Comparison

Potatso 2 vs Chute

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

Head to head
About

Potatso 2

Enhance your network experience on iOS with a powerful networking tool. It offers advanced features like custom rules, DNS settings, and multiple profiles to optimize your connections.

Highlights
  • Various supported proxy types
  • Custom Network Rules
  • Custom DNS
  • Multiple Profiles
  • Network Request Log
  • iCloud Sync
  • Today Widget
Features
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Potatso is an ultimate networking tool for iOS platform. It helps improve your network experience with a lot of functionalities support. ====== Feature ====== - Various supported proxy types - Custom Network Rules - Custom DNS - Multiple Profile - Network Request Log - iCloud Sync - Cellar/Wi-Fi support - Today Widget ====== About ====== Manual: https://manual.potatso.com For app-use related feedback, please post through "Feedback" inside the app Other questions please contact on hi@potatso.com

About

Chute

This network toolbox offers advanced proxy capabilities for iOS devices. It supports various proxy protocols and allows for traffic interception and logging. Ideal for power users seeking comprehensive network control.

Highlights
  • Advanced proxy experience on iOS
  • Full DNS and proxy server support
  • Network traffic interception and logging
  • Flexible rule system for traffic routing
  • Supports multiple proxy protocols (HTTP, SOCKS5, Shadowsocks, etc.)
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Chute turns your iPhone and iPad into a complete network workstation: a rule-based proxy client, an HTTPS debugging proxy, and a full DNS stack — all running on a network engine written from scratch for Apple platforms. Switch it on once and the whole device is behind the proxy. Every connection your apps make can be inspected, routed, rewritten, or blocked by rules you wrote. SYSTEM-WIDE PROXY • Chute VIF — a transparent virtual interface on a custom TCP/IP stack, no per-app setup • Local HTTP and SOCKS5 servers for the other devices on your network • Hot reload — edit rules, DNS, and scripts without dropping a single connection • On-demand activation, per-Wi-Fi behavior, and persistence across reboots 17 PROXY PROTOCOLS HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS5, SOCKS5 over TLS, Shadowsocks (AEAD, AEGIS, and 2022), ShadowsocksR, VMess, VLESS, Trojan, TUIC v5, Hysteria2, WireGuard, AmneziaWG, AnyTLS, ShadowTLS, MASQUE, and SSH tunneling — plus a built-in Tailscale client. Transport and TLS: XTLS Vision, REALITY, XHTTP, uTLS fingerprinting, ECH, and X25519MLKEM768 post-quantum key exchange. 30 RULE TYPES • DOMAIN, DOMAIN-SUFFIX, DOMAIN-KEYWORD, DOMAIN-WILDCARD, DOMAIN-REGEX • IP-CIDR, IP-CIDR6, GEOIP, IP-ASN, SUBNET — match on Wi-Fi SSID, BSSID, or router • SRC-IP, SRC-PORT, DEST-PORT, IN-PORT, IN-TYPE, IN-USER, IN-NAME • PROCESS-NAME, PROCESS-PATH, PROCESS-NAME-REGEX, USER-AGENT, URL-REGEX • PROTOCOL, HOSTNAME-TYPE, and AND / OR / NOT for composite conditions • RULE-SET and DOMAIN-SET with remote subscriptions and auto-update • SCRIPT for the cases a rule alone cannot express POLICY GROUPS • URL-Test — always ride the lowest-latency node • Fallback — automatic failover the moment a node degrades • Load Balance — round-robin, consistent hash, or sticky sessions • SSID — switch policy automatically by Wi-Fi network • Select — take the wheel manually whenever you want it MODERN DNS • DoH, DoH3, DoQ, DoT, and plain DNS — a different resolver per domain if you want • FakeDNS for fast, leak-free routing decisions • EDNS Client Subnet, negative caching, custom hosts, and full query logs TRAFFIC INSPECTION • Capture HTTP, HTTPS, and DNS live, with full headers and bodies • HTTPS decryption scoped to exactly the hosts and paths you choose • URL rewrite, header rewrite, and JSONPath body rewrite • Local mock responses for offline work and edge-case testing • Real-time throughput charts, per-connection detail, and traffic accounting SCRIPTING AND MODULES • A JavaScript engine for requests, responses, DNS resolution, and scheduled tasks • A persistent store, an HTTP client, and notification APIs available to your scripts • Modules package rules, rewrites, and scripts into one installable file BRING YOUR EXISTING SETUP • Import Clash and sing-box profiles from a subscription URL, a file, or over Wi-Fi • Remote subscriptions with automatic update • Pair with Chute Dashboard, a free Mac app, to inspect iPhone traffic over Wi-Fi or USB BUILT FOR DAILY USE • Home Screen widget, Control Center control, and a Notification Center toggle • Face ID / Touch ID lock • Picture in Picture traffic monitor FREE AND PAID The proxy engine, the rule engine, the DNS stack, and the live dashboard are free to use with one configuration. A single one-time purchase — no subscription — adds multiple switchable configurations, iCloud sync, HTTPS decryption, traffic recording for Chute Dashboard, local server control, the Picture in Picture monitor, and Always On. One purchase covers up to 3 iPhone or iPad devices and 3 Apple TV devices. Chute does not operate proxy servers and does not provide network access on its own — you bring your own server or a service you already use. Traffic and logs stay on your device. Chute collects no browsing data and sells nothing to anyone.

Screenshots

Potatso 24 screens
Chute2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Chute at Free against Potatso 2's $2.99. Potatso 2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (54% vs 20%). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Chute is free to download; Potatso 2 costs $2.99 up front. Chute sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Potatso 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Potatso 2 ships an update weekly, Chute every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Potatso 2 versus Chute: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPotatso 2Chute
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.1 (77 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews53.7% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings77 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPotatso Lab LTDS. Smart Rabbit LLC

Customer experience

Potatso 2

All ratings77 ratings
Positive46.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative44.2%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive53.7%
Neutral8.5%
Negative37.8%

Chute

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

In-app purchases

None

Potatso 2

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Chute

One-time1
  • Chute iOS Full Feature$3.99

Questions

Is Potatso 2 free?
Potatso 2 costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chute free?
Chute is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Potatso 2 or Chute have ads?
Neither Potatso 2 nor Chute shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Potatso 2 or Chute?
Potatso 2 ships an update weekly, and Chute every 3 months. Most recently, Potatso 2 was updated on October 14, 2026 and Chute on October 3, 2026.

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