Potatso 2 vs SocksSSH
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Various supported proxy types
- Custom Network Rules
- Custom DNS
- Multiple Profiles
- Network Request Log
- iCloud Sync
- Today Widget
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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
SocksSSH
Create secure SSH tunnels with SOCKS5 proxy support. This tool helps system administrators and developers establish stable connections, route traffic through tunnels, and monitor network activity for debugging.
- Secure SSH tunnel creation
- SOCKS5 proxy support
- Intuitive connection interface
- Network traffic routing
- Detailed connection logs
- Traffic monitoring and debugging
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SocksSSH is a tool for creating secure SSH tunnels with SOCKS5 proxy support, specifically designed for system administrators and developers. The app allows you to: - Establish stable SSH connections to your servers with an intuitive interface. - Configure a local SOCKS5 proxy to route network traffic through the SSH tunnel. - Maintain detailed logs of requests and connections, helping to quickly identify and resolve network issues. - Monitor traffic activity and perform thorough debugging of network connections.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SocksSSH at Free against Potatso 2's $2.99. SocksSSH also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.1). Potatso 2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (77 vs 4). On update cadence, 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
SocksSSH is free to download; Potatso 2 costs $2.99 up front. SocksSSH sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Potatso 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.
SocksSSH holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Potatso 2 has 77 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Potatso 2 ships an update weekly, SocksSSH every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Potatso 2 | SocksSSH |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.1 (77 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #142 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Potatso Lab LTD | MAKING-APP, TOO |
In-app purchases
Potatso 2
No in-app purchases
SocksSSH
- Pro Version$24.99
