FanControl vs AmneziaVPN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FanControl
Control your vehicle's climate remotely using your smartphone. Start your heater, monitor interior and engine temperatures, and receive alerts about your vehicle's status like fuel level and battery voltage.
- Remote heater control (Webasto, Eberspächer)
- Remote climate control system launch
- Vehicle geolocation
- Temperature monitoring (outside, interior, engine)
- Vehicle state information (alerts, fuel, battery)
- Quick system setup
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"FanControl” FanControl is an app for climate control systems “FanControl-GSM”. This application allows you to to launch heater with climate control system of your vehicle and see vehicle’s state with your smartphone. “FanControl” offers: • Remote control Webasto and Eberspächer heaters • Remote launch climate control system in your vehicle • Geolocation of your vehicle • Information about temperature outside, of the vehicle’s interior and engine • Information about vehicle’s state (factory security system alerts, perimeter state, fuel level, battery voltage, etc) • Quick system setup
AmneziaVPN
Create your own personal VPN on a virtual server or connect to existing services. This open-source client offers secure, obfuscated connections with multi-protocol support. Easily set up your private network in minutes.
- Create personal VPN on virtual server
- Connect to Amnezia VPN services
- Multi-protocol support
- Traffic obfuscation and blocking protection
- Quick server configuration
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Free open-source software for creating a personal VPN on your virtual server, as well as for connecting to Amnezia VPN services: Amnezia Free and Amnezia Premium. All services use protocols with traffic obfuscation and protection against blocking. To create a VPN on your own server, simply provide the IP address, username, and password of your server (VPS), and Amnezia will create and configure your personal VPN in just a couple of minutes, which you can then connect to. Terms of Use: http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FanControl at none against AmneziaVPN's 4. FanControl also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). AmneziaVPN's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, review sentiment, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. AmneziaVPN sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.49 per month. FanControl asks for nothing beyond the download.
FanControl ships an update every 4 months, AmneziaVPN monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FanControl | AmneziaVPN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.7 (798 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.0% of reviews — better | 44.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 798 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | 'TEC electronics' Ltd | Privacy Technologies |
Customer experience
FanControl
AmneziaVPN
Bugs and requests
FanControl
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
AmneziaVPN
Reported bugs
11 issues- QR code scanner not working for WireGuard native
- Error 1103 occurring frequently
- Error 1100 connection errors
- App stops working after updates
- iPhone connection shows connected but no actual internet
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- OpenVPN QR scanning not functioning
- Xray protocol not working
- Servers becoming unavailable 10 minutes after config download
- Split tunneling not working on iOS
- App freezes and crashes intermittently
- Config files not importing properly to WireGuard
Requested features
13 requests- Split tunneling for individual apps on iOS
- AWG 2.0 protocol support on iOS
- Whitelist functionality
- Killswitch auto-reconnect option
- Shortcuts/Siri integration for iOS
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- Monthly subscription option (not just 6-month/yearly)
- Copy-paste functionality on Mac app
- QR code compatibility improvements for WireGuard
- Widget for connection management
- Web-based account dashboard
- Display current VPN location/country
- VLESS + XTLS-Reality protocol support
- Better app configuration persistence after reinstall
In-app purchases
FanControl
No in-app purchases
AmneziaVPN
- Amnezia Premium7 Days trial$7.491 Month
- Amnezia Premium7 Days trial$18.003 Months
- Amnezia Premium7 Days trial$30.006 Months
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- Amnezia Premium7 Days trial$50.001 Year
