Kitsunebi vs Stash
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.
Stash
This app is a powerful rule-based proxy client for iOS, offering advanced network management. It supports multiple proxy protocols and features like JavaScript rewriting, MitM decryption, and on-demand connections. Easily route traffic based on domain, IP, or User-Agent for enhanced network control.
- Rule-based proxy client
- Multiple proxy protocol support
- JavaScript rewriting
- Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) decryption
- SSID Policy Groups
- On-Demand Connections
- Native UI dashboard
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Stash is the best choice for Clash rules on iOS! Full adaptation of Clash Premium configuration. Stash is a rule-based proxy client with multiple proxy protocol support. Support for Rule Set, JavaScript, HTTP Rewriting, MitM, SSID Policy Groups, On-Demand Connections and other new features. - Handle TCP / UDP / ICMP traffic and forward to any proxy server - Route traffic to different endpoint by rule of domain, IP-CIDR, or User-Agent - Support DNS over TCP / DNS over TLS / DNS over HTTPS - Native UI dashboard to display HTTP / HTTPS / TCP request - Support for Rewriting HTTP(S) requests using JavaScript - Decrypt HTTPS traffic with Man-in-the-Middle - Support for URL Rewrite - Fully IPv6 supports - Builtin DNS server with hostname mapping - Support for overriding some of the settings of the current configuration file using Override
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Stash at 4.4 against Kitsunebi's 3.4. Stash also leads on review sentiment (62% vs 46%) and chart position (#6 vs unranked). Kitsunebi's advantage is price ($4.99 vs $5.99) and iOS requirement (10.2 vs 16.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Stash $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Stash holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stash has 1.2K ratings behind it against 177, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Kitsunebi's written reviews are positive against 62% of Stash's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kitsunebi | Stash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 3.4 (177 ratings) | 4.4 (1.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.6% of reviews | 61.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 177 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #6 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 10.2 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 131 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kits Labs | STASH NETWORKS LIMITED |
Customer experience
Kitsunebi
Stash
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
Stash
From 1.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Stable and fast connection
- 💡 Comprehensive features
- 🚀 Efficient performance
- 🔒 Secure and private
- 👍 Simple and user-friendly
Room to improve
- 🐛 Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🐛 Frequent disconnections and reconnections
- 🐛 Subscription and activation problems
- 🐛 Unreliable VPN functionality
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
Stash
Reported bugs
5 issues- Corrupt VPN profile detection
- Inability to remember last used proxy mode
- Incompatibility with some subscription links
- Lack of support for certain protocols (e.g., vless, mkcp)
- Automatic mode switching issues
Requested features
5 requests- Support for latest protocols (e.g., reality, hysteria2)
- Customizable VPN profiles and settings
- Improved widget functionality
- Automatic reconnection on sleep/wake
- Detailed network usage statistics
In-app purchases
Kitsunebi
No in-app purchases
Stash
No in-app purchases
