VMLocation vs BrookFirewall
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VMLocation
This utility allows you to send test GPS location data to your device via Bluetooth. It's designed for developers and testers to simulate GPS signals for app development and debugging.
- Send test GPS location data
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Device simulation
- App development tool
- Debugging aid
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VMLocation is an application which can send test GPS location data to device by bluetooth.
BrookFirewall
Easily block specific websites and service domains to enhance your privacy and control data usage. This utility offers a simple setup with instant effects, requiring no jailbreak for immediate protection.
- Block specific websites
- Block service domains
- Simple setup
- Instant effect
- No jailbreak required
- Protect privacy
- Control data usage
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A professional network proxy and traffic debugging tool designed for advanced users and developers. 【Key Features】 • Multi-Protocol Support: support for modern protocols including VLESS, VMess, and Trojan. • Custom Domain Routing: Manually configure flexible routing rules (Domain, IP-CIDR, GeoIP) to precisely manage and direct your traffic. • Secure DNS Resolution: Supports custom DNS and DoH (DNS over HTTPS) to prevent DNS poisoning and safeguard privacy. • MITM Traffic Inspection & Scripting (Beta): Inspect encrypted HTTPS traffic with MITM analysis and custom scripts for API testing, URL rewriting, and debugging.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BrookFirewall at 4.0 against VMLocation's 3.1. BrookFirewall also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). VMLocation's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (68 vs 6). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BrookFirewall holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VMLocation has 68 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of VMLocation's written reviews are positive against 50% of BrookFirewall's.
VMLocation ships an update every 10 days, BrookFirewall monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VMLocation | BrookFirewall |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (68 ratings) | 4.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.2% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 68 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HowHi Lin | Brook Design, LLC |
Customer experience
VMLocation
BrookFirewall
In-app purchases
VMLocation
No in-app purchases
BrookFirewall
No in-app purchases
