Quantumult X vs AppEx CloudWAN
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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
AppEx CloudWAN
Access an enterprise-grade SD-WAN solution for stable, flexible, secure, and fast network services. This cost-effective solution leverages SDN and WAN optimization technologies.
- Access CloudWAN network
- Enterprise-grade SD-WAN
- SDN powered
- WAN optimization
- Stable network service
- Secure network service
- Cost-effective solution
Read full descriptionHide full description
With the App, you can get access to ClouldWAN network. CloudWAN is an Enterprise-Grade SD-WAN solution powered by SDN and WAN optimization technologies which can deliver a more stable, flexible, secure and faster Enterprise WAN service in a cost-effective way.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AppEx CloudWAN at 100% against Quantumult X's 50%. AppEx CloudWAN also leads on price (Free vs $9.99) and rating (4.8 vs 3.8). Quantumult X's advantage is ratings volume (1.6K vs 6) and chart position (#26 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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
AppEx CloudWAN is free to download; Quantumult X costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AppEx CloudWAN holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Quantumult X has 1.6K ratings behind it against 6, 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 100% of AppEx CloudWAN's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Quantumult X | AppEx CloudWAN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (1.6K ratings) | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #26 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cross Utility Ltd | AppEx Networks Corporation |
Customer experience
Quantumult X
AppEx CloudWAN
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
AppEx CloudWAN
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Quantumult X
No in-app purchases
AppEx CloudWAN
No in-app purchases
