PulsarShield vs Outpost
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PulsarShield
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PulsarShield: Your Gateway to Secure and Private Internet Access PulsarShield provides a robust and user-friendly solution for all your online privacy needs. Designed with the latest security technologies, PulsarShield ensures your internet activities are protected and anonymous. Whether you are browsing, streaming, or working remotely, PulsarShield is the perfect tool to keep your data safe and secure. Key Features: - Configure your own VPN servers: Easy to configure and manage multiple servers and users from a central platform. - Multiple VPN Servers Worldwide: Access a wide range of VPN servers across the globe, ensuring a fast and reliable connection no matter where you are. Enjoy unrestricted internet access by connecting to servers in various countries. - Private DNS Server: Our private DNS server prevents DNS leaks, ensuring your online activities remain private and your data is protected from potential threats. - No Email Required for Registration: For enhanced privacy, PulsarShield allows you to register an account without needing to provide an email address. Enjoy a truly anonymous experience without sacrificing security. - Hide Your Real IP Address: Protect your identity and location by hiding your real IP address. PulsarShield masks your IP address, making it impossible for third parties to track your online activities. - No Logging Policy: Your privacy is our top priority. PulsarShield has a strict no-logging policy, ensuring that none of your online activities are tracked or stored. Browse the internet with peace of mind knowing your data is not being monitored. - Security Through WireGuard: Experience the next generation of VPN technology with WireGuard. PulsarShield leverages WireGuard for a faster, more secure, and simpler VPN connection, providing you with top-notch security. - Advanced Encryption: Keep your data secure with our advanced encryption protocols. PulsarShield uses state-of-the-art encryption to protect your information from hackers and cyber threats, ensuring your data remains confidential.
Outpost
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Outpost runs a private VPN inside your OWN Amazon Web Services account. There is no VPN company in the middle — because there is no Outpost server anywhere. The app talks straight from your iPhone to AWS, using keys only you hold. VERIFY IT YOURSELF Don't take our word for it. Every action Outpost performs runs under your AWS credentials, in your AWS account — so every single API call is recorded in your own CloudTrail. Read the log. No other VPN can offer you that. WHAT IT DOES • Builds a WireGuard (or Apple-native IKEv2) server in your AWS account in about 60–90 seconds. • 20 AWS regions worldwide — change exit country with a tap. • Ephemeral by design: a fresh server on connect, torn down on disconnect. No always-on box, no monthly VPS. • Infrastructure console: every server you're running, its live cost, and one-tap stop or terminate. • Hard data cap plus an auto-cleanup janitor running in your own account, so a crash, force-quit or forgotten session can't run up a surprise AWS bill. • Tunnel keys are generated on-device. SSH is never opened on the server. A least-privilege IAM policy is provided for the keys you paste. WHAT OUTPOST IS NOT We would rather you know this before you pay: • It is not anonymity software. AWS knows the instance is yours — you own the account and the bill. If you need anonymity, use Tor. • It will not hide you from a state-level adversary. • It is not a shared-IP service. Your exit IP is yours alone: excellent for trust, useless for blending into a crowd. What it does protect: your traffic from the network you're sitting on — hotel, café and airport Wi-Fi — and your browsing from an ISP that logs and sells it, without handing that same data to a VPN provider instead. HOW IT COMPARES • A commercial VPN: $5–12/month, shared exit IPs, and a no-logs policy you have to take on faith. • DIY (Algo, Streisand + a VPS): free software, but you need a computer, a terminal, and an always-on server in one location. • Outpost: no computer, no terminal, nothing always-on — 20 regions on demand from your phone, and the server is destroyed when you disconnect. WHAT YOU PAY Outpost Pro unlocks the connection: 7-day free trial, then $3.99/month or $29.99/year. You pay Amazon directly for the AWS resources you use — typically $1–4/month for everyday browsing. We take $0 from AWS: no referral, no markup, no kickback. BUILT FOR Developers, prosumers and privacy-minded people who already have (or can create) an AWS account, and would rather own the server than rent someone else's. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends; manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.trilonapps.com/outpost/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.trilonapps.com/outpost/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: PulsarShield at 15.0 against Outpost's 17.0. On price, update cadence, 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. PulsarShield sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month and Outpost sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PulsarShield | Outpost |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Cloud Based Software SRL | Trilon Apps |
In-app purchases
PulsarShield
- VPN Subscription2 variants$5.991 Month
Outpost
- Outpost Pro (Monthly)$3.991 Month
- Outpost Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Outpost Pro (Lifetime)$199.00









