Comparison

NET vs Hiddify Proxy & VPN

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

Head to head
About

NET

Features
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NET-BOX app allows the user to manage and operate the NET-BOX via LAN, Bluetooth or WiFi using iOS devices. User can configure the NET-BOX, run tests, save results and connect it to R-Server. iOS version 14.x or later is required.

About

Hiddify Proxy & VPN

This open-source tunneling client provides a secure and efficient way to route all your traffic to a remote server. It supports various server configurations and offers features like automatic server selection and usage monitoring.

Highlights
  • User-friendly interface
  • Optimized and fast performance
  • Automatic lowest ping and load balancing
  • Usage information display
  • One-click sublink import
  • Easy user sublink switching
  • Supports multiple protocols and server types
Features
Currently charting
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Hiddify is an open source software available in https://github.com/hiddify/Hiddify-app with more than 26K stars in Github. The key goal of Hiddify is to provide a secure, user-friendly and efficient tunnelling client. It enables you to route all traffic to a remote server of your choose, utilising VPN-Service permission. Note: We do not provide any server; users are required to ensure their online activities stay private by using use their own self-hosted server or trusted servers. We support servers with: - Hiddify Profile - Normal V2ray/Xray Connection Profile Link - Clash Connection Profile Link - Sing-Box Connection Profile Link What is our unique features? - User Friendly - Optimized and Fast - Automatically select LowestPing , LoadBalance - Show user usage information - Easily import sublink by one click using deeplinking - Free and No ADS - Easily switch user sublinks - more and more Support: - XHTTP, Mieru, Naive, Wireguard - All Protocols supported by Sing-Box - VLESS + xtls reality, vision - VMESS - Trojan - ShoadowSocks - Reality - V2ray - Hystria2 - TUIC - SSH - ShadowTLS

Screenshots

NET3 screens
Hiddify Proxy & VPN4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: NET at every 2 months against Hiddify Proxy & VPN's every 12 months. NET also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.5). Hiddify Proxy & VPN's advantage is chart position (#201 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NET ships an update every 2 months, Hiddify Proxy & VPN every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
NET versus Hiddify Proxy & VPN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNETHiddify Proxy & VPN
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.4 (863 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—69.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—863 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
Best chart rank—#201 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB223 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVeEX IncHolistic Resilience

Bugs and requests

NET

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Hiddify Proxy & VPN

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on certain iOS versions
  • Connectivity issues on some devices

Requested features

2 requests
  • Control center integration
  • Background running mode

In-app purchases

None

NET

No in-app purchases

None

Hiddify Proxy & VPN

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NET free?
NET is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hiddify Proxy & VPN free?
Hiddify Proxy & VPN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NET or Hiddify Proxy & VPN have ads?
Neither NET nor Hiddify Proxy & VPN shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NET or Hiddify Proxy & VPN?
NET ships an update every 2 months, and Hiddify Proxy & VPN every 12 months. Most recently, NET was updated on November 7, 2026 and Hiddify Proxy & VPN on November 8, 2026.

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