VilaNet vs Pawdoll
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VilaNet
This app offers robust security and privacy protection through multi-point encryption. It ensures licensed and compliant operation with comprehensive encryption to safeguard user data. Advanced features like multi-device connection and peak optimization are available via subscription.
- Multi-point encryption technology
- Privacy protection
- Licensed and compliant operation
- Multi-device connection
- Peak optimization
- High speed and stability
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Security First Multi-point encryption technology to prevent malicious tracking Privacy Protection Licensed and compliant operation. Comprehensive encryption to protect customer privacy Multi-device connection | Peak optimization (subscription required) Affordable pricing | Quick and efficient (subscription required) High speed and stability | Perfect service (subscription required) — Privacy Policy: https://vilavpn.com/index.php?m=PrivacyPolicy — Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Pawdoll
This utility app provides a proxy client supporting multiple protocols for iPhone and iPad. It offers a wide selection of frequently updated free nodes and allows importing various subscription formats.
- Supports multiple proxy protocols (SOCKS, HTTP, Shadowsocks, etc.)
- Large number of free, highly available nodes
- Nodes update every 6 hours
- Scan to import Singbox, Clash, and V2Ray subscriptions
- Import individual nodes
- Designed for iPhone and iPad
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- A proxy tool client suitable for all protocols, designed for iPhone/iPad, with a large number of highly available free nodes that update every 6 hours. - Supports protocols such as SOCKS, HTTP, Shadowsocks, VMess, Trojan, Naive, Hysteria, ShadowTLS, VLESS, TUIC, Hysteria2. - Supports scanning to import Singbox subscriptions, Clash subscriptions, V2Ray subscriptions, and importing individual nodes. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/somerocket Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: VilaNet at none against Pawdoll's shown. VilaNet also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months) and device support (5 vs 3). Pawdoll's advantage is review sentiment (91% vs 67%). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. VilaNet sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Pawdoll sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for VilaNet against 4.6 for Pawdoll. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 38 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of VilaNet's written reviews are positive against 91% of Pawdoll's.
VilaNet ships an update every 2 weeks, Pawdoll every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VilaNet | Pawdoll |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (49 ratings) — better | 4.6 (38 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | 38 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 150 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VIRAL TECH, INC. | PHERUS .CO -SMC LIMITED |
Customer experience
VilaNet
Pawdoll
In-app purchases
VilaNet
- Standard$6.991 Month
- Supreme$11.991 Month
- Extreme$19.991 Month
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- Standard Annually$64.991 Year
- Supreme Annually$115.991 Year
- Extreme Annually$204.991 Year
Pawdoll
- 1 Month Prime$1.991 Month
- 6 Months Prime$9.996 Months
- 1 Year Prime$18.991 Year
