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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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HTTP(S) proxy that enables a developer to inspect traffic
2015 · its alternatives →
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Proxy 1.0▲718Your AI Assistant that actually gets things done
2025 · convergence.ai · its alternatives →
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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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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▲104Transparent proxy that secures AI agents with guardrails
Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Codync▲80Monitor Claude Code sessions in real-time, from anywhere
Mar 2026 · codync.dev · its alternatives →
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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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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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