Storm Sniffer Downloads & RevenueStorm Sniffer - Packet Capture · App Store
Storm Sniffer - Packet Capture is #3 in Developer Tools Grossing in China and charting in 10 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 9 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026Storm Sniffer - Packet Capture update history & changes
Last change · 15 events since 9 Apr 2022Full timeline ↓Full timeline · 14 events in the last 12 months
- ✏️Storm Sniffer - Packet Capture added hidden keywords: proxymanwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈Storm Sniffer - Packet Capture entered the top 100Top Free · Developer Tools · AE
- 📈Storm Sniffer - Packet Capture entered the top 100Top Grossing · Developer Tools · GB
- 📈Storm Sniffer - Packet Capture charting in a new countryUnited Kingdom
- 📈Storm Sniffer - Packet Capture entered the top 100Top Free · Developer Tools · JP
- 📈Storm Sniffer - Packet Capture entered the top 10Top Free · Developer Tools · CN
- 📈Storm Sniffer - Packet Capture entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Grossing · Developer Tools · CA · Top Grossing · Developer Tools · DE
- 📈Storm Sniffer - Packet Capture charting in a new countryGermany
- 📈Storm Sniffer - Packet Capture entered the top 100Top Free · Developer Tools · AU
- 📈Storm Sniffer - Packet Capture entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Grossing · Developer Tools · IN · Top Free · Developer Tools · KR
- 📈Storm Sniffer - Packet Capture charting in a new countryIndia
- 📈Storm Sniffer - Packet Capture charting in a new countryCanada
- 🆕Storm Sniffer - Packet Capture first spotted by AppInsider#12 in Top Free · Developer Tools · China
- 🆕Storm Sniffer - Packet Capture 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 GrossingStorm Sniffer - Packet Capture at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-07. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Storm Sniffer is a mobile-first network debugging tool for iOS developers that captures, inspects, and modifies HTTP/HTTPS traffic using a local VPN without requiring a computer. The app demonstrates strong monetization potential in the Developer Tools category, ranking #5 in China Grossing and appearing in top-100 grossing charts across diverse markets including South Korea, the US, and Europe despite a modest rating of 3.85 stars.
Similar apps: Charles Proxy, Proxyman, HTTP Toolkit
Storm Sniffer - Packet Capture on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Storm Sniffer - Packet Capture 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.
Storm Sniffer - Packet Capture downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Storm Sniffer - Packet Capture's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Storm Sniffer - Packet Capture before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Subscription-led
How Storm Sniffer - Packet Capture makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Monthly Auto-renew VIP subscription | |
| 2 | Annual Auto-renew VIP subscription | |
| 3 | Quarter Auto-renew VIP subscription | |
| 4 | Packet Capture - LiftTime | |
| 5 | Full Unlock subscription | |
| 6 | Full Unlock subscription | |
| 7 | Full Unlock subscription |
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| China | Developer ToolsGrossing | #3 |
 United States | Developer ToolsGrossing | #22 |
| China | Developer ToolsFree | #12 |
 South Korea | Developer ToolsGrossing | #33 |
 France | Developer ToolsGrossing | #45 |
 Japan | Developer ToolsFree | #156 |
 Indonesia | Developer ToolsGrossing | #46 |
 India | Developer ToolsGrossing | #93 |
| South Korea | Developer ToolsFree | #129 |
 Italy | Developer ToolsGrossing | #85 |
 Saudi Arabia | Developer ToolsGrossing | #85 |
 United Arab Emirates | Developer ToolsGrossing | #70 |
| Indonesia | Developer ToolsFree | #150 |
Apps near Storm Sniffer - Packet Capture on the chart
Developer Tools Grossing, around #3.
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 Storm Sniffer - Packet Capture
From the 48 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users praise the app's powerful packet capture features and clean UI, but report severe issues with subscription management and data loss after device restoration. Negative reviews highlight bugs like crashes on older iOS versions, lack of VPN compatibility, and poor customer support responsiveness.
Mixed but leaning positive (67% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). The main complaints are about price and subscriptions. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Horrible, I unsubscribed from the app with time left on my subscription”
About Storm Sniffer - Packet Capture
It's easy to debug your app’s networking issues without a computer.
* Features
Packet capture: capture http / HTTPS traffic from iOS devices using local VPN. View http / HTTPS requests and responses in text form, and support HTML, JS, CSS formatting preview;
Rewrite: modify http / HTTPS requests and responses in real time. Including URL redirection, custom header, local / remote file mock, etc;
Replay: Perform arbitrary HTTP requests with cron support;
Scripts: Use local/remote Javascript for more scalability.
* How it works
Storm Sniffer creates a local VPN on your device, then forwarding all traffic to a Local Man-in-The-Middle Server. As long as the VPN is active, Storm Sniffer can capture all HTTP / HTTPS traffic over Wi-Fi or Cellular Data.
* About the sensitive data
Storm Sniffer's Root Certificate is a self-signed certificate that is generated in your device. All HTTP / HTTPS requests & responses are captured and stored on your devices WITHOUT ANY REMOTE SERVERS involved.
* About Subscription
After subscription, you can unlock all advanced functions. Currently, there are three kinds of auto-renewable subscription:
Annual $17.99、Quarterly $3.99、 Monthly $1.99
* Terms of Use
https://sniffer.x-storm.com/terms/
* Privacy Policy
https://sniffer.x-storm.com/privacy/
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