Kitsunebi vs Pharos Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Pharos Pro
This app acts as a powerful proxy client, capturing and redirecting all device traffic through configurable proxy servers. It supports numerous protocols and offers features like policy mode and node testing for secure and anonymous internet browsing.
- Capture all HTTP/HTTPS/TCP traffic
- Redirect traffic to proxy servers
- Support for multiple proxy protocols (Trojan, Vmess, SS, etc.)
- Policy mode with Clash.Meta config
- Subscribe to proxy configurations
- Test node delay
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*THIS APPLICATION DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY SERVER SIDE SERVICE* Pharos Pro is a simple but powerful proxy client. You can configure which traffics route to proxy servers,Its core value is to provide the most secure proxy, The NEVPNManager API gives Pharos Pro the ability to create and manage a Personal proxy configuration on iOS. It can capture all HTTP/HTTPS/TCP traffic from any applications on your device, and redirect to an HTTP/SOCK5 proxy server following highly configurable rules. # Feature: Capture all HTTP/HTTPS/TCP traffic from any applications on your device,and redirect to an HTTP/SOCK5 proxy server following highly configurable rules. - Support protocol : Trojan,Vmess,Https,SS,SS-Simpleobfs,SSR,Trojan-Go,Xray,Hysteria,,Tuic,Anytls,mieru. - Support policy mode with Clash.Meta config. - Support Subscribe. - Support scan QR code. - Support custom node. - Support test delay of node. - Easy to use — just tap the connect button. - Fast, reliable access to the safety internet. # What can you do with a proxy client? - Enhance your online privacy and enable you to safely and anonymously browse the Internet. - Protect you when using a public WIFI hotspot. - Allows you to create a secure connection to another network over the Internet. #Notes: - Pharos Pro does not provide any server side services. Please setup your own servers. - Pharos Pro requires to add proxy Configurations to add your own proxy Configuration. - Pharos Pro is a client side application.No user data will be sent to our severs.More details are listed in https://pharospro.com/privacy-policy. # Privacy Policy: * When the user is in normal use, we will not log any logs related to the user. * Only when the app is crash, we will collect the necessary user connection and crash log. * Details: https://pharospro.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
Kitsunebi and Pharos Pro both sit at 3.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 64% of Pharos Pro's written reviews are positive against 46% of Kitsunebi's. Pharos Pro also leads on price ($2.99 vs $4.99). Kitsunebi's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (10.2 vs 15.0). On rating, ratings volume, 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
Kitsunebi costs $4.99 and Pharos Pro $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Kitsunebi holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 177 and 105 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 46% of Kitsunebi's written reviews are positive against 64% of Pharos Pro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Kitsunebi ships an update fortnightly, Pharos Pro every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kitsunebi | Pharos Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.4 (177 ratings) — better | 3.2 (105 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 45.6% of reviews | 63.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 177 — better | 105 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.2 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kits Labs | Pharos Limited Co.,Ltd |
Customer experience
Kitsunebi
Pharos Pro
User reviews
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
Pharos Pro
From 105 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and efficient
- 👍 Supports many protocols
- 👍 Compatible with Clash Meta
- 👍 Good UI and interface
- 👍 Fast speed
Room to improve
- 🐛 Broken after updates
- 🐛 Configuration lost after updates
- 🐛 Crashes on import
- 🐛 Cannot connect after upgrade
- 🐛 VPN disconnects quickly
Bugs and requests
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
Pharos Pro
Reported bugs
24 issues- Configuration lost after updates
- Crashes on import
- Cannot connect after upgrade
- VPN disconnects quickly
- Not working on Mac
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- Unusable
- Cannot import addresses
- Trojan protocol stops working
- No support for socks5
- Unstable connection
- Cannot use at all
- Configuration issues with Clash
- Proxy mode not working
- Cannot connect to VMess
- Widget bug: cannot toggle on/off
- App crashes occasionally on iOS 10.3.3
- Incompatible with older devices
- VPN connection unstable, switching between 4G and WiFi
- Clash configuration not working for Netflix split
- Update required error
- Cannot connect b/c update is needed despite it being the latest version
- Auto-update breaks connectivity
- VPN closes automatically after a few seconds
- Cannot enter tuic and hy2 protocols
Requested features
10 requests- Add select all option for deleting servers
- Add widget support
- Add dock function and night mode
- Add iCloud sync between devices
- Add websockets on vmess
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- Add support for certificates on Trojan
- Add IP address country icon for nodes
- Add speed test display
- Support for clash protocol
- Support for testflight application
In-app purchases
Kitsunebi
No in-app purchases
Pharos Pro
No in-app purchases
