Comparison

SMProxy vs Tunelly

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

Head to head
About

SMProxy

This utility connects to your own VPN configurations using modern protocols. It offers smart routing, DNS protection, and automatic server list refreshing across Apple devices. Your privacy is maintained as the app keeps no logs and shares no data.

Highlights
  • Import configurations via link, QR code, or manual entry
  • 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)
  • TLS fragmentation for difficult networks
Features
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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

About

Tunelly

This app allows users to connect to their own proxy servers using various configuration formats. It keeps connections active even when the app is closed and offers features like traffic splitting and diagnostics.

Highlights
  • Connects to user-managed proxy servers
  • Maintains active connections when app is closed
  • Supports VLESS, Hysteria2, WireGuard, AmneziaWG
  • Handles various subscription formats
  • Traffic splitting and server group management
  • Connection diagnostics and logging
Features
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Tunelly is a network utility for people who run their own proxy infrastructure. It is a client, not a service. We operate no servers and sell no access. You already have a configuration — a subscription address from a panel you use, a share link someone sent, or a file for a server you run yourself. Paste it. Tunelly connects to those servers and carries traffic through them. The tunnel runs in its own process. Close the app and the connection stays up. A Control Centre switch, a Home Screen widget and a Lock Screen activity start and stop the same session. A subscription arrives the way the operator wrote it: balanced server groups and the traffic split that keeps local banking and government sites off a foreign exit. Your own choices sit in front of theirs. Russian services and the network this phone is on can skip the tunnel, because those destinations refuse a foreign address or only exist here. Nothing is collected. Configurations stay on the device, in the keychain. There is no account and no sign-up. What it reads • Share links the engine can carry: VLESS, Hysteria2, WireGuard, AmneziaWG • Subscriptions: plain lists, base64, sing-box JSON and Xray JSON • Sealed subscriptions, so subscribers cannot copy a server address • An operator's notice, traffic split and server groups, kept as issued What it does • Holds the connection on mobile data • Reuses warm connections so a page does not pay a handshake per request • Measures a server by using it, not by pinging its address • Says why a connection failed • Shares a diagnostics log from Settings when something fails, and only then

Screenshots

SMProxy3 screens
Tunelly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tunelly at 100% against SMProxy's 67%. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SMProxy ships an update every 2 days, Tunelly daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SMProxy versus Tunelly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSMProxyTunelly
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, Mac
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRB Media fzc llcNetly LLC

Customer experience

SMProxy

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

Tunelly

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SMProxy

No in-app purchases

None

Tunelly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SMProxy free?
SMProxy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tunelly free?
Tunelly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SMProxy or Tunelly have ads?
Neither SMProxy nor Tunelly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SMProxy or Tunelly?
SMProxy ships an update every 2 days, and Tunelly daily. Most recently, SMProxy was updated on November 5, 2026 and Tunelly on October 31, 2026.

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