Comparison

Ekho VPN vs CST Pulse

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

Head to head
About

Ekho VPN

Secure your internet connection with a one-tap VPN tunnel. Monitor your traffic usage, manage your subscription, and access your plan on multiple devices. Ideal for everyday privacy needs.

Highlights
  • One-tap connect/disconnect
  • View connection status and traffic usage
  • Monitor remaining traffic allowance
  • Restore App Store subscriptions
  • Link email/password for cross-device access
  • Review and change subscription plans
Features
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Ekho VPN helps protect your internet connection with an encrypted VPN tunnel. Connect with one tap at home, at work, while traveling, or on public Wi-Fi. WITH EKHO VPN YOU CAN • Connect and disconnect with one tap • View connection status, the current server, and traffic usage • See your remaining traffic allowance and reset date • Restore an eligible App Store subscription after reinstalling or changing devices • Link an email and password to access your subscription on other supported devices • Review your current plan and choose another available plan • Open App Store subscription management directly from the app PLANS AND BILLING Subscription plans include a traffic allowance. Available plans, localized prices, billing periods, introductory offers, and trial eligibility are provided by the App Store and can vary by account and region. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled. Charges, prorating, and the timing of plan changes are determined by the App Store. You can manage or cancel a subscription in your Apple ID settings. Privacy Policy: https://ekhovpn.io/privacy Terms of Use: https://ekhovpn.io/terms

About

CST Pulse

Monitor the health and connectivity of your Cato network environment in real-time. Get instant visibility into sites, WAN links, and users to quickly identify and resolve issues before they impact your users. Offers detailed network analysis and event tracking.

Highlights
  • Real-time site and WAN link status
  • Remote user connectivity monitoring
  • Network throughput graphs
  • Searchable connectivity event timeline
  • SDP user details and search
  • Customizable alerts and notifications
  • Multi-tenant monitoring
Features
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Know when a site goes down before your users call. CST Pulse gives Cato administrators, IT teams, and MSPs real-time visibility into sites, WAN links, remote users, licenses, and connectivity health directly from their iPhone. Whether you're supporting a single environment or dozens of customer tenants, Pulse helps answer the most important question in seconds: "Is it down?" MONITOR YOUR ENTIRE CATO ENVIRONMENT • Live status of every site, WAN link, and connected remote user • Problems automatically rise to the top • View degraded, disconnected, and healthy resources at a glance • Monitor multiple tenants from a single mobile dashboard SITES & WAN LINKS • View site health, socket versions, HA readiness, and license information • Monitor WAN tunnel uptime, PoP connectivity, bandwidth, and remote IP information • Investigate problems without opening a laptop • Quickly identify outages and degraded services NETWORK ANALYSIS • View upstream and downstream throughput graphs • 24-hour, 7-day, and 30-day performance views • Spot trends, saturation, and unusual activity • Understand what happened before users report an issue CONNECTIVITY EVENTS • Searchable timeline of connectivity changes • Track WAN failures, routing changes, socket events, and recoveries • Quickly understand what changed and when SDP USERS • View every connected remote user • Search users instantly • ISP, internal IP, public IP, location, device, operating system, and client version details • Determine whether an issue is user, ISP, or network related ALERTS INCLUDED FREE • Notifications when sites or WAN links go down, degrade, or recover • Per-site and per-link watchlists • Smart alert suppression reduces notification noise • Customizable monitoring across tenants PULSE PRO Perfect for MSPs, consultants, and multi-tenant administrators. • Unlimited Cato tenants • All-tenants overview • Fast tenant switching • Cross-tenant monitoring • Centralized alert management PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your API keys are stored securely in the iOS Keychain and communicate directly with the Cato API. • No analytics • No tracking • No third-party monitoring servers • Your data stays under your control PERFECT FOR • Network Administrators • NOC Engineers • MSP Teams • IT Operations • Managed Service Providers • Cato Partners • Enterprise IT Teams Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Ekho VPN2 screens
CST Pulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CST Pulse at daily against Ekho VPN's weekly. On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Ekho VPN sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and CST Pulse sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Ekho VPN against 5.0 for CST Pulse. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ekho VPN ships an update weekly, CST Pulse daily. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Ekho VPN versus CST Pulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEkho VPNCST Pulse
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXasan GanixodjayevChristopher Simons

Customer experience

Ekho VPN

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

CST Pulse

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Ekho VPN

Subscriptions8
  • EkhoVPN Standard Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • EkhoVPN — 100 GB Monthly$1.991 Month
  • EkhoVPN Premium Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
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  • EkhoVPN Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • EkhoVPN — 250 GB Yearly$19.991 Year
  • EkhoVPN Standard Yearly7 Days trial$22.991 Year
  • EkhoVPN Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
  • EkhoVPN Premium Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year
2 purchases

CST Pulse

Subscriptions2
  • ProMonthly$9.991 Month
  • Pulse Pro Annual$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Ekho VPN free?
Ekho VPN is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CST Pulse free?
CST Pulse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ekho VPN or CST Pulse?
Ekho VPN and CST Pulse are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Ekho VPN or CST Pulse have ads?
Neither Ekho VPN nor CST Pulse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ekho VPN or CST Pulse?
Ekho VPN ships an update weekly, and CST Pulse daily. Most recently, Ekho VPN was updated on October 28, 2026 and CST Pulse on October 25, 2026.

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