Charles Proxy
★ 3.5What it actually doesCharles Proxy for iOS captures and inspects network traffic locally via VPN, allowing developers to debug app networking without a computer, but suffers from widespread SSL certificate trust verification issues and poor accessibility support.
Actually does
- ✓Network traffic interception via local VPN30% of reviews
- ✓View request/response metadata, headers, bodies40% of reviews
- ✓Transfer recorded sessions to desktop Charles8% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠SSL/HTTPS request decryption and inspection
- ⚠Measure network performance over WiFi/Mobile
- ⚠Block requests to nominated hosts
- ⚠DNS spoofing capability
- ⚠Syntax highlighting for request/response bodies
- ⚠Local VPN, no remote server (privacy-first)
- ⚠File sharing
Common complaints
- ✗SSL certificate marked as 'not trusted' despite correct installation steps65% of mentions
«Did all the thing from instruction, but certificate still not trusted. I'm disappointed guys.»
- ✗App crashes immediately after update8% of mentions
«После обновления не работает, креш при старте»
- ✗No active developer support or fixes for months8% of mentions
«Is this app even supported by the developer? It's been 3 months without any fixes»
- ✗VoiceOver toggle button not accessible8% of mentions
«Turn off/ on button not accessible for voiceover. It's important for me!»
- ✗Large JSON response bodies (4 MB+) not displayed in app8% of mentions
«Large json response bodies (starting 4 MB size) are not displayed at all»
What people praise
- ★Session transfer to desktop app enables big-screen analysis
«Great feature would be to enable proxy on mobile but look at the data in the desktop app.»
- ★Core network inspection and debugging works as intended
«Works as expected.»
- ★Local VPN architecture keeps data private without remote servers
- ★Users appreciate feature suggestions being considered (URL param parsing, URL decode)
«Please add a view with key-value parameters from URL»