Quantumult X vs Kitsunebi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Quantumult X
This powerful network utility allows web developers to debug HTTP traffic and modify requests/responses. It also enables users to customize proxy settings, supporting various protocols and advanced filtering for network requests.
- HTTP request/response debugging
- MitM HTTP decryption
- HTTP rewrite for traffic modification
- Customized DNS settings
- Shadowsocks proxy support
- WebSocket and TLS proxying
- Customizable network request policies
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Quantumult completely rebuilt from scratch, and includes a lots of awesome new features! Quantumult X is a powerful network tool for web developers and users who need to customize their proxies. For web develpers: - HTTP activity can record the whole HTTP request and response including body(HTTP debug should be enabled). - The MitM HTTP decryption can work for the traffics from TUN interface(MitM should be enabled). - HTTP rewrite with URL 302/307 redirect or request header/body modification or response header/body modification(Rewrite should be enabled). - Customized DNS settings for specific domains(IPv4 or IPv6), only can be edited in configuration profile. For users who need to customize their proxies: - Supports shadowsocks proxy protocol. - Supports shadowsocks with obfs-tls or obfs-http plugins. - Supports shadowsocks over websocket and tls(server side should be deployed by v2ray-core). - Supports UDP relay if the server supports it. - Supports different policies for network request by using customized filters(host, host suffix, host keyword...). Privacy Policy: https://quantumult.app/x/privacy/ Contact Us: support@quantumult.app
Kitsunebi
Browse the internet more safely and easily with this versatile proxy utility. It functions as a full-featured V2Ray client, supporting multiple proxy and transport protocols. Advanced rule-based routing gives you granular control over your outgoing internet traffic.
- V2Ray client
- SOCKS, Shadowsocks, VMess support
- TCP, KCP, WebSocket, HTTP(H2), QUIC transport
- Rule-based routing
- Control outgoing traffic
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A versatile proxy utility that helps you browser the internet safer and easier. It's a fully-featured V2Ray client, supports SOCKS, Shadowsocks and VMess proxy protocols, with TCP/KCP/WebSocket/HTTP(H2)/QUIC as transport protocols. It's rule-based, allows you control outgoing traffic easily by adding routing rules.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Quantumult X at 3.8 against Kitsunebi's 3.4. Quantumult X also leads on ratings volume (1.6K vs 177) and chart position (#17 vs unranked). Kitsunebi's advantage is price ($4.99 vs $9.99) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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
Quantumult X costs $9.99 and Kitsunebi $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Quantumult X holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Quantumult X has 1.6K ratings behind it against 177, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Quantumult X's written reviews are positive against 46% of Kitsunebi's.
Quantumult X ships an update every 2 months, Kitsunebi fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Quantumult X | Kitsunebi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $4.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (1.6K ratings) — better | 3.4 (177 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.1% of reviews — better | 45.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 177 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #17 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cross Utility Ltd | Kits Labs |
Customer experience
Quantumult X
Kitsunebi
User reviews
Quantumult X
From 1.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and efficient
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 🔒 Robust security features
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 📉 Lack of updates and new features
Kitsunebi
From 177 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Best v2ray client for iOS
- 🚀 Supports UDP forwarding
- 👍 Good for customizable proxy needs
- 👍 Can see blocked websites
- 👍 Can use specified DNS
Room to improve
- 🐛 Unstable connections and frequent disconnections
- 🐛 Poor performance and slow speeds
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 VPN connection drops
- 🐛 Cannot connect on jailbroken devices
Bugs and requests
Quantumult X
Reported bugs
3 issues- Issues with iOS 18 certificate installation
- Incompatibility with system VPN
- Rewrite and MITM functions not working as expected
Requested features
4 requests- Support for new protocols like Hysteria2 and VLESS
- Remote access and node switching
- Widgets for quick access
- Batch speed testing for multiple nodes
Kitsunebi
Reported bugs
75 issues- Cannot read configs properly on iPhone
- Cannot work as a VPN on iPhone
- Local share not found or enabled
- App not updated
- App stopped working as proxy
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- JSON configuration does not work with dokodemo-door
- v2ray-core version is outdated
- Latest v2ray core version adds breaking new features
- App crashes under high throughput during Speedtest
- Performance is poor
- Connection crashes
- Direct connection cannot access external network
- Does not support aes-256-gcm
- 5 months without updates
- iOS12 causes phone to disconnect from network
- Speedtest is slow and disconnects
- Unstable and performance really bad
- App not maintained
- Developer seems to have abandoned the project
- Cannot work on tcp
- App has stopped updating
- Direct connection cannot access external network
- Does not support aes-256-gcm
- 5 months without updates
- iOS12 causes phone to disconnect from network
- Speedtest is slow and disconnects
- Unstable and performance really bad
- App not maintained
- Developer seems to have abandoned the project
- Cannot work on tcp
- App has stopped updating
- App crashes
- VPN cannot be turned off in system settings
- Unresponsive, cannot connect to VPN
- VPN connection is very unstable
- Frequently switches between on and off
- Wi-Fi disconnects when service is enabled
- Screen off causes Wi-Fi to disconnect
- Cannot connect on jailbroken device
- No logs left on jailbroken device
- QUIC not working
- QR code recognition not working
- Widget logs not scrolling
- Widget shows loading errors
- Cannot install for iPad
- Buggy
- Cannot import/export Vmess link
- Cannot share with QRCode
- UI is ugly
- Repeated purchases required
- Cannot use with cellular
- VPN auto-reconnect and disconnect, stuck in a loop
- Slow speed compared to Android v2rayNg
- Network errors during speed tests
- Tap switch from widget opens the app instead of just enabling/disabling
- App crashes
- Wi-Fi disconnects when service is enabled
- Screen off causes Wi-Fi to disconnect
- Cannot connect on jailbroken device
- No logs left on jailbroken device
- QUIC not working
- QR code recognition not working
- Widget logs not scrolling
- Widget shows loading errors
- Cannot install for iPad
- Buggy
- Cannot import/export Vmess link
- Cannot share with QRCode
- UI is ugly
- Repeated purchases required
- Cannot use with cellular
- VPN auto-reconnect and disconnect, stuck in a loop
- Slow speed compared to Android v2rayNg
- Network errors during speed tests
- Tap switch from widget opens the app instead of just enabling/disabling
Requested features
23 requests- Add Apple TV app support
- Local share or LAN share
- Update v2ray core to newest version
- Add v2fly support
- Add more nodes from USA and Canada
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- Add dark mode
- Add load balancing
- Add on-demand connection like Shadowrocket
- Add Websocket transport for Shadowsocks
- Add rc4-md5 encryption for Shadowsocks
- Add iOS13 dark mode
- Update to support vless protocol
- Update to support tls1.3
- Update to support AES-256-GCM
- Update to support latest v2ray
- Add support for Android updates
- Add dark mode
- Fix configuration issues with dokodemo-door
- Add on-demand connection
- Add load balancing
- Add dark mode for iOS13
- Add Websocket transport for Shadowsocks
- Add rc4-md5 encryption for Shadowsocks
In-app purchases
Quantumult X
No in-app purchases
Kitsunebi
No in-app purchases
