Pawdoll vs VX Proxy Client
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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/
VX Proxy Client
Connect to proxy servers to enhance network speed, safeguard your online privacy, and manage your connections. Offers advanced features like custom routing and DNS settings, with real-time logging and automatic node selection.
- Open source
- Multi-platform support
- Supports major proxy protocols
- Customizable routing rules
- Real-time logging
- Automatic optimal node selection
- No DNS leaking
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VX can be used to connect to proxy servers to accelerate your network, protect your privacy and so on. Features · Fully Open source, released automatically by Github Actions · Multi-platform support · Support major proxy protocols · Customize routing rules · Customize DNS servers · Realtime logging · Automatically select optimal nodes · No DNS leaking · Support node subscriptions · Cross-platforms sync and backup · Server status monitoring and management · Deploy proxy servres with one click · Customer support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: VX Proxy Client at none against Pawdoll's shown. VX Proxy Client also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Pawdoll sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and VX Proxy Client sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pawdoll holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 38 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Pawdoll's written reviews are positive against 86% of VX Proxy Client's.
Pawdoll ships an update every 6 months, VX Proxy Client every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pawdoll | VX Proxy Client |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (38 ratings) — better | 4.4 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better | 85.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 127 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PHERUS .CO -SMC LIMITED | 5V Network |
Customer experience
Pawdoll
VX Proxy Client
In-app purchases
Pawdoll
- 1 Month Prime$1.991 Month
- 6 Months Prime$9.996 Months
- 1 Year Prime$18.991 Year
VX Proxy Client
- Pro$4.99
