# Brook.app — user reviews > 104 indexed App Store user reviews of Brook.app by TxThinking, Inc., rated 4.30/5 from 180 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brookapp/id1216002642/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brookapp/id1216002642.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 126 · 4★ 18 · 3★ 18 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 13 ## What do users think of Brook.app? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Perfect UDP support - 🔒 Server information hiding capability - 👍 Simple and intuitive interface - 💪 Powerful network tool with extensive features - 🌍 Cross-platform compatibility - ⚡ Fast and efficient performance - 🆓 Free and actively maintained - 🔐 Stealth proxy capabilities - 📱 Easy QR code scanning setup - 🛡️ Better resistance to censorship than alternatives **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent disconnections and auto-disconnects - ⏱️ App crashes and performance degradation - 📵 iOS 12 compatibility issues - 🔌 VPN background process termination - ❌ Limited app support (Instagram, YouTube, WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook) - 💰 Subscription model for previously free features - 🚫 Not a true global proxy - ⚠️ Recent updates causing slowdowns - 🔗 Difficulty maintaining stable connections - 📲 Push notification blocking issues **Commonly reported bugs** - Frequent unexpected disconnections - VPN process killed in background - iOS 12.1 connection failures - Connection button shows connected but not actually connected - App crashes without warning - Incompatibility with iOS versions below 10 - Whitelist mode auto-disconnect issues - Push notifications not received while connected - Safari works but Instagram/YouTube don't - Slow performance after recent updates **Most requested features** - Server naming and alias functionality - Auto-connect feature - Global proxy toggle button - Mac application version - VPN support - Background App Refresh support - iOS 9 support - Improved whitelist mode stability - Better app-specific proxy support ## Newest reviews (15 of 104) ### 4/5 — about *2024-06-17, version 20240606* good ### 5/5 — Best network application *2024-01-15, version 20240214* It has so many features! ### 5/5 — I’m so happy you found her *2023-08-03* I’m so happy you found ### 5/5 — How are we going back in *2023-08-01* Good morning good afternoon good ### 5/5 — Got it on your desk *2023-07-31* We can go in and go ### 5/5 — How about the baby baby *2023-07-30* We can go in and ### 5/5 — How about we can get *2023-07-30* I’m going back to the office tomorrow morning ### 5/5 — Can I have the car *2023-07-30* I don’t think we need ### 5/5 — He is a great *2023-07-30* I have to go back in ### 5/5 — He was good I have *2023-07-25* We will get together next weekend ### 5/5 — He said it would have to do it on Monday *2023-07-25* I got the message that you were ### 5/5 — The only *2023-07-15* I’m so ### 5/5 — He just said we can do the *2023-06-27* I’m not going on the back ### 5/5 — He said it was just a *2023-06-27* I’m not sure if you need ### 5/5 — How about the new job *2023-06-27* We will be in touch with ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — ***attantion** hacking app *2026-07-22, version 20260101* Becareful ### 1/5 — Devs don't care *2024-12-07* It doesn't work on Mac anymore, but still the best application for IOS ### 1/5 — Скрины *2023-10-14* Скрины не совпадают с действительностью и вводят в заблуждение, так как на скринах есть shadowsocks, а в приложение нет! ### 1/5 — 用不起了 *2023-08-04, version 20230606.6* 作为多年用户，软件很不错，花钱买了软件，然后现在慢慢更新，所有功能慢慢变成都要再花钱订阅，不是不支持，是真支持不起了，再见。 ### 1/5 — Failed to connect *2020-11-27, version 20210101* Your latest Version is not connecting, pls fix it ### 1/5 — iOS12断流 *2018-11-23, version 20180601* 有空修复一下 ### 1/5 — 咋jb用呀 *2018-06-01, version 20180601* 不会用啊 ### 1/5 — Please support iOS9 *2018-04-19* I still use iOS9.1,I only download the old vesion,but the old version work fail,when I start the vpn,it always said, vpn start fail. The newest version need iOS10,so I cant test it,please let new release support ios9 ### 2/5 — Bugs *2024-02-02* Okay i thick the app been downgraded lately because it barely works and it works it works slow the recent update isn’t doing us any good ### 2/5 — Just work in ios >=15 *2022-11-26* I dont know why programmer of this app does not fix it for all ios… fix as soon as possible so i will change my star … It is huge problem !!!!! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — 这么低调 *2026-02-26, version 20260101* 以前怎么没发现brook，服务端简单，客户端也简单，想强大可以直接用脚本，基本上啥都能干，界面又看起来很干净，咋这么低调呢 ### 5/5 — 最好的代理 *2026-02-26, version 20260101* 刚安装后发现好像没什么、只是觉得使用很简单。没想到高级功能都在脚本里，几乎可以做到任何想做的，希望大神们能多分享点脚本。 ### 5/5 — perfect udp support *2025-12-11, version 20250808* this is the only proxy perfect udp support. ### 5/5 — Nice network tool *2025-09-14* If you are a developer, you can do anything you want. ### 5/5 — Great update *2025-08-20* Nice, use brook link can hide server information. ### 5/5 — 最新版不错 *2025-08-11, version 20250808* 清爽了很多，看起来作者很喜欢黑白配，挺好，简洁又强大 ### 5/5 — Extraordinary *2025-06-14* A extraordinary network app ### 5/5 — Better than Potasto *2025-02-20* The best ### 5/5 — Отлично! *2024-11-10* Никакой рекламы, сбоев и прочего, отлично, работает только на США и Нигерию, но тем не менее как аналог обычно впн просто супер ### 5/5 — 支持 *2024-01-23, version 20240214* 感谢持续的维护！ --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-14.*