CarbitLink vs Streisand
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CarbitLink
This app mirrors your phone's screen to your car's display, offering features like online navigation, music, and video playback for an enhanced driving experience. It also includes essential in-car functions for safer and more convenient travel.
- Phone screen projection to car
- Online navigation with route planning
- Online music streaming
- Online video playback
- Local music playback
- Phone call integration
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CarbitLink is an in-vehicle assistant that supports screen projection from your phone to your car. Convenient interconnection and excellent in-car functions can give you the best driving experience. Key features Online Navigation: Plan the most reasonable travel route for you based on your precise positioning and current road conditions Online Music: You can listen to tons of online albums and songs anytime Online Video: Under the premise of ensuring driving safety, you can watch the most popular news, sports, music, games, fashion and other videos CarbitLink also provides common in-car features such as local music and phone calls to help you drive better. Note:If you subscribe via Apple,payment will be charged to App Store Account at confirmation of purchase.Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.Accout will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the rate of the selected plan.Subscriptions and auto-renewal may be managed by going to Account settings after purchase. Auto-renewing subscriptions Online Music: -- In-car online music as a bonus Auto-renewing subscriptions Online Navigation: -- CarbitMap Online Navigation -- HD satellite map -- Real-time traffic and camera alerts -- In-car online music as a bonus Service terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/carbitlink-privacy-policy-id/home We look forward to receiving your feedback. If you have any suggestions or questions, please contact us via the following email: support.ec@carbit.com.cn
Streisand
This application provides a flexible client for managing proxy servers with a user-friendly interface. It supports a wide range of protocols and offers advanced features like rule-based setup and custom DNS. Your network activity data remains private on your device.
- Rule-based proxy setup
- Compatibility with various protocols
- Custom DNS support
- VLESS (Reality)
- VMess
- Trojan
- Shadowsocks
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Streisand is an app that helps you use proxy servers. It has a user-friendly interface and useful features. Key features: 1. Rule-based Proxy Setup. 2. Compatibility with Various Protocols. 3. Custom DNS Support. Supported Protocols: - VLESS(Reality) - VMess - Trojan - Shadowsocks - Socks - SSH - Hysteria(V2) - TUIC - Wireguard This app doesn't collect your network activity data. All your data stays on your device and is never uploaded to our server. Please note that this application does not offer VPN services for sale. You need to create or purchase your own servers. Also, make sure to follow local laws while using this app. Terms of Services: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://streisand.pages.dev/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Streisand at 55% against CarbitLink's 5%. Streisand also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 7). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. CarbitLink sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Streisand asks for nothing beyond the download.
Streisand holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Streisand has 2.1K ratings behind it against 171, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 5% of CarbitLink's written reviews are positive against 55% of Streisand's.
CarbitLink ships an update every 2 months, Streisand every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CarbitLink | Streisand |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (171 ratings) | 4.4 (2.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 5.1% of reviews | 54.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 171 | 2.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #200 — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 亿连(武汉)科技有限公司 | ARCADIA ODYSSEY INC. |
Customer experience
CarbitLink
Streisand
User reviews
CarbitLink
From 171 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Good application
- 🚀 Nice and fast
- 🚀 Works as expected on Geely
Room to improve
- 🐛 The new update made the sound system very bad
- 🐛 Useless and deceitful app
- 🐛 Terrible app
- 🐛 Garbage app
- 🐛 Netflix doesn't work
Streisand
From 2.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth, fast, and user-friendly
- 👍 Great UI and intuitive design
- 🔒 Robust security features
- 🔥 Cutting-edge protocols and features
- 💯 Reliable and stable performance
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent disconnections and connection issues
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 📢 Disruptive ads
- 🤔 Confusing UI elements (start/stop buttons)
- 🔍 Latency test not working on custom configs
Bugs and requests
CarbitLink
Reported bugs
6 issues- Apple Music not working
- Mirroring not working after update
- Can't register the app
- Doesn't work on iOS 16 and newer
- Doesn't work with iPhone
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- Crashes on launch
Requested features
2 requests- Add support for Google Maps or Waze
- Add ability to add apps
Streisand
Reported bugs
5 issues- Incompatibility with iOS 17
- Inability to edit local profiles after first edit
- Notification issues (blocking app notifications)
- Connectivity problems with certain apps (Instagram, WhatsApp)
- Sudden disconnections and inability to reconnect
Requested features
9 requests- Add auto-selection of best configuration based on ping
- Implement auto-connect and auto-reconnect functionality
- Allow manual addition of websites for routing
- Add option to disable STUN to prevent IP leaks
- Enhance DNS handling for better performance
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- Implement URL scheme for easy VPN control
- Add UDPGW support for SSH connections
- Provide subscription link import via QR code
- Improve subscription management (refresh, delete, etc.)
In-app purchases
CarbitLink
- Music1 Month trial$1.991 Month
- Navigation1 Month trial$2.991 Month
- Google maps Navigation1 Month trial$2.991 Month
- Mapbox_Trial$0.99
- Mapbox_Month$2.99
- Mapbox_Quarter$8.99
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- Mapbox_Year$28.99
Streisand
No in-app purchases
