Simple Server Downloads & RevenueSimple Server: HTTP Server · App Store
Simple Server: HTTP Server is #2 in Developer Tools Paid in India and charting in 16 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026Simple Server: HTTP Server update history & changes
Last change · 18 events since 18 Oct 2022Full timeline ↓Full timeline · 18 events
- 📈Simple Server: HTTP Server new best rank in the overall chart: #107Top Paid · All Apps · ZA
- 📈Simple Server: HTTP Server charting in a new countrySouth Africa
- 📈Simple Server: HTTP Server entered the top 10Top Paid · Developer Tools · CN
- 📈Simple Server: HTTP Server entered the top 100Top Grossing · Developer Tools · CN
- 📦Simple Server: HTTP Server updated to version 1.14- New "Open in Safari on Launch" option opens your page automatically when the app starts.
- The server now recovers automatically when you return to the app, and your Safari address choice is remembered. - 📦Simple Server: HTTP Server: first update in 317 days
- 📈Simple Server: HTTP Server hit #1Top Paid · Developer Tools · DE
- 📈Simple Server: HTTP Server hit #1Top Paid · Developer Tools · AE
- 📈Simple Server: HTTP Server entered the top 10Top Paid · Developer Tools · IN
- 📈Simple Server: HTTP Server entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Grossing · Developer Tools · AE · Top Grossing · Developer Tools · IN
- 📈Simple Server: HTTP Server hit #1Top Paid · Developer Tools · IT
- 📈Simple Server: HTTP Server entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Grossing · Developer Tools · FR · Top Grossing · Developer Tools · IT
- 📈Simple Server: HTTP Server entered the top 10Top Paid · Developer Tools · FR
- 📈Simple Server: HTTP Server charting in a new countryMexico
- 📈Simple Server: HTTP Server entered the top 10Top Paid · Developer Tools · US
- 🆕Simple Server: HTTP Server first spotted by AppInsider#73 in Top Grossing · Developer Tools · United Kingdom
- 📦Simple Server: HTTP Server version 1.13No release notes
- 🆕Simple Server: HTTP Server released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Developer Tools PaidSimple Server: HTTP Server at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-08. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A lightweight local HTTP server for iOS that enables users to share and manage files across devices on the same network, primarily targeting developers and power users needing quick file access without cloud dependencies. The app demonstrates strong regional traction in paid developer tools, ranking #2 in India and #9 in Italy, while maintaining top-30 positions in major markets like Germany, Japan, and France.
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Simple Server: HTTP Server on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Simple Server: HTTP Server declares it collects no data at all — the rarest and most private label on the App Store.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Simple Server: HTTP Server downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| India | Developer ToolsPaid | #2 |
 Japan | Developer ToolsPaid | #25 |
 United States | Developer ToolsPaid | #47 |
 Italy | Developer ToolsPaid | #9 |
 South Korea | Developer ToolsPaid | #21 |
 Germany | Developer ToolsPaid | #27 |
| United Kingdom | Developer ToolsPaid | #35 |
 Brazil | Developer ToolsPaid | #21 |
 France | Developer ToolsPaid | #27 |
 China | Developer ToolsPaid | #74 |
 Canada | Developer ToolsPaid | #26 |
 Australia | Developer ToolsPaid | #41 |
 Russia | Developer ToolsPaid | #35 |
 Indonesia | Developer ToolsPaid | #27 |
 Saudi Arabia | Developer ToolsPaid | #44 |
 United Arab Emirates | Developer ToolsPaid | #44 |
Apps near Simple Server: HTTP Server on the chart
Developer Tools Paid, around #2.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Simple Server: HTTP Server
From the 9 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users appreciate the app's simplicity and reliability for basic file transfers over Wi-Fi. However, some report crashes on launch and limitations in handling bulk folder downloads.
Mostly positive (78% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being easy to use, and being useful.
What people like
- Ease of use: “Set up is simple, and it just works”
- Useful
About Simple Server: HTTP Server
- Share your folders/files from your iPhone/iPad to other devices in the same local network.
- Browse your shared folders and files via browsers easily.
- Manage your folders/files on your iPhone/iPad via browsers.
- Set a username/password for sharing/managing files.
- Support Access Logs displaying HTTP method, URL, remote IP address, and access time of requests and responses.
- On iPad, you can preview your static HTML files in Safari with Split View while the web server runs on the same iPad.
Two steps to share your folder:
1. In the app, tap "Select folder" and select a folder to be shared. You can choose a folder on your device or iCloud.
2. Tap the "Start Server" button. It's done!
Then, connect to the address in a browser on any device in the same network. (e.g., A device that uses the same WiFi router.)
Also, you can allow remote users can manage folders and files if you want.
Caution:
- Simple HTTP Server should be running in the foreground. It cannot be run in the background. If you change to another app or turn off the screen, the web server will stop.
- On iPad, you can browse files/folders via Safari with running the web server on the same device, thanks to multitasking.
- However, if you switch to another app on your iPhone, the web server will stop. The server status will be automatically recovered when you return to the app. On iPhone, browsing files from other devices is only meaningful.
- It works only in a local WiFi network or local wired network. You cannot connect to the web server via a cellular network.
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