Comparison

Quantumult X vs Hexy Watcher

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Hexy Watcher

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Hexy is the ideal app for anyone working in the BEAM ecosystem who wants to check their packages directly from iPhone. With Hexy you can: enter your Hex.pm username and automatically import packages published from your profile manually add libraries or packages to monitor view total downloads, daily downloads and recent updates clearly follow performance with sparkline charts and trends in package cards hide packages you don’t want to see and keep the interface clean sync settings and tracked packages via iCloud across all your Apple devices Hexy is designed to be: fast and lightweight, with a modern iOS design immediate and easy to use privacy-friendly: it does not collect analytics or telemetry No need to open the browser every time: you have the most important Hex.pm metrics always at hand, with smart updates and a compact overview of the packages that matter to you. If you want to keep track of the pace of your Gleam, Erlang or Elixir projects, Hexy is the perfect mobile tool to turn Hex.pm into a personal feed.

Screenshots

Quantumult X4 screens
Hexy Watcher3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hexy Watcher at Free against Quantumult X's $9.99. Quantumult X's advantage is chart position (#24 vs unranked) and device support (5 vs 2). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Hexy Watcher is free to download; Quantumult X costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quantumult X ships an update every 2 months, Hexy Watcher monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Quantumult X versus Hexy Watcher: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuantumult XHexy Watcher
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (1.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#24 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCross Utility LtdDaniele Scaratti

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

Hexy Watcher

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Quantumult X

No in-app purchases

None

Hexy Watcher

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Quantumult X free?
Quantumult X costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hexy Watcher free?
Hexy Watcher is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Quantumult X or Hexy Watcher have ads?
Neither Quantumult X nor Hexy Watcher shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quantumult X or Hexy Watcher?
Quantumult X ships an update every 2 months, and Hexy Watcher monthly. Most recently, Quantumult X was updated on October 17, 2026 and Hexy Watcher on October 2, 2026.

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