debug iOS without needing a computer. You can also share all traffic to Proxyman macOS via AirDrop for better previewing. - Please join a beta in TestFlight (iOS 14+): https://testflight.apple.com/join/nQ69eb35 - How it works if you don't have any devices: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpzpoTN8efM&feature=youtu.be…

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Proxy▲268

    Access the office effortlessly, using your phone

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Cloak 3.0▲228

    A VPN for iOS. Browse safely on public WiFi.

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    I built this out of curiosity about what Claude Code was actually sending to the API. Turns out, watching your tokens tick up in real-time is oddly satisfying. Sherlock sits between your LLM tools and the API, showing you every request with a live dashboard, and auto-saved copies of every prompt as markdown and json.

    Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    CtrlAI▲104

    Transparent proxy that secures AI agents with guardrails

    Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

  13. 13

    Super-simple VPN for Mac, iPhone & iPad

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    HTTP/HTTPS PROXY · DEBUGGER for MacOS

    Jul 2026 · traceptor.com · its alternatives →

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    Web debugging proxy application

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Codync▲80

    Monitor Claude Code sessions in real-time, from anywhere

    Mar 2026 · codync.dev · its alternatives →

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    OS X proxy and TLS interception to inspect network traffic

    2016 · its alternatives →

  18. 18WR

    Hey HN! We’ve open-sourced Requestly (https://github.com/requestly/requestly) - A network debugging proxy for web & mobile apps. Requestly intercepts all HTTP(s) requests & responses and provides full control to developers to modify the request/response like rewriting request URL to hit different environment or returning different response for APIs/scripts. In addition to HTTP(s) interception & modification capabilities, Requestly also offers Mock Server [0] & recording the browser sessions [1] with video, console logs, & network logs stitched together. We use…

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Manage your team and your cloud services while on the road

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Capture and view HTTP requests on every platform

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Web debugging proxy for iOS

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Facebook's C++ HTTP Libraries

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Agent-first mobile web debugging for iOS and Android. Give Claude, Codex, Cursor, and other coding agents real-device DOM, console, network, and screenshots.

    2020 · inspect.dev · its alternatives →

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    Surge▲9

    a Web Developer Tool and Proxy Utility for iOS 9

    2015 · its alternatives →

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