Egern vs AegisClient
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
AegisClient
This app provides a rule-based VPN client for iOS, enabling secure network tunnels through custom configurations. It supports various VPN/proxy protocols and offers flexible traffic routing options. Users can import configurations and monitor real-time connection statistics.
- Rule-based VPN client
- Multiple VPN/proxy protocol support
- Custom traffic routing
- Global and rule-based modes
- Real-time traffic statistics
- Import configurations via URL
- Automatic latency testing
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AegisClient is a rule-based VPN client for iOS that establishes secure network tunnels via the iOS Network Extension framework. Features: • VPN tunnel via iOS NEPacketTunnelProvider • Support for multiple VPN/proxy protocols with custom configurations • Rule-based traffic routing (domain, domain suffix, keyword, IP CIDR) • Global and rule-based modes with one-tap switching • Real-time traffic statistics and connection speed • Chain proxy support (SOCKS5 / HTTP) • Import configurations via URL or manually • Automatic latency testing and server selection • Multi-language support: English, 简体中文, 繁體中文, 日本語, 한국어, Русский, Tiếng Việt • Clean, modern UI Users provide their own VPN server configurations; the app does not include in-app purchases and does not operate any servers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Egern at 57% against AegisClient's 0%. Egern also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (79 vs 11). AegisClient's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Egern sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AegisClient asks for nothing beyond the download.
Egern holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Egern has 79 ratings behind it against 11, 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 0% of AegisClient's.
Egern ships an update every 2 weeks, AegisClient every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Egern | AegisClient |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (79 ratings) — better | 3.5 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 79 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 113 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Byte Crossing | IK MANAGMENT |
Customer experience
Egern
AegisClient
In-app purchases
Egern
- Unlock Pro$5.99
AegisClient
No in-app purchases









