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Volley vs Steward

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Volley compared with Steward
DetailVolley logo VolleySteward logo Steward
What it doesAPI sequence diagram tool with payloads on every arrow A Mac app that turns GitHub pull-request notifications into a sorted inbox with AI-assisted code review
StageNot given Not given
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Pricing modelFreemium Paid
PricingFree: editor, local diagrams, share links, SVG and PNG export, CLI, 3 saved diagrams, HAR imports up to 8 requests, 200 hosted API and MCP calls a month, 1 webhook inbox with 25 requests a month, 1 recording link with 3 recordings. Pro: $9/month or $90/year (billed in advance), up to 1,000 saved dia $10 one-time purchase at launch, then $20 for future customers. All future updates included. 14-day free trial available.
Key features
  • Plain-text sequence diagram editor with real-time rendering
  • Request and response payloads displayed on every arrow
  • HAR file import with automatic redaction of secrets
  • Webhook inbox to capture and diagram provider deliveries
  • Recording links to collect customer HAR files as diagrams
  • Drift Check to update diagrams when APIs change
  • SVG and PNG export for sharing and embedding
  • AI agent support via MCP server, HTTP API and CLI
  • README embeds that update when diagrams are edited
  • Presentation mode for step-through walkthroughs
  • Sorted inbox that separates pull requests into Needs my eyes and FYI categories
  • Morning report with daily briefing of pending reviews
  • Layered diff viewer with logical code organization
  • Code folding for TypeScript, JavaScript, and Ruby
  • Keyboard shortcuts for quick actions
  • Reviews ranked by importance and impact
  • Automatic morning report even when app is quit
What makes it different
  • No account needed to write and share diagrams
  • AI can write diagrams from plain-text syntax
  • Built from real traffic: HAR files, webhooks and customer recordings
  • Layers diffs logically by code flow rather than alphabetically so you read them in writing order
  • Separates actionable notifications from informational ones so less noise reaches your inbox
  • Runs entirely on your Mac with no code sent to external servers
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)3 no change since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)30
Citation Flow (Majestic)220
Referring domains (Majestic)80

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