# HTTP Catcher

> Inspect web traffic

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1445874902](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1445874902)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1445874902`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** MESS LAB LTD
- **Category:** Developer Tools
- **Rating:** 3.10 / 5 (136 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.8.0
- **Last updated:** 2021-06-03
- **First published:** 2018-12-13
- **Size:** 38 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/http-catcher/id1445874902)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://httpcatcher.com/privacy.html](https://httpcatcher.com/privacy.html)

## Description

HTTP Catcher is a web debugging proxy that intercepts, inspects, modifies, and replays HTTP/S traffic. It runs a local VPN on your device to capture all network activity over Wi‑Fi and cellular networks and forwards it to a built-in proxy, enabling you to test apps and websites without a computer.

Key features include decrypting HTTPS, viewing WebSocket traffic, URL blocking, request replay, and on-the-fly modification of requests and responses. It also supports domain filtering, DNS mapping, and HTML/JS/CSS reformatting for easier analysis, plus a HEX viewer for low-level data.

## Rankings

- #140,337 — Overall
- #48 — web scraping

## Review summary

Users praise the app for broad traffic-sniffing and debugging capabilities (including DNS hijacking and app/API blocking). However, recurring issues—license/purchase problems, HTTPS capture/certificate failures on newer iOS, unreliable replay features, occasional crashes, and weak support with confusing pricing—undermine its reliability. Overall, a powerful tool marred by purchasing friction and stability problems that many users encounter.

### Pros

- Broad traffic-sniffing capabilities, including DNS hijacking.
- Useful debugging tool with the ability to block certain apps and APIs.
- Often regarded as one of the best sniffers in the App Store.
- Solid feature set that supports analysis and debugging workflows.

### Cons

- Licensing and restore-purchase problems (failed restores, duplicate charges, disabled accounts).
- HTTPS capture and certificate issues on newer iOS versions (certificate not working, root cert failures).
- Replay features (replays/advanced replays) often broken or non-functional.
- App instability and crashes after updates.
- Support responsiveness and pricing/upgrade flow concerns.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1445874902)