Comparison

Anywhere Proxy vs Deflector ◇

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

Head to head
About

Anywhere Proxy

This native proxy client offers a fast, private, and simple internet experience for your iPhone and iPad. It connects with a single tap, features smart routing for optimal speed, and includes built-in ad blocking. Supports various proxy protocols and configurations.

Highlights
  • One-tap connection
  • Native Swift performance
  • Smart routing
  • Network-level ad blocking
  • Proxy chain support
  • MITM traffic analysis
  • Always On VPN
Features
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Your internet, Anywhere — fast, private, and beautifully simple. Anywhere is the proxy client your Apple devices deserve. No clunky wrappers, no bloated cross-platform shells — just a clean, native app built from the ground up in Swift, designed to feel like it belongs on your device. Because it does. Traveling abroad, working remotely, or simply wanting a more private way to browse? Anywhere connects you in a single tap, then quietly gets out of your way. --- WHY ANYWHERE • One tap and you're on. No menus to dig through, no dashboards to decode — open the app, tap once, done. • Fast by nature. Built natively in Swift, Anywhere launches in a blink, sips battery, and moves your traffic with the speed only a true native app can deliver. • Every connection takes the right path. Smart routing rules send traffic through your server when it needs protection and straight to the internet when it doesn't — so pages load faster and videos stream smoother. • Made for where you are. Heading home for the holidays? Country Bypass keeps your local apps running at full speed while everything else stays protected. • Ads, gone. Purify blocks ads at the network level — across your browser, your apps, and your favorite streaming services. No extensions required. --- EVERYWHERE YOU ARE • iPhone and iPad, with one-tap toggles right in Control Center • Apple TV, as a full native app for the living room • Apple Watch, so you can connect and switch setups from your wrist --- A FULL TOOLKIT, BEAUTIFULLY ORGANIZED • Import a subscription from a link or a quick QR scan • Test server latency with a single tap • Link servers into chains for advanced setups • Always On VPN, for protection that never sleeps • Deep, flexible routing rules for power users • Capture and inspect traffic with the built-in MITM tools --- WORKS WITH WHAT YOU HAVE Anywhere speaks the protocols you already use — VLESS (with Vision and Reality), Hysteria2, Shadowsocks, Trojan, AnyTLS, and more. If your provider hands you a subscription link, Anywhere takes it from there. --- PRIVACY YOU CAN TRUST Your traffic flows through your servers — never ours. We don't see it, we don't log it, we don't want it. And Anywhere is open source under GPLv3, so anyone can verify exactly what we do — and what we don't. --- BUILT BY PEOPLE WHO CARE We made Anywhere because we were tired of proxy apps that felt like homework. So we built the one we wanted to use: native, thoughtful, and polished down to details you can feel the moment it opens. --- Download Anywhere — and see what a proxy client can be when it's truly made for the device in your hand.

About

Deflector ◇

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With Deflector, you can add buttons to the Dynamic Island and Lock Screen to run any shortcut. You can long-press the Dynamic Island to quickly run shortcuts. On supported iPhones in Japan, you can use your preferred voice assistant via shortcuts using the Side Button. You can create a shortcut that opens the app of the voice assistant or starts voice recognition, allowing you to use various assistants. To use Deflector, you need to set up an automation in the Shortcuts app. The automation is available within the app.

Screenshots

Anywhere Proxy4 screens
Deflector ◇3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Deflector ◇ at none against Anywhere Proxy's 1. Anywhere Proxy's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 27.0). On price and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Anywhere Proxy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Deflector ◇ asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Anywhere Proxy versus Deflector ◇: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnywhere ProxyDeflector ◇
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (55 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings55 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArgsment LimitedCizzuk Shihu

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Anywhere Proxy

One-time1
  • Anywhere Voyager$2.99
None

Deflector ◇

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Anywhere Proxy free?
Anywhere Proxy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Deflector ◇ free?
Deflector ◇ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Anywhere Proxy or Deflector ◇ have ads?
Neither Anywhere Proxy nor Deflector ◇ shows ads.

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