Stash vs Sift
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
Sift
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Sift is a privacy-first SMS filtering app for iPhone, built to make your inbox quieter and easier to control. Sift uses the iOS message filtering extension to classify junk, promotions, and important notifications directly on your device. By default, filtering does not send message contents to a server. Your custom rules, local statistics, and on-device personalization stay on the device. Key features - On-device SMS classification for spam, promotions, verification codes, delivery updates, banking notices, travel alerts, and more - Custom sender or message-body rules - Category mapping that redirects selected categories to Promotions or Junk - Private statistics that count categories without storing message text - Optional sample contribution with an on-device redaction preview, export, and deletion controls - Sift Premium: a one-time purchase that unlocks an on-demand multilingual Transformer model Sift is not a fraud-prevention guarantee. SMS classification is probabilistic and can make mistakes. For payments, accounts, verification codes, or other important messages, always verify the original message and official channels.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Sift at Free against Stash's $5.99. Stash's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#3 vs unranked). On update cadence and ads 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
Sift is free to download; Stash costs $5.99 up front. Sift sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Stash asks for nothing beyond the download.
Stash ships an update fortnightly, Sift every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stash | Sift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.2K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #3 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | STASH NETWORKS LIMITED | 源鹏 廖 |
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
Sift
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Stash
No in-app purchases
Sift
- Sift Premium$0.99









