Comparison

VPN Guard vs Meow

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

Head to head
About

VPN Guard

Encrypt your internet connection and hide your IP address for private browsing and secure streaming. Offers military-grade encryption, a strict no-logs policy, and fast servers. A free daily trial is available.

Highlights
  • Military-grade AES-256 encryption
  • Strict no-logs policy
  • Fast OpenVPN & IKEv2 servers
  • One-tap connect
  • Unlimited bandwidth
  • Kill switch
  • Global server network
Features
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Fast, private, unlimited. One tap and your connection is encrypted and your real IP address is hidden from the networks you use. VPN Guard routes your traffic through our own dedicated servers on four continents. Not resold cloud boxes, not a shared proxy pool. Nobody sees what you do online: not the hackers on public Wi-Fi, not your network, not us. WHY THIS VPN • WireGuard, OpenVPN (UDP/TCP) and IKEv2 — pick any, or let the app choose • AES-256 encryption on every connection • Strict no-logs policy — no traffic, no IP, no browsing history, ever • Unlimited bandwidth and no throttling • One-tap connect, and a kill switch that holds if the tunnel drops • Smart Auto picks the fastest nearby server for you • No account needed — install, subscribe and connect • One subscription covers all your devices NO ADS, EVER No rewarded videos, no interstitials, and no advertising SDK of any kind. We are paid by subscribers, which is why you are the customer rather than the product. GLOBAL SERVER NETWORK Our own dedicated servers in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Singapore, France, Germany and Poland. Connect to the one nearest you for the lowest latency, on Wi-Fi, 4G and 5G. BUILT FOR PRIVACY We cannot sell what we never store. No timestamps, no IP logs, no browsing history — enforced at the server level, not just promised in a policy. SUBSCRIPTION Connecting requires an auto-renewable subscription: • Unlimited VPN, Weekly — $1.99 per week • Unlimited VPN, Yearly — $24.99 per year Both plans are the same full service: every server location, top speed and unlimited time. The renewal price is the same price you started on, never a teaser that triples in year two. • Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. • Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the period ending. • Manage or cancel anytime in your device Account Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://securepaidvpn.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://securepaidvpn.com/privacy

About

Meow

This app is a native iOS proxy client that allows you to manage your traffic through a trusted proxy subscription. It offers advanced rule-based routing, DNS-over-HTTPS, and supports multiple proxy protocols. Your data remains on your device for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • Clash-protocol YAML subscriptions
  • Rule-based traffic routing
  • DNS-over-HTTPS
  • Per-app proxy groups
  • On-device packet tunnel
  • Shadowsocks, Trojan, VLESS support
Features
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meow is a native iOS proxy client built on the meow-rs engine — wrapped in a SwiftUI iOS 26 Liquid Glass UI, with traffic carried by a NetworkExtension packet tunnel provider. If you have ever managed a Clash or meow-rs configuration, meow will feel familiar. Subscribe to a YAML config, choose a proxy group, flip the toggle, and your traffic flows through the proxy engine — all on-device, with no cloud component. WHAT IT DOES • Clash-protocol YAML subscriptions with auto-refresh and a built-in YAML editor • Rule-based traffic routing (domain, IP, GeoIP, GeoSITE) • DNS-over-HTTPS resolution • Per-app proxy groups, latency tests, and selector switching • On-device packet tunnel — no external server handles your traffic SUPPORTED PROTOCOLS Shadowsocks, Trojan, and VLESS outbounds (with TLS, WebSocket, gRPC, H2 and HTTPUpgrade transports). HTTP and SOCKS5 outbounds are also supported for upstream proxies. PRIVACY Your subscription URLs, proxy credentials, configurations, and tunneled traffic stay on your device and are never transmitted by meow. The packet tunnel runs locally inside the Network Extension sandbox. The app does not collect analytics, subscription URLs, proxy credentials, configuration contents, DNS queries, or tunneled traffic. See the privacy policy for details. REQUIREMENTS • iOS 26 or later (iPhone and iPad) • A proxy subscription you trust — meow does not provide any proxy servers meow is a one-time purchase, with no in-app purchases and no subscription fees. "Subscription" here means a proxy configuration URL (a Clash-style config subscription) that you supply — not a paid subscription. OPEN SOURCE meow-ios is open source. Source, issue tracker, and release notes: https://github.com/meow-rs/meow-ios

Screenshots

VPN Guard4 screens
Meow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: VPN Guard at Free against Meow's $1.99. VPN Guard also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). Meow's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment and device support 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

VPN Guard is free to download; Meow costs $1.99 up front. VPN Guard sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.00 per month. Meow asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VPN Guard ships an update weekly, Meow monthly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
VPN Guard versus Meow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVPN GuardMeow
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating5.0 (24 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB52 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMD RUHUL AMINShanghai Tangzixiang Information Technology Co., Ltd

Customer experience

VPN Guard

All ratings23 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Meow

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

VPN Guard

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Premium$2.001 Month
  • Yearly Premium Month Free$9.991 Year
  • Yearly Premium3 Days trial$15.001 Year
None

Meow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VPN Guard free?
VPN Guard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Meow free?
Meow costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do VPN Guard or Meow have ads?
VPN Guard shows ads; Meow does not.
Which is updated more often, VPN Guard or Meow?
VPN Guard ships an update weekly, and Meow monthly. Most recently, VPN Guard was updated on October 31, 2026 and Meow on October 31, 2026.

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