Comparison

Egern vs sing

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

sing

A versatile proxy platform designed for universal connectivity. It enables users to manage and route network traffic efficiently across various devices and services.

Highlights
  • Universal proxy management
  • Efficient network traffic routing
  • Cross-device connectivity
  • Proxy platform functionality
Features
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The universal proxy platform.

Screenshots

Egern4 screens
sing3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: sing at 93% against Egern's 57%. sing also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (4.6 vs 4.2). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

sing holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 79 and 122 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Egern's written reviews are positive against 93% of sing's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Egern ships an update every 2 weeks, sing every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Egern versus sing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEgernsing
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (79 ratings)4.6 (122 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.8% of reviews92.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings79122 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS1615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB94 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperByte CrossingMetamerism LLC

Customer experience

Egern

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

sing

All ratings122 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral1.6%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Egern

One-time1
  • Unlock Pro$5.99
None

sing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Egern free?
Egern is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is sing free?
sing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Egern or sing?
sing is rated higher. Egern averages 4.2 out of 5 from 79 ratings, while sing averages 4.6 from 122 ratings.
Do Egern or sing have ads?
Neither Egern nor sing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Egern or sing?
Egern ships an update every 2 weeks, and sing every 9 days. Most recently, Egern was updated on October 21, 2026 and sing on October 17, 2026.

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