Stash vs Banana RSS Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stash
This app is a powerful rule-based proxy client for iOS, offering advanced network management. It supports multiple proxy protocols and features like JavaScript rewriting, MitM decryption, and on-demand connections. Easily route traffic based on domain, IP, or User-Agent for enhanced network control.
- Rule-based proxy client
- Multiple proxy protocol support
- JavaScript rewriting
- Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) decryption
- SSID Policy Groups
- On-Demand Connections
- Native UI dashboard
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Stash is the best choice for Clash rules on iOS! Full adaptation of Clash Premium configuration. Stash is a rule-based proxy client with multiple proxy protocol support. Support for Rule Set, JavaScript, HTTP Rewriting, MitM, SSID Policy Groups, On-Demand Connections and other new features. - Handle TCP / UDP / ICMP traffic and forward to any proxy server - Route traffic to different endpoint by rule of domain, IP-CIDR, or User-Agent - Support DNS over TCP / DNS over TLS / DNS over HTTPS - Native UI dashboard to display HTTP / HTTPS / TCP request - Support for Rewriting HTTP(S) requests using JavaScript - Decrypt HTTPS traffic with Man-in-the-Middle - Support for URL Rewrite - Fully IPv6 supports - Builtin DNS server with hostname mapping - Support for overriding some of the settings of the current configuration file using Override
Banana RSS Player
This app allows you to play audio and video content directly from RSS feeds. It supports enclosure media, making it easy to consume podcasts and video streams.
- Play RSS feed media
- Supports audio enclosures
- Supports video enclosures
- Enclosure media playback
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Play enclosure media (audio and video) from RSS feeds.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Stash at 4.4 against Banana RSS Player's 4.0. Stash also leads on ratings volume (1.2K vs 8) and chart position (#2 vs #190). Banana RSS Player's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $5.99) and device support (5 vs 3). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
Stash costs $5.99 and Banana RSS Player $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Stash holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stash has 1.2K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Stash's written reviews are positive against 50% of Banana RSS Player's.
Stash ships an update fortnightly, Banana RSS Player every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stash | Banana RSS Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.2K ratings) — better | 4.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.6% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #2 — better | #190 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | STASH NETWORKS LIMITED | 秀华 李 |
Customer experience
Stash
Banana RSS Player
Bugs and requests
Stash
Reported bugs
5 issues- Corrupt VPN profile detection
- Inability to remember last used proxy mode
- Incompatibility with some subscription links
- Lack of support for certain protocols (e.g., vless, mkcp)
- Automatic mode switching issues
Requested features
5 requests- Support for latest protocols (e.g., reality, hysteria2)
- Customizable VPN profiles and settings
- Improved widget functionality
- Automatic reconnection on sleep/wake
- Detailed network usage statistics
Banana RSS Player
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Stash
No in-app purchases
Banana RSS Player
No in-app purchases
Questions
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