Fair VPN vs MaxBms
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fair VPN
A free VPN client supporting advanced protocols like v2ray, shadowsocks, and trojan. It allows users to add configurations via link or QR code, test server latency, and browse content from sponsors.
- Supports v2ray, shadowsocks, trojan protocols
- Add VPN config by link or QR code
- Test and sort VPN latency
- Browser with swipe navigation
- Push notifications for updates
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Free VPN client that supports v2ray, vmess, vless, xtls, trojan, shadowsocks and shadowsocksR protocols. Browser features: - Read content from our sponsors. - Swipe from left or right edge to go back or forward. - Pull down from the top to refresh. - Get push notifications of latest updates. VPN features: - Add VPN config by link or QR code. - Get Free VPN from third parties. - Test VPN latency, sort by latency and delete failed VPN. - Toggle TLS allowInsecure in the VPN config.
MaxBms
Control and monitor your home appliances with this free smart home application. Easily discover and add network-based smart devices, program them, and create custom scenarios for seamless device interaction.
- Control and monitor home appliances
- Search and add network-based smart devices
- Device programming
- Create logical data exchange structures
- Connect devices
- Define scenarios
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This app is free application to control and monitor home appliances. Users can easily search and find network based smart devices and add them in the app. Device programming, create a logical structure for data exchange between nodes, connecting devices to each other and defining scenarios are some features of this app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Fair VPN at monthly against MaxBms's every 8 months. Fair VPN also leads on ratings volume (1.4K vs 3) and device support (4 vs 2). MaxBms's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 55%). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Fair VPN holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fair VPN has 1.4K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 55% of Fair VPN's written reviews are positive against 67% of MaxBms's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Fair VPN ships an update monthly, MaxBms every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fair VPN | MaxBms |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (1.4K ratings) — better | 4.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.9% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | UltraReach Internet Corp | Hossein Vaezy |
Customer experience
Fair VPN
MaxBms
Bugs and requests
Fair VPN
Reported bugs
3 issues- Immediate disconnection on M1 Macs
- Incompatibility with certain apps (e.g., Clubhouse)
- Subscription links not working
Requested features
4 requests- Add subscription link update option
- Support for more protocols (e.g., SSTP, KCP)
- Batch management of configurations
- Customizable settings (e.g., sort by ping, favorite servers)
MaxBms
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Fair VPN
No in-app purchases
MaxBms
No in-app purchases
