Comparison

Curb vs GoodPAS

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

Head to head
About

Curb

This app helps you manage your mobile data usage and improve digital wellbeing by limiting internet speeds for specific applications. It also allows developers to simulate various network conditions for app testing.

Highlights
  • Cap video and streaming bandwidth
  • Throttle social media and video
  • Simulate network conditions (2G, 3G, LTE)
  • Set custom download/upload bandwidth
  • Add latency, jitter, and packet loss
  • Editable presets and live control
Features
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Curb slows your iPhone or iPad's internet speed on-device — to save mobile data, beat doomscrolling, or test your apps on a bad connection. Everything runs locally. No accounts, no servers, no analytics. SAVE YOUR MOBILE DATA Streaming, autoplay and background sync quietly burn through a data plan. Put a ceiling on how fast data-hungry apps can pull, and a heavy video stream settles for a lighter quality on its own. • Cap video and streaming bandwidth so you stay under your monthly data allowance • Throttle just social media and video on mobile data, while maps, messaging and banking stay full speed • Stretch a limited or pay-as-you-go plan further, and avoid bill shock when roaming abroad • Set a gentle limit once and forget it — no per-app meters to babysit FOCUS AND DIGITAL WELLBEING Speed is a habit. Make the feeds that pull you in feel slow, and the urge to scroll fades. • Slow down social media, video and streaming while keeping the rest of your connection usable • Choose what to throttle: Everything, Only these (focus mode — slow just a chosen list), or All except these (keep the essentials fast) • Toggle ready-made bundles for Social media, Video and streaming, and News, or add your own domains • Make endless scrolling tedious enough to put the phone down FOR DEVELOPERS AND QA Test how your app behaves on a bad connection without leaving your desk. Curb is an on-device alternative to a desktop network link conditioner, shaping real traffic on the device itself. • Simulate real networks with one tap: 2G EDGE, 3G, 4G LTE, DSL, Bad Wi-Fi and Satellite • Set custom download and upload bandwidth • Add latency, jitter and packet loss to reproduce flaky conditions • Adjust bandwidth live while the tunnel runs — no reconnect needed • Watch a real-time throughput chart with current rates plus session totals HOW IT WORKS Curb uses a local packet-tunnel built on Apple's Network Extension. Your traffic is shaped on the device and never leaves it for any server of ours. There is nothing to sign in to. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • 100% on-device — no Curb servers • No account, no sign-in, no tracking, no analytics • Nothing about your browsing is collected or shared EDITABLE PRESETS AND LIVE CONTROL Every preset is fully editable. Tune download and upload speed, latency, jitter and packet loss, then save your own. Switch between presets instantly, and nudge the limits while a session is live to find the exact feel you want. DESIGNED FOR iPHONE AND iPAD A clean, native, universal app with light and dark themes. Note: Curb configures a local VPN profile on your device to shape traffic. This VPN stays on-device and is never used to route your data through external servers. Use of this app is subject to Apple's Standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement (EULA), available in the App Store under "License Agreement" and at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

GoodPAS

Features
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The GoodPAS App is designed to connect mobile clients to the GL.iNet's private access dongle. It provides connection control with private access dongle and device management features, offering remote workers a fast and convenient network access tool. Available for Windows, macOS, Andriod and iOS. Key Features Connection Control – One‑tap on/off. Access Modes – Global Proxy (access local resources and internet via the privte access box) or Bypass LAN(access only internet via the privte access box). Speed Test – Measure max transfer rate from app to privte access dongle. P2P – Secure, direct connection with no intermediate servers. Remote Management – Add or remove device connections on the fly.

Screenshots

Curb4 screens
GoodPAS3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GoodPAS at none against Curb's 1. GoodPAS also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). 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. Curb sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. GoodPAS asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Curb ships an update every 5 weeks, GoodPAS every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Curb versus GoodPAS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCurbGoodPAS
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZippy IT Solutions Ltd.GL Technologies (HK) Limited

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Curb

One-time1
  • Curb Pro$3.99
None

GoodPAS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Curb free?
Curb is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GoodPAS free?
GoodPAS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Curb or GoodPAS have ads?
Neither Curb nor GoodPAS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Curb or GoodPAS?
Curb ships an update every 5 weeks, and GoodPAS every 2 weeks. Most recently, Curb was updated on October 28, 2026 and GoodPAS on October 30, 2026.

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