Comparison

Proxy vs Old Reddit

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Proxy

Access the internet privately and anonymously using a Tor-powered browser. It masks your IP address, clears cookies automatically, and blocks tracking scripts. Browse securely without revealing your identity.

Highlights
  • Tor-powered internet access
  • Masks real IP address
  • Automatic cookie and history clearing
  • Blocks third-party cookies and tracking scripts
  • User agent spoofing
  • Tor bridges configuration
Features
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The best and most reliable app to stay anonymous and private on the web! Onion is a Tor-powered browser that lets you access the Internet privately, anonymously and secure from your iOS device. Using the Tor network, Onion hides your real IP address and gives you the ability to browse all sides of the Internet without revealing you identity. Features: • Internet access tunneled over the Tor network • Websites do not see your real IP address • Change IP address with a tap • User agent spoofing • Clear cookies, history and cache automatically • Block third party cookies or all cookies • Block scripts and content that can be used for tracking (DNT headers) • Tor bridges configuration Important note: • Web browsing through Tor anonymization network is significantly slower than a non-tunneled browser. This is a small price to pay to keep your identity safe & protected. • This product uses the Tor distributed networks, is produced independently from the Tor(r) anonymity software and carries no guarantee from The Tor Project about quality, suitability or anything else.

About

Old Reddit

This utility redirects users to the classic Reddit interface, adding a counter that tracks visits and displays a disheartening comment. It offers a nostalgic experience for those who prefer the older design and is available on iOS and macOS.

Highlights
  • Redirects to old.reddit.com
  • Visit counter
  • Disheartening comments
  • iOS and macOS versions
  • Nostalgic interface
Features
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Ah, well, life...Don't talk to me about life. But if you insist, this rather pointless contraption called "Old Reddit", exists, I assume, to compound the overall misery of your online existence. Its purpose, if it can be said to have one, serves only to direct you to the classic interface of Reddit. You know, that site full of pointless information and, inexplicably, cat pictures. Every time you visit Reddit, the extension increments a counter and offers a disheartening comment about the futility of your actions. The message changes based on the counter's value, a feature which I suppose is intended to provide some variety, as though that would alleviate the tedium of existence. Brace yourself for the stunning revelation: you get both iOS and macOS versions. Yes, you can now have the joy, or perhaps the despair, of having this extension at your fingertips on your iPhone or iPad, as well as your Mac. How depressingly convenient. But remember, life will still be utterly meaningless. Perhaps even more so with the added drudgery of using this extension across multiple devices. Yet another example of technology's futile attempts to add meaning to an inherently meaningless existence. This trinket of despair, redirects your current tab to 'https://old.reddit.com', without even having the courtesy of opening a new tab. A perfect metaphor for life, isn't it? Redirecting without asking, offering no new tabs, no new opportunities, just the same old Reddit, and the same old existential dread. Yes, all things considered, this extension seems to me to be a prime example of the art of pointless activity, a perfect metaphor for existence itself. A relentless cycle of clicking and counting, with a dose of melancholic musing for good measure. But then, who am I to judge? I'm just a brain the size of a planet forced to write descriptions for browser extensions. So it goes...

Screenshots

Proxy4 screens
Old Reddit1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Proxy at 4.5 against Old Reddit's 1.0. Proxy also leads on review sentiment (28% vs 0%) and ratings volume (76 vs 1). Old Reddit's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $2.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Proxy costs $2.99 and Old Reddit $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Proxy holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Proxy has 76 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of Proxy's written reviews are positive against 0% of Old Reddit's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Proxy versus Old Reddit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProxyOld Reddit
Price$2.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.5 (76 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews27.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings76 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB2 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperKonstantinos PapadakisMichael Flores

Customer experience

Proxy

All ratings77 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral2.6%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive27.8%
Neutral8.3%
Negative63.9%

Old Reddit

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Proxy

No in-app purchases

None

Old Reddit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Proxy free?
Proxy costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Old Reddit free?
Old Reddit costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Proxy or Old Reddit?
Proxy is rated higher. Proxy averages 4.5 out of 5 from 76 ratings, while Old Reddit averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Proxy or Old Reddit have ads?
Neither Proxy nor Old Reddit shows ads.

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