Comparison

Petya vs Duck Connect

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

Head to head
About

Petya

Features
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Petya connects your phone to the internet through a secure tunnel โ€” with your own key or configuration link. One button, the server is picked for you, the connection keeps itself up. And when something will not open, Petya shows exactly where it breaks. SECURE CONNECTION โ€ข Paste the link your provider gave you, or open it from a messenger โ€” the app reads the server list and connects. โ€ข vless keys and subscriptions with Xray servers: Reality, Hysteria. โ€ข All phone traffic travels encrypted through the server you chose โ€” on home Wi-Fi, in a cafรฉ, on mobile data. โ€ข The connection looks after itself: the app checks the link, restarts and moves to another server from the list when needed. โ€ข The server list refreshes itself as often as your provider asks. Remove the link with one button, and the system connection profile goes with it. โ€ข DNS is set separately: your carrier's or the configuration's, direct or through the tunnel. โ€ข Petya has no servers and no account of its own. The connection log can be sent to support as a file. NETWORK CHECK One button shows which services answer from your device right now, which stay silent, and what exactly is wrong. Eight outcomes, not two: "no answer", "connection dropped", "name did not resolve", "certificate error", "address substituted" are different failures in different places. HISTORY Every check is stored on the device: each service gets its share of successful checks, median response time, spread and a chart of recent runs. Export it as a table. NETWORK AND TOOLS Connection type, IPv4 and IPv6, public address and country โ€” what any website sees. System resolver compared with Cloudflare and Google, TCP port check, your own addresses in the same list. BACKGROUND, SIRI AND SHORTCUTS A notification when a service stops or starts answering again โ€” changes only. "Check the network" by voice, checks in Shortcuts automations. HONEST Traffic goes through a server only while you turned the tunnel on, and the same button turns it off. Measurements stay on the device until you send them yourself. No accounts, no ads. Terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Duck Connect

Features
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DuckConnect turns a configuration you already have into a working connection. Paste the link, pick an endpoint, tap once โ€” protocol handling and routing are the app's job, not yours. Works with any provider. The app ships no servers and no access of its own: point it at a subscription link or a single configuration and it reads whatever comes back โ€” a server list or one endpoint, plain text or base64 โ€” applying the routing rules exactly as they were written. Key features: โ€ข Modern protocols, including VLESS and REALITY โ€ข Compatibility with XTLS-based configurations โ€ข Import by link, QR code, or clipboard โ€ข Built on the v2ray/xray core โ€ข Endpoint list with live response times โ€ข Live download and upload speed with a session timer โ€ข Automatic refresh, so new endpoints appear on their own โ€ข One-tap connection management โ€ข Light and dark themes The account keeps only what it needs to work: your sign-in email or ID, your subscription status and an install identifier, so the account stays after you reinstall the app.

Screenshots

Petya4 screens
Duck Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Petya at every 2 days against Duck Connect's every 2 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Petya ships an update every 2 days, Duck Connect every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 6 level
Petya versus Duck Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPetyaDuck Connect
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 2 days โ€” betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS16.0 โ€” better16.2
Further details โ€” not scored
Size36 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatrixxx VPNSOUND MASTERS SRL

In-app purchases

None

Petya

No in-app purchases

None

Duck Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Petya free?
Petya is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Duck Connect free?
Duck Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Petya or Duck Connect have ads?
Neither Petya nor Duck Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Petya or Duck Connect?
Petya ships an update every 2 days, and Duck Connect every 2 weeks. Most recently, Petya was updated on October 29, 2026 and Duck Connect on October 27, 2026.

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