Comparison

Egern vs OpenSub

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

OpenSub

This app helps you visualize and manage your recurring bills and subscriptions. It provides clear, receipt-style summaries of your spending, with customizable reminders to avoid surprise renewals. Track active and ended subscriptions with ease.

Highlights
  • Recurring bill visualization
  • Subscription management
  • Renewal and trial reminders
  • Auto-import from App Store
  • Spending summaries
  • Archived subscription details
Features
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OpenSub turns your recurring bills into a clear, tactile receipt—so you actually see what you pay for. Designed for people who cancel trials on time and hate surprise renewals. Add subscriptions in seconds, switch between active and archived “tickets,” and open Analysis when you want the blunt numbers—or a little roast. WHAT YOU GET • Renewal and trial reminders you can tune in Settings • Auto-import from App Store links and quick logo lookup for websites • Spending views and shareable receipt-style summaries—save a snapshot to Photos when you want a record • Archive and lifecycle-friendly details for subscriptions you’ve ended • Appearance options and receipt branding for shares you’re proud of YOUR DATA OpenSub is built for local-first use on your iPhone (and iPad where supported). Your list stays yours. If you’re ready to stop guessing what hits your card each month, print your subscriptions with OpenSub.

Screenshots

Egern4 screens
OpenSub4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: OpenSub at 100% against Egern's 56%. OpenSub also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Egern's advantage is ratings volume (79 vs 2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Egern sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. OpenSub asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OpenSub holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Egern has 79 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Egern's written reviews are positive against 100% of OpenSub's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Egern ships an update every 2 weeks, OpenSub every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Egern versus OpenSub: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEgernOpenSub
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (79 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings79 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperByte CrossingShanghai Haishi Culture Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Egern

All ratings79 ratings
Positive78.5%
Neutral3.8%
Negative17.7%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive56.1%
Neutral4.9%
Negative39.0%

OpenSub

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Egern

One-time1
  • Unlock Pro$5.99
None

OpenSub

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Egern free?
Egern is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OpenSub free?
OpenSub is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Egern or OpenSub?
OpenSub is rated higher. Egern averages 4.2 out of 5 from 79 ratings, while OpenSub averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Egern or OpenSub have ads?
Neither Egern nor OpenSub shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Egern or OpenSub?
Egern ships an update every 2 weeks, and OpenSub every 3 weeks. Most recently, Egern was updated on September 22, 2026 and OpenSub on September 14, 2026.

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