Comparison

Pawdoll vs StarSpeed

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

About

StarSpeed

This utility app provides network acceleration and information tools, focusing on privacy and user data protection. It offers basic network status and on-chain data query results without logging or storing user information.

Highlights
  • Network acceleration
  • Information tools
  • Basic network status
  • On-chain data query
  • Privacy focused
  • No data logging
Features
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StarSpeed - 星辰加速 是一款注重隐私与实用性的网络加速和信息工具,帮助用户便捷获取基础网络状态和链上数据查询结果。我们坚持 无日志、不存储、不共享任何用户数据,保障您的数字隐私。

Screenshots

Pawdoll4 screens
StarSpeed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pawdoll at 91% against StarSpeed's 40%. Pawdoll also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.1). StarSpeed's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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. Pawdoll sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. StarSpeed asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pawdoll holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 47 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Pawdoll's written reviews are positive against 40% of StarSpeed's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pawdoll ships an update every 6 months, StarSpeed every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Pawdoll versus StarSpeed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPawdollStarSpeed
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (47 ratings) — better3.1 (19 ratings)
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings47 — better19
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB54 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPHERUS .CO -SMC LIMITEDZhengzhou Xiaoyang Li Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Pawdoll

All ratings38 ratings
Positive86.8%
Neutral10.5%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%

StarSpeed

All ratings17 ratings
Positive52.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative47.1%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pawdoll

Subscriptions3
  • 1 Month Prime$1.991 Month
  • 6 Months Prime$9.996 Months
  • 1 Year Prime$18.991 Year
None

StarSpeed

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pawdoll free?
Pawdoll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StarSpeed free?
StarSpeed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pawdoll or StarSpeed?
Pawdoll is rated higher. Pawdoll averages 4.5 out of 5 from 47 ratings, while StarSpeed averages 3.1 from 19 ratings.
Do Pawdoll or StarSpeed have ads?
Pawdoll shows ads; StarSpeed does not.
Which is updated more often, Pawdoll or StarSpeed?
Pawdoll ships an update every 6 months, and StarSpeed every 3 weeks. Most recently, Pawdoll was updated on November 3, 2026 and StarSpeed on October 30, 2026.

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