Comparison

Egern vs Payload

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

Head to head
About

Egern

This app is a powerful network analysis tool for proxying, intercepting, and modifying network traffic. It offers comprehensive recording of various protocols and supports extensive rule types for flexible traffic management. Users can decrypt HTTPS, rewrite URLs and headers, and utilize JavaScript for custom operations.

Highlights
  • Network traffic recording (TCP, UDP, DNS, HTTP)
  • Extensive rule types for traffic control
  • Multiple proxy protocol support
  • HTTPS traffic decryption
  • URL and header rewriting
  • JavaScript for custom operations
  • iCloud configuration sync
Features
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Egern is a feature-rich and powerful networking tool, specifically designed for proxying, intercepting, and modifying network traffic. Key features include: · Comprehensive recording of TCP, UDP, DNS, and HTTP network traffic. · Support for a wide range of rule types: domain, domain keywords, domain suffix, domain regular expressions, domain wildcard, geo-location, IPv4/IPv6 CIDR, URL regular expressions, logical, protocol, user-agent, rule sets, and default rules. · Flexible policy group options: selection, automatic testing, fallback, load balancing, and external policies. · Support for multiple proxy protocols: HTTP, SOCKS5, Shadowsocks, Trojan, Hysteria2, TUIC, Vless, and Vmess. · Effortlessly decrypt HTTPS traffic using Man-in-the-Middle attack techniques. · URL rewriting capabilities, allowing you to freely customize network requests. · Highly customizable request and response header rewriting functionality. · Versatile request and response content rewriting abilities. · Utilize JavaScript to provide customized operations on request and response data. · Support for local HTTP proxy server and local SOCKS5 proxy server to meet various networking needs. · DNS forwarding rules can proxy traffic to servers that support DoH, DoT, and DoQ protocols. · Sync configuration information across devices with iCloud, ensuring consistent network settings anywhere, anytime. As your ultimate network management tool, Egern helps you easily navigate various network environments and achieve efficient network control and debugging. Whether you're a network security expert, developer, or simply interested in network management, Egern will become an indispensable tool. Experience the powerful features of Egern and create your own exclusive networking environment today! Twitter: https://twitter.com/byteallen

About

Payload

Share files of any size instantly between devices on your local network or over the internet. Supports cross-platform transfers with end-to-end encryption and original quality preservation. Resumable transfers handle interruptions seamlessly.

Highlights
  • Nearby LAN transfers
  • Online unthrottled transfers
  • Cross-platform support
  • No file size limits
  • Original file quality
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Resumable transfers
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NEARBY TRANSFERS Automatically discover other devices in your local network - incredible LAN speeds. ONLINE TRANSFERS Unthrottled Gbps+ transfers, as fast as your internet allows. Connect your friends with a simple link. ALL YOUR DEVICES Cross-platform app for all mobile and desktop devices. NO SIZE LIMITS Terabytes of media? No problem. Perfect for video editors, photographers, and creatives. ORIGINAL QUALITY Your files stay exactly as they are—no compression, no compromises. END-TO-END ENCRYPTION No one else can access your files, not even us. RESUMABLE TRANSFERS Spotty network? Disk full? No worries, transfers are paused and resume automatically.

Screenshots

Egern4 screens
Payload3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Payload at 100% against Egern's 57%. Payload also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Egern's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (84 vs 1). On price 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. Egern sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Payload asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Payload holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Egern has 84 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Egern's written reviews are positive against 100% of Payload's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Egern ships an update every 2 weeks, Payload every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Egern versus Payload: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEgernPayload
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (84 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings84 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperByte CrossingJohn Didrik Nordstroem

Customer experience

Egern

All ratings79 ratings
Positive78.5%
Neutral3.8%
Negative17.7%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive56.8%
Neutral4.5%
Negative38.6%

Payload

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Egern

One-time1
  • Unlock Pro$5.99
None

Payload

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Egern free?
Egern is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Payload free?
Payload is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Egern or Payload?
Payload is rated higher. Egern averages 4.2 out of 5 from 84 ratings, while Payload averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Egern or Payload have ads?
Payload shows ads; Egern does not.
Which is updated more often, Egern or Payload?
Egern ships an update every 2 weeks, and Payload every 6 weeks. Most recently, Egern was updated on October 24, 2026 and Payload on October 9, 2026.

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