Comparison

Kitsunebi vs Jamjams

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • V2Ray client
  • SOCKS, Shadowsocks, VMess support
  • TCP, KCP, WebSocket, HTTP(H2), QUIC transport
  • Rule-based routing
  • Control outgoing traffic
Features
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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.

About

Jamjams

This network utility connects your device to Shadowsocks and VMess proxy servers. It offers easy server management, connection quality monitoring, and smart routing options for TCP and UDP traffic.

Highlights
  • Shadowsocks and VMess protocol support
  • Manual and subscription server setup
  • Real-time speed graph
  • Server availability status
  • Smart traffic routing
  • TCP and UDP traffic proxying
Features
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Jamjams is a powerful network app, which allows your phone to create VPN tunnel through Shadowsocks, VLESS and VMess protocols. Features: * Support for Shadowsocks, VLESS and VMess protocols * Easy Server Management, you choose from manual server setups or use subscriptions for automatic updates. * Speed Graph: keep an eye on your connection quality with a user-friendly speed graph, making troubleshooting simple. * Server Availability Status: easily find out which servers are available for connection and which have issues. * Smart Routing: allows you to route traffic based on your preferences. * Transparently proxies both TCP and UDP traffic. Download now and connect reliably to your servers! --- This app doesn't collect any data from your device. We do not sell servers or services through this app.

Screenshots

Kitsunebi4 screens
Jamjams4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Jamjams at Free against Kitsunebi's $4.99. Jamjams also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.4) and review sentiment (71% vs 46%). Kitsunebi's advantage is ratings volume (177 vs 26) 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Jamjams is free to download; Kitsunebi costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Jamjams holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kitsunebi has 177 ratings behind it against 26, 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 71% of Jamjams's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kitsunebi ships an update fortnightly, Jamjams every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Kitsunebi versus Jamjams: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKitsunebiJamjams
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.4 (177 ratings)4.6 (26 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.6% of reviews70.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings177 — better26
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS10.2 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKits LabsJamjams

Customer experience

Kitsunebi

All ratings177 ratings
Positive60.5%
Neutral4.5%
Negative35.0%
Written reviews90 reviews
Positive45.6%
Neutral8.9%
Negative45.6%

Jamjams

All ratings26 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral3.8%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive70.6%
Neutral5.9%
Negative23.5%

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
Show 70 more
  • 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
Show 18 more
  • 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

Jamjams

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Kitsunebi

No in-app purchases

None

Jamjams

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kitsunebi free?
Kitsunebi costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Jamjams free?
Jamjams is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kitsunebi or Jamjams?
Jamjams is rated higher. Kitsunebi averages 3.4 out of 5 from 177 ratings, while Jamjams averages 4.6 from 26 ratings.
Do Kitsunebi or Jamjams have ads?
Neither Kitsunebi nor Jamjams shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kitsunebi or Jamjams?
Kitsunebi ships an update fortnightly, and Jamjams every 3 weeks. Most recently, Kitsunebi was updated on October 14, 2026 and Jamjams on October 14, 2026.

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