Comparison

Hammer Proxy vs Crumbs

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

Head to head
About

Hammer Proxy

This app allows users to route their internet traffic through custom servers using a secure, modern tunnel. It offers advanced protocol support and features like smart ping and split routing for enhanced control and privacy. Users can manage multiple server profiles and connect with a single tap.

Highlights
  • Bring your own servers
  • Connect with one tap
  • Built on Xray
  • Full-device tunneling
  • No tracking or logs
  • Supports VLESS, VMess, Trojan, Shadowsocks
  • Smart Ping server selection
Features
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IMPORTANT NOTICE Hammer Proxy is NOT a VPN service and does NOT provide or sell VPN or proxy servers. To use the app you need your own server configuration. Please make sure your use of the app complies with the laws and regulations that apply to you. Hammer Proxy is a network client for engineers, administrators and anyone who runs their own servers. Import a server configuration, check that it responds, and connect with one tap from your iPhone or iPad. CONNECT • Import a configuration from a link, a QR code, a file or a server list. • One button to connect; an Expert mode when you need full control. • Works with common open tunnel protocols supported by the Xray and sing-box cores, and with WireGuard-based configurations. CHECK YOUR SERVERS • Smart Ping measures every server with a real connection and shows which ones respond. • Auto mode connects to the server that responds best and moves to another one if it stops responding. • Sort servers by response time, name or country. ROUTING • Choose what goes through the server: everything, only selected sites, or everything except selected sites. • Custom rules for domains and addresses. SERVER LISTS • Lists with traffic and expiry information, automatic updates and several profiles. • Back up and restore your servers and settings. ON YOUR DEVICE • Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island with Pause and Disconnect; a Control Center control on iOS 18. • Home-screen widget, Siri Shortcuts and quick actions. • App lock with a code and Face ID. • Send your server list to Hammer on your TV over your home network. DATA The app does not collect, track or upload your network activity. No accounts, no ads, no analytics. Your configurations are stored only on your device. LEGAL Terms of Use: https://hammerproxy.org/terms Privacy Policy: https://hammerproxy.org/privacy

About

Crumbs

This app blocks unwanted trackers across all applications and websites on your device at the network level. It provides insights into which companies are attempting to track you and how often they are blocked. Setup is quick and easy, requiring no technical expertise.

Highlights
  • Blocks trackers across all apps
  • Network-level blocking
  • Easy one-tap setup
  • See blocked tracker counts
  • Identifies tracking companies
  • Lightweight and battery-friendly
Features
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Your phone knows where you go, who you talk to, and what you do all day. Right now, dozens of companies quietly collect that — in the background, inside the apps you already use. Crumbs stops them. Crumbs blocks trackers at the network level, before they ever reach your data. No new browser. No settings to babysit. Switch it on once and it works across every app and website on your phone. Crumbs also blocks malware and phishing sites, because they're bad too. See who's watching. Crumbs shows you the companies caught trying to track you, and how many times it shut them down. • Blocks trackers across all your apps, not just your browser • Sets up in under a minute in one tap, no technical know-how • Watch the blocked-tracker count climb, and the companies behind them • Lightweight - no noticeable hit to speed or battery Your data should be yours. Crumbs keeps it that way.

Screenshots

Hammer Proxy4 screens
Crumbs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Crumbs at 12 against Hammer Proxy's 2. On price, rating, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Hammer Proxy against 4.9 for Crumbs. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crumbs has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hammer Proxy ships an update weekly, Crumbs fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Hammer Proxy versus Crumbs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHammer ProxyCrumbs
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.9 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings212 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size125 MB26 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperGibrid AI, Corp.Eyeo GmbH

Customer experience

Hammer Proxy

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Crumbs

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Hammer Proxy

No in-app purchases

None

Crumbs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hammer Proxy free?
Hammer Proxy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Crumbs free?
Crumbs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hammer Proxy or Crumbs?
Hammer Proxy is rated higher. Hammer Proxy averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Crumbs averages 4.9 from 12 ratings.
Do Hammer Proxy or Crumbs have ads?
Neither Hammer Proxy nor Crumbs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hammer Proxy or Crumbs?
Hammer Proxy ships an update weekly, and Crumbs fortnightly. Most recently, Hammer Proxy was updated on October 25, 2026 and Crumbs on October 28, 2026.

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