Welcome VPN vs Rocket Proxy
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
Rocket Proxy
This app offers advanced control over your internet traffic with network-level ad blocking and secure connections. It supports over 20 protocols and provides granular routing rules for a customized browsing experience.
- Network-level ad blocking
- Support for 20+ protocols
- Scriptable JavaScript rule engine
- Per-app and per-domain routing
- Real-time connection globe visualization
- iCloud sync across Apple devices
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Take control of your internet traffic. Rocket Proxy is a full proxy client and network utility for iPhone and iPad — rule-based routing, network-level ad blocking and traffic inspection, on RocketCore, an engine we wrote from scratch in C. Already have a setup? Bring it as it is. Rocket Proxy reads Shadowrocket .conf files and Clash or Stash YAML natively — no rewriting, no converting. BRING THE SETUP YOU ALREADY HAVE • Shadowrocket .conf, with your rules, hosts, MITM, rewrites and Map Local intact • Clash & Stash YAML in full: proxies, proxy groups, rules, providers and DNS • Proxy groups: select, url-test, fallback, load-balance and relay • Rule providers and proxy providers, refreshed on their own schedule • Subscription links, QR codes, plain or base64 lists, ss:// vmess:// vless:// trojan:// and the rest • A diagnostics report on every import, and export back out as clean YAML 36 TESTED PROTOCOL AND TRANSPORT COMBINATIONS 21 protocols on one fast engine: • Shadowsocks, Shadowsocks 2022, ShadowsocksR, VMess, VLESS, Trojan • Hysteria, Hysteria 2, TUIC, Juicity, AnyTLS, Snell • WireGuard and AmneziaWG, full IPv4/IPv6 dual stack • OpenConnect, Brook, Mieru, SSH, SOCKS5, HTTP, HTTPS, HTTP2 Pair any of them with the transport that gets you through: Reality, WebSocket, gRPC, HTTPUpgrade, xHTTP, xHTTP over HTTP/3, mKCP, Mux.Cool, ShadowTLS v3, Cloak, kcptun, v2ray-plugin and obfs. We test all 36 on real hardware before every release — concurrent page loads, sustained transfers, video playback and a packet-level DNS leak check on each one. YOUR DNS STAYS IN THE TUNNEL Every lookup is resolved through the tunnel, verified by packet capture rather than a web page. DNS over HTTPS, DNS over TLS and DNS over QUIC built in, or bring your own resolver. ROUTING THAT DOES WHAT YOU SAY • Match on domain, suffix, keyword, wildcard, regex, IP range, ASN, country, port or user agent • Combine them with AND, OR and NOT • Smart Route ranks servers by measured latency and connects to the fastest one that actually answers • Import a provider's entire rule set from a single link REWRITE, REDIRECT, INSPECT • URL, header and body rewrites • Map Local to answer a request from a local file • HTTPS inspection for the hosts you choose • JavaScript rules to intercept and rewrite requests on the fly BUILT FOR THE PHONE • Interactive connection globe showing your route in real time • Dynamic Island and Live Activities for speed, data and status at a glance • iCloud sync pushes your servers to your Mac and Apple TV • Local Only mode when you want the app without a proxy • More than 20 languages PRIVATE BY DESIGN We do not collect, store or transmit your traffic or personal data. There is no analytics SDK in this app. ROCKET PROXY PREMIUM • Premium Monthly — auto-renewable subscription, billed monthly Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://jcltravels.co.uk/rocketproxy/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://jcltravels.co.uk/rocketproxy/privacy.html
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Verdict
Welcome VPN and Rocket Proxy both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 95% of Welcome VPN's written reviews are positive against 50% of Rocket Proxy's. Rocket Proxy's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Welcome VPN against 5.0 for Rocket Proxy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 7 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of Welcome VPN's written reviews are positive against 50% of Rocket Proxy's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Welcome VPN | Rocket Proxy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.2% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Every 3 days |
| 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 | 123 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WELCOME TECH LLP | J C L TRAVELS INC |
Customer experience
Welcome VPN
Rocket Proxy
In-app purchases
Welcome VPN
No in-app purchases
Rocket Proxy
No in-app purchases





