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
This utility app allows users to connect to proxy servers for faster network speeds and enhanced privacy. It supports multiple proxy protocols, custom routing rules, and DNS settings, with features like real-time logging and automatic node selection.
- Network acceleration
- Privacy protection
- Multi-platform support
- Custom routing rules
- Real-time logging
- Automatic node selection
- Node subscriptions
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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 (fortnightly vs every 6 months). Pawdoll's advantage is ratings volume (47 vs 14). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Pawdoll against 4.4 for VX Proxy Client. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 47 and 14 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 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 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pawdoll | VX Proxy Client |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (47 ratings) — better | 4.4 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better | 85.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 47 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Fortnightly — 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 | 128 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
