Comparison

Stels VPN vs Caspers Cloak

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Stels VPN

Features
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Protect your connection and enhance your privacy online. StelsVPN helps secure your internet traffic, especially when using public Wi-Fi networks at cafés, airports, hotels, and other shared locations. Features: • Encrypted connection to help protect your data in transit • Safer use of public Wi-Fi networks • Fast and stable connection • Simple setup and one-tap connection • Server selection for performance and connection preferences Use StelsVPN for everyday online privacy and connection security at work, while traveling, or on shared networks. Privacy Policy: https://goo.su/CdD0m Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Caspers Cloak

This app offers advanced network security beyond a typical VPN. It detects sensitive sites, uses decoy traffic to confuse trackers, and automatically adjusts defenses based on your network. Enjoy a safer online experience with intelligent connection management and an active kill switch.

Highlights
  • Phantom Barriers for decoy traffic
  • Sensitive Site Detection
  • Smart Bypass for trusted destinations
  • Profile Auto-Switching by network
  • Network Blocking Detection
  • Active Kill Switch
  • Connection Storm Prevention
Features
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Trackers follow you from app to app. Fake login pages wait for one wrong tap. Hotel Wi-Fi belongs to someone else. Casper's Cloak pushes back: it blocks trackers and phishing sites, hardens your connection the moment you open your bank, and switches your rules when you join a new network. A VPN is a tunnel. Casper's Cloak is the tunnel plus an active defense layer, for iPhone and iPad. Casper's Cloak is a subscription service with a free 7-day trial. The protection features below require an active subscription. WHAT CASPER'S CLOAK DOES ▸ Threat Shield: blocks trackers and known malicious domains at the DNS level. ▸ Phantom Barrier: blocks malware and phishing sites. ▸ Phantom Decoys: mixes decoy traffic in with your real browsing, so snooping networks have a harder time telling which one is you. ▸ Sensitive Site Detection: banking, healthcare and government sites get a hardened tunnel the moment you open them. ▸ Smart Bypass: trusted destinations stay direct and fast; sensitive ones get the full cloak. Casper decides per flow, not per app. ▸ Location choice: pick a US server, or an exit country in North America or Europe. ▸ Ghost Profiles: switch your whole setup in one tap, and let Casper apply different rules at home, on hotel Wi-Fi and on cellular when it recognizes the network. ▸ Private Health Check: reviews your device's security settings and walks you through each fix, one step at a time. ▸ Network Blocking Detection: notices when a network blocks or censors your connection and switches to keep you connected. ▸ Wraith Kill Switch: turn it on and traffic stops if the protected connection drops. ▸ Connection Storm Prevention: reconnects in an orderly way after network changes instead of retrying in a loop. ▸ Home Screen Widget: status, profile switch and emergency cutoff at a glance. THE VPN PART Yes, there's a tunnel. It uses WireGuard, the modern, open, independently reviewed VPN protocol, and routes your traffic through Casper's servers. The tunnel encrypts; the defense layer above it decides what to protect, recognizes hostile networks and generates decoys. PRIVACY, PLAINLY No activity logs, by design. We don't sell data. To run the service we store your account email, your assigned VPN address, the server you chose, connect and disconnect times and a combined data counter. The privacy policy explains what is kept and how to have it deleted, and you can delete your account inside the app. WHO CASPER'S CLOAK IS FOR ▸ Travelers on hotel, airport and conference Wi-Fi ▸ Remote workers reaching sensitive systems ▸ Anyone tired of choosing between speed and safety ▸ People who want banking apps and AirDrop to keep working while protected SUBSCRIPTION & PRICING Casper's Cloak requires an auto-renewable subscription; every feature listed above is part of a paid plan. New users get a 7-day free trial. • Pro: everything in Basic plus Phantom Barrier, Phantom Decoys, the Europe (Privacy) exit countries and unlimited data • Basic: Threat Shield, the WireGuard VPN tunnel, the Wraith Kill Switch and 100 GB of data a month Offered weekly, monthly, and yearly (current prices shown in the app). Your trial converts to a paid subscription unless canceled at least 24 hours before it ends; payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscriptions auto-renew until canceled. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://casperscloak.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Stels VPN4 screens
Caspers Cloak4 screens

Verdict

The call

Stels VPN and Caspers Cloak are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Stels VPN sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $103.99 per 3 months and Caspers Cloak sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stels VPN ships an update every 2 weeks, Caspers Cloak every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Stels VPN versus Caspers Cloak: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStels VPNCaspers Cloak
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—9 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size190 MB16 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperStels VPNPhatlinks

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Stels VPN

Subscriptions10
  • VIP MALAYSIA 3 MONTHS$103.993 Months
  • VIP NETHERLANDS 3 MONTHS$103.993 Months
  • VIP RUSSIA 3 MONTHS$103.993 Months
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  • VIP UKRAINE 3 MONTHS$103.993 Months
  • VIP GB 3 MONTHS$103.993 Months
  • VIP MALAYSIA 12 MONTHS$359.991 Year
  • VIP NETHERLANDS 12 MONTHS$359.991 Year
  • VIP UKRAINE 12 MONTHS$359.991 Year
  • VIP RUSSIA 12 MONTHS$359.991 Year
  • VIP GB 12 MONTHS$359.991 Year
6 purchases

Caspers Cloak

Subscriptions6
  • Casper's Cloak Basic — Weekly7 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Casper's Cloak Pro — Weekly7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Casper's Cloak Basic — Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • Casper's Cloak Pro — Monthly7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Casper's Cloak Basic — Yearly7 Days trial$69.001 Year
  • Casper's Cloak Pro — Yearly7 Days trial$89.001 Year

Questions

Is Stels VPN free?
Stels VPN is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Caspers Cloak free?
Caspers Cloak is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Stels VPN or Caspers Cloak have ads?
Neither Stels VPN nor Caspers Cloak shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stels VPN or Caspers Cloak?
Stels VPN ships an update every 2 weeks, and Caspers Cloak every 4 weeks. Most recently, Stels VPN was updated on October 17, 2026 and Caspers Cloak on October 24, 2026.

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