Comparison

Caspers Cloak vs HexVPN

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

Head to head
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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Safer than a VPN! A VPN encrypts your traffic. That's it. It can't tell when a network is hostile. It can't spot when you've opened your bank. It can't keep trackers from fingerprinting you across sessions. It can't stop a careless app from leaking when the tunnel hiccups. Casper's Cloak does all of that — and uses a VPN tunnel as just one tool in the kit. Casper's Cloak is a subscription service with a free 7-day trial — the protection features below require an active subscription. WHAT MAKES CASPER'S CLOAK A DEFENSE SYSTEM, NOT A TUNNEL ▸ Phantom Barriers — Decoy traffic patterns confuse fingerprinters, ad networks, and snooping middleboxes. They profile a ghost, not you. ▸ Sensitive Site Detection — Banking, healthcare, and government sites get a hardened tunnel the moment you open them, automatically. No toggling. No thinking. ▸ Smart Bypass — Trusted destinations stay direct and fast. Sensitive ones get the full cloak. The system decides per-flow, not per-app. ▸ Profile Auto-Switching — Different rules at home, on hotel WiFi, on cellular, at the coffee shop. Casper recognizes the network and applies the right defenses on its own. ▸ Network Blocking Detection — Spots censorship, captive portals, and DPI in real time and routes around them. ▸ Active Kill Switch — If anything goes wrong, traffic stops. Not "logged for review." Stops. ▸ Connection Storm Prevention — Reconnects intelligently after network changes instead of hammering your battery. ▸ Home Screen Widget — Status, profile switch, and emergency cutoff at a glance. THE VPN PART (BECAUSE PEOPLE WILL ASK) Yes, there's a tunnel. It's WireGuard — modern, fast, audited, lightweight. We picked it because it's the best. But the tunnel doesn't decide what to protect, doesn't recognize hostile context, and doesn't generate decoys. The defense layer above it does. REAL PRIVACY, NOT PROMISES Casper's Cloak runs as a native iOS Network Extension. Connection state stays on your device. We don't sell data. We don't profile users. The codebase is built around the assumption that the network is hostile and our user is the one we work for. WHO CASPER'S CLOAK IS FOR ▸ Frequent travelers who hop between hotel, airport, and conference WiFi ▸ Remote workers protecting access to sensitive systems ▸ Anyone who's tired of choosing between speed and safety ▸ People who hate apps that break Netflix, banking, and AirDrop the moment a tunnel turns on 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 — full protection (Phantom defense, unlimited speed & data) • Basic — Threat Shield, WireGuard VPN, and the Active Kill Switch 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/

About

HexVPN

Features
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HexVPN is a privacy-focused VPN with no logs, AI-powered threat blocking, and one price for everything we ship. WHAT MAKES HEXVPN DIFFERENT • AI-powered threat protection — blocks phishing, malware, trackers, and ads at the tunnel layer, before any of it reaches your device • RAM-only servers — no disks, no persistent storage • HexGuard encryption — ChaCha20-Poly1305 + Curve25519 with perfect forward secrecy • 30+ POPs across 4 continents on dedicated hardware in privacy-friendly jurisdictions • Up to 10 devices on a single account • No third-party analytics, attribution, or fingerprinting SDKs in our app ONE PLAN. EVERYTHING IN IT. • $9.99/month • $2.99/month billed annually (save 70%) • 30-day money-back guarantee on your first subscription NO PASSWORDS One-time email sign-in codes. Nothing to forget, lose, or get phished. FAST WireGuard-class performance — gigabit under real conditions. We benchmark every server and route around hot spots automatically. TRUSTWORTHY Bootstrapped. No VCs, no acquirers, no incentive to monetize you — we answer only to the people paying for the tunnel. WHAT WE DON'T LOG Your IP. Sites you visit. DNS queries. Timestamps. Bandwidth. Fingerprints. Apps. Location. Hardware. None of it. LEARN MORE • Trust Center: hexvpn.co/trust • Privacy Policy: hexvpn.co/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Caspers Cloak4 screens
HexVPN4 screens

Verdict

The call

Caspers Cloak and HexVPN are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Caspers Cloak sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and HexVPN sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Caspers Cloak versus HexVPN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCaspers CloakHexVPN
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhatlinksHexVPN

In-app purchases

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
2 purchases

HexVPN

Subscriptions2
  • HexVPN Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • HexVPN Pro Yearly$17.991 Year

Questions

Is Caspers Cloak free?
Caspers Cloak is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HexVPN free?
HexVPN is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Caspers Cloak or HexVPN have ads?
Neither Caspers Cloak nor HexVPN shows ads.

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