Karing vs Hiddify Proxy & VPN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Karing
This utility app enhances network proxy management by offering compatibility with various protocols like Clash, V2ray, and Shadowsocks. It automatically selects efficient nodes based on routing rules and supports custom configurations, making advanced proxy management accessible.
- Clash, V2ray, Shadowsocks compatibility
- Automatic efficient node selection
- Customizable routing rules
- Multi-device synchronization
- Novice-friendly configuration modes
- Import/export ZIP files
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1. Compatible with Clash, V2ray/V2fly, Sing-box, Shadowsocks, Sub, Github Subscriptions. 2. Full clash config supported, Partial clash.meta config supported. 3. A set of routing rules applied to multiple subscription sources automatically selects efficient nodes. 4. Supports custom routing rule groups and node groups. 5. Customizes default routing rule groups for novice users - ready to use right out of the box. 6.Backup and synchronization, synchronizing multiple devices with a single configuration. 7. Supports iCloud/ Local area network/WebDAV synchronization. 8. Supports importing/exporting ZIP files. 9. novice mode for simpler configuration. 10. https://karing.app
Hiddify Proxy & VPN
This open-source application acts as a secure and efficient tunneling client, allowing you to route all your internet traffic to a remote server of your choice. It supports various server configurations and offers features like automatic server selection and user-friendly profile imports.
- User-friendly interface
- Optimized and fast performance
- Automatic lowest ping and load balancing
- User usage information display
- One-click sublink import
- Supports multiple server protocols
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Hiddify is an open source software available in https://github.com/hiddify/Hiddify-app with more than 26K stars in Github. The key goal of Hiddify is to provide a secure, user-friendly and efficient tunnelling client. It enables you to route all traffic to a remote server of your choose, utilising VPN-Service permission. Note: We do not provide any server; users are required to ensure their online activities stay private by using use their own self-hosted server or trusted servers. We support servers with: - Hiddify Profile - Normal V2ray/Xray Connection Profile Link - Clash Connection Profile Link - Sing-Box Connection Profile Link What is our unique features? - User Friendly - Optimized and Fast - Automatically select LowestPing , LoadBalance - Show user usage information - Easily import sublink by one click using deeplinking - Free and No ADS - Easily switch user sublinks - more and more Support: - XHTTP, Mieru, Naive, Wireguard - All Protocols supported by Sing-Box - VLESS + xtls reality, vision - VMESS - Trojan - ShoadowSocks - Reality - V2ray - Hystria2 - TUIC - SSH - ShadowTLS
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Karing at fortnightly against Hiddify Proxy & VPN's every 16 months. Karing also leads on device support (5 vs 3). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Karing against 4.5 for Hiddify Proxy & VPN. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 679 and 810 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Karing's written reviews are positive against 71% of Hiddify Proxy & VPN's.
Karing ships an update fortnightly, Hiddify Proxy & VPN every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Karing | Hiddify Proxy & VPN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (679 ratings) — better | 4.5 (810 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.1% of reviews — better | 71.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 679 | 810 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 146 MB | 166 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Supernova Nebula LLC | Holistic Resilience |
Customer experience
Karing
Hiddify Proxy & VPN
User reviews
Karing
From 679 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 High speed
- 👍 Simple and strong app
- 👍 Powerful, good alternative to V2Box
- 👍 User-friendly for beginners
- 👍 Best proxy software
Room to improve
- 🐛 High battery drain
- 🐛 Occasional disconnections
- 🐛 Subscription nodes not supported
- 🐛 Diversion rules not user-friendly
- 🐛 Crashes and unable to connect
Hiddify Proxy & VPN
From 810 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Ultimate solution
- 🚀 Perfect for all devices
- 🔒 Great security app
- 🔒 Best app for bypassing censorship
- 👍 Awesome features
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
- 🔋 Background connectivity problems
Bugs and requests
Karing
Reported bugs
4 issues- Subscription nodes disappearing
- Warp not working
- Unable to pass 'Preset - Custom diversion group' page
- Incompatibility with some apps when network sharing is enabled
Requested features
7 requests- Add widget support
- Add Brook and SSH protocols
- Add ability to toggle off when phone is locked
- Add option to disable servers in subscriptions
- Add on-demand rules or disconnect on screen lock
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- Support older iOS versions
- Improve UI and make it more visually appealing
Hiddify Proxy & VPN
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes on certain iOS versions
- Connectivity issues on some devices
Requested features
2 requests- Control center integration
- Background running mode
In-app purchases
Karing
No in-app purchases
Hiddify Proxy & VPN
No in-app purchases
