Welcome VPN vs SMProxy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Welcome VPN
This app provides a secure and private internet connection using a modern VPN client. It allows users to bring their own VPN configurations or use a free trial for encrypted browsing on public networks.
- One-tap connect
- Free trial included
- Bring your own VPN config
- Fast modern protocols
- Split tunneling
- Supports multiple VPN protocols
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WelcomeVPN is a VLESS, VMess, Trojan and Shadowsocks client built on Xray. Paste your key or a subscription link and connect with one tap. No account needed. Built on Apple's secure Network Extension framework, WelcomeVPN keeps your traffic encrypted on public Wi-Fi, hotels, airports and cafés, so your data stays yours. WHY WELCOMEVPN • One-tap connect — no complicated setup • No account required — nothing to sign up for • Bring your own config — paste a link or scan a QR code • Send your key to the TV — no typing with the remote • Lightning-fast modern protocols for smooth streaming and browsing • Clean, simple design in 5 languages • Large text and VoiceOver: the interface follows your iOS accessibility settings SUPPORTED PROTOCOLS VLESS, VMess, Trojan, Shadowsocks and SOCKS — connect to virtually any modern server or subscription link. SERVERS & SUBSCRIPTION LINKS • Import a subscription link and get all its servers at once • See remaining traffic and expiry at a glance • Refresh servers in one tap to always stay up to date • Switch between locations with clear country flags • Keep multiple keys and switch any time SPLIT TUNNELLING (EXCEPTIONS) Choose what goes through the VPN and what doesn't. Exclude specific domains or popular services so local apps and sites keep working at full speed while everything else stays protected. SEND YOUR KEY TO THE TV Using Welcome VPN on your smart TV? Open Settings → “Send to TV” on your iPhone and enter the short code from the TV screen, or scan its QR code. Your key or whole subscription arrives on the TV in seconds — no typing long links with the remote. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your traffic is encrypted between your device and your server. You decide which server to trust — WelcomeVPN is the client that connects you. GET CONNECTED IN SECONDS 1. Open WelcomeVPN 2. Paste your VPN link or scan a QR code 3. You're protected WelcomeVPN is a VPN client. To connect you need a compatible VPN configuration or subscription link from a provider you trust. Questions? Contact us at contact@welcomevpn.net
SMProxy
This app acts as a client for connecting to your own VPN configurations across Apple devices. It supports various modern protocols and offers smart routing, DNS protection, and automatic server list refreshing. Your configuration data remains solely on your device.
- Import configurations via link, QR code, or manual entry
- Supports VLESS, Reality, WireGuard, and more protocols
- Smart routing with domain, IP, and subnet exclusions
- DNS protection and DNS-over-HTTPS
- Automatic server list refresh
- Cross-device compatibility (iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV)
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SMProxy is a client for connecting with your own configuration. One app across all your Apple devices: iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. Your settings and server lists carry over, and the interface is the same everywhere. The app provides no VPN servers, contains no built-in connection and sells nothing. To get started, add a configuration you already have: paste a link, scan a QR code or enter the details by hand. Modern protocols are supported: VLESS, Reality, WireGuard, AmneziaWG, Hysteria, TUIC v5, VMess, Trojan, Shadowsocks and Socks. Smart routing Not all traffic needs the tunnel. You can set exclusions by domain, IP and subnet (CIDR) — so your banking app or local network goes direct, for example. Routing rules from your configuration apply automatically, and the bundled geoip and geosite databases let them take effect instantly. DNS protection DNS queries are kept inside the tunnel so they cannot leak around it. You can also enable DNS-over-HTTPS and point it at any resolver you like. Server lists under control Automatic server-list refresh with an interval you choose, refresh on app launch, and a button to refresh everything at once. Server groups can be collapsed when the list gets long. Features • Import a configuration by link, QR code or manually • Pick a server manually or automatically, with latency testing • Exclusions by domain, IP and subnet • DNS leak protection and DNS-over-HTTPS • TLS fragmentation for difficult networks • Local SOCKS and HTTP proxy for other apps • Light and dark themes • Daily traffic statistics • Auto-connect on launch • Runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV Privacy The app keeps no logs of your activity and shares no data with third parties. Your configuration stays on your device only. Website: https://smproxy.io
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Welcome VPN at 5.0 against SMProxy's 3.7. Welcome VPN also leads on review sentiment (97% vs 67%) and ratings volume (20 vs 3). SMProxy's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Welcome VPN holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Welcome VPN has 20 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 97% of Welcome VPN's written reviews are positive against 67% of SMProxy's.
Welcome VPN ships an update every 3 days, SMProxy every 2 days. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Welcome VPN | SMProxy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (20 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 97.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 126 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WELCOME TECH LLP | RB Media fzc llc |
Customer experience
Welcome VPN
SMProxy
In-app purchases
Welcome VPN
No in-app purchases
SMProxy
No in-app purchases









