Happ vs Ghostlane
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Happ
This app simplifies the use of proxy and VPN servers with a user-friendly interface. It supports multiple protocol types and allows for rule-based proxy configuration. Your network activity remains private as the app does not collect or transmit your data.
- Rule-based proxy configuration
- Support for multiple protocol types
- Hidden and encrypted subscriptions
- User-friendly interface
- Data privacy focused
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Important Notice Happ does not sell or provide VPN services. Beware of scammers claiming to offer “official Happ VPNs” — they are not affiliated with us. Users must set up their own servers and follow local laws when using the app. Happ is a mobile app that makes using proxy and vpn servers easy, offering a user-friendly interface and useful features. Main functionalities include: Configuration of proxies based on rules. Support for multiple protocol types. Hidden subscriptions. Encrypted subscriptions. Protocols supported are: VLESS(Reality) VMess Trojan Shadowsocks Socks Hysteria2 Happ ensures your network activity remains private by not collecting any data; your information remains solely on your device without being sent to external servers. It's important to highlight that Happ does not provide VPN services for purchase. Users are responsible for acquiring or setting up their own servers. Users should also comply with applicable laws in their jurisdiction when utilizing the app.
Ghostlane
This app routes your internet traffic through disguised video calls to bypass network restrictions. It supports multiple advanced protocols and allows you to import your own VPN server configurations for flexible connectivity.
- Traffic disguised as video calls
- Supports VLESS, Reality, Hysteria2, XHTTP
- Import custom server configurations
- Real-time latency measurement
- Device-wide VPN routing
- No data collection or analytics
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Ghostlane carries your traffic inside a video call. Most tunnels are recognisable. On a network that inspects what passes through it and drops anything shaped like a VPN, they stop working — not because the encryption failed, but because the shape of the connection gave it away. olcRTC is a different answer. It opens a WebRTC media session to a public meeting service — the same kind of call the network already carries all day — and moves your traffic inside it. What stays on the wire is a video call. ROOMS, AND HOW FULL THEY ARE An olcRTC relay holds a fixed number of slots, and a full room cannot take you. So the app asks each room how full it is and shows that in the list, before you pick one. It is the sort of thing you only need when the thing you are connecting to has rooms. IT ALSO SPEAKS THE ORDINARY PROTOCOLS A call-shaped tunnel costs bandwidth, and it is not needed until it is. The same app connects over the standard transports too, and you move between them as the network around you changes: • VLESS with Reality • VLESS over TLS, including through a CDN • Hysteria2, with Salamander obfuscation • XHTTP One app, because the moment you need the fallback is the worst possible moment to be installing another one. BRINGING YOUR OWN SERVERS Add a server list by pasting its link, scanning its QR code, or importing a file. The app groups servers by where they came from, filters them by protocol, remembers which exit you last used, and refreshes the list on a schedule you choose. Connecting routes the whole device through the exit you picked, using Apple's own packet tunnel. The status screen shows how long the session has been up and how much has gone through it. MEASURING Latency is measured where it can honestly be measured: through the tunnel for the connection you are on, and by ICMP echo for a server you are not connected to. Where neither is possible the app says so instead of showing a number it guessed. PRIVACY Nothing is collected. No account, no analytics, no advertising identifier, no crash reporting service. Your server lists and the app's own log stay on the device and are never sent anywhere. The app talks to exactly two kinds of address: the server-list URL you added, and the VPN servers in it. The one exception is a partner link that has to be resolved into a server-list URL, and that request carries the link and nothing about you. REQUIREMENTS A server configuration from a VPN provider: a server-list URL, a QR code, or a pasted link. The app does not sell one and does not include one. Any provider that speaks the protocols above will work. OPEN SOURCE https://github.com/ghostlane-project/ghostlane
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Happ at 19K against Ghostlane's 7. Happ also leads on chart position (#7 vs unranked) and device support (4 vs 2). Ghostlane's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 59%) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 8 days). On price, rating, ads 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. 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 Happ against 4.7 for Ghostlane. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Happ has 19K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of Happ's written reviews are positive against 75% of Ghostlane's.
Happ ships an update every 8 days, Ghostlane every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Happ | Ghostlane |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (19K ratings) | 4.7 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.8% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #7 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 351 MB | 139 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Flyfrog LLC | Globvent INC |
Customer experience
Happ
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In-app purchases
Happ
No in-app purchases
Ghostlane
No in-app purchases









