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24 alternatives to TacoShell, my dead-simple iOS HTTP Client

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. TacoShell, my dead-simple iOS HTTP Client launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   HTTP Prompt▲128

   An interactive command-line HTTP client

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Rice▲81

   A location based marketplace for iOS

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   OvershareKit▲65

   A soup-to-nuts sharing library for iOS.

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4AV
   A very simple http “proxy” on runkit▲5

   2017 · runkit.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   nOS4▲75

   A complete IOS4 experience in your browser!

   Aug 2026 · nos4.fun · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Thravik▲67

   The native Mac browser that remembers

   13d ago · thravik.app · its alternatives →

7. 7AN
   A No-JavaScript iOS Browser▲6

   2023 · praxis.a6s.nz · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Reams, a deeply superficial RSS iOS app, React Native, open source▲9

   2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9AW
   A web-browser to web-browser file sharing app (uses WebSockets, no DB)▲9

   2020 · easy-file-share.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

10. 10TI
    T0.io – A simple url shortener▲6

    2016 · t0.io · its alternatives →

11. 11IB
    I built a dead simple, free, and secure file sharing web app▲5

    2019 · indigopilot.com · its alternatives →

12. 12FM
    Filelove – minimal P2P file transfer right in the browser▲9

    2022 · file.love · its alternatives →

13. 13
    iSH▲5

    The Linux shell on iOS.

    2018 · ish.app · its alternatives →

14. 14
    PolyGit, a Simple iOS Git Client▲5

    2020 · polygitapp.com · its alternatives →

15. 15PI
    Poppy I/O, a system for sending data between web apps client side▲5

    2022 · poppy.io · its alternatives →

16. 16PW
    Play with your iOS app and debug API requests directly in browser▲5

    2019 · playground.waldo.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Goat, a REST api server in Go▲5

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18IS
    iOS SDK to live-stream app to any web browser (built at PennApps s2014)▲9

    2014 · fuckitstreamit.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Electron/browser-free reactjs slack app (40M usage)▲9

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20SA
    Simple app-to-app messaging with a hosted server and common interface▲6

    2014 · dropfrog.io · its alternatives →

21. 21
    An iOS web browser using WKWebView▲6

    2014 · fenrir-inc.com · its alternatives →

22. 22AS
    A side project iOS app that took 5 years [NSFW]▲9

    2014 · sexlifeapp.cc · its alternatives →

23. 23IM
    I made a dead simple image sharing app▲8

    2013 · picto.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Praxis, an iOS browser that blocks all JavaScript and cookies▲5

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →