PKU Gateway vs Stash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PKU Gateway
This app provides easy access to the Peking University campus network for students and staff. It allows users to connect, manage connections, pay network fees, reset passwords, and receive important notifications. Available in English and Chinese for iOS devices.
- Easy campus network connection
- Manage and disconnect connections
- Pay campus network fees
- Reset network passwords
- Read campus network notifications
- Supports Chinese and English
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PKU Gateway is a free app that allows users in the campus of Peking University to easily access the campus network. It is developed and maintained by Computer Center of Peking University. This app supports both Chinese and English languages. It can run on iPhone and iPad. Why use this app: * Easily connect to PKU Gateway. * Display all connections and disconnect them. * Pay campus network usage fees. * Reset passwords using cell phones registered at Computer Center. * Read notifications of the campus network. * May be added to iPhone and iPad's Notification Center's Today view (iOS 8 or later). Developers: Jia Yang, Xiaonan Li, Yang Zhang, Hanyu Liu Thanks to Cody Abbey from Yenching Academy of Peking University for helping with localizing this app. Helpline: 010-62751023 Email: netinfo@pku.edu.cn Computer Center Science Buildings No. 1, Peking University
Stash
This app is a powerful rule-based proxy client for iOS, offering advanced network management. It supports multiple proxy protocols and features like JavaScript rewriting, MitM decryption, and on-demand connections. Easily route traffic based on domain, IP, or User-Agent for enhanced network control.
- Rule-based proxy client
- Multiple proxy protocol support
- JavaScript rewriting
- Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) decryption
- SSID Policy Groups
- On-Demand Connections
- Native UI dashboard
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Stash is the best choice for Clash rules on iOS! Full adaptation of Clash Premium configuration. Stash is a rule-based proxy client with multiple proxy protocol support. Support for Rule Set, JavaScript, HTTP Rewriting, MitM, SSID Policy Groups, On-Demand Connections and other new features. - Handle TCP / UDP / ICMP traffic and forward to any proxy server - Route traffic to different endpoint by rule of domain, IP-CIDR, or User-Agent - Support DNS over TCP / DNS over TLS / DNS over HTTPS - Native UI dashboard to display HTTP / HTTPS / TCP request - Support for Rewriting HTTP(S) requests using JavaScript - Decrypt HTTPS traffic with Man-in-the-Middle - Support for URL Rewrite - Fully IPv6 supports - Builtin DNS server with hostname mapping - Support for overriding some of the settings of the current configuration file using Override
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PKU Gateway at Free against Stash's $5.99. PKU Gateway also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). Stash's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 2). 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
PKU Gateway is free to download; Stash costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PKU Gateway holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stash has 1.2K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
PKU Gateway ships an update every 2 months, Stash every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PKU Gateway | Stash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.4 (1.2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 61.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #4 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peking University | STASH NETWORKS LIMITED |
Customer experience
PKU Gateway
Stash
Bugs and requests
PKU Gateway
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Stash
Reported bugs
5 issues- Corrupt VPN profile detection
- Inability to remember last used proxy mode
- Incompatibility with some subscription links
- Lack of support for certain protocols (e.g., vless, mkcp)
- Automatic mode switching issues
Requested features
5 requests- Support for latest protocols (e.g., reality, hysteria2)
- Customizable VPN profiles and settings
- Improved widget functionality
- Automatic reconnection on sleep/wake
- Detailed network usage statistics
In-app purchases
PKU Gateway
No in-app purchases
Stash
No in-app purchases
