Comparison

matoraVPN vs Lama Client

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

Head to head
About

matoraVPN

Features
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matoraVPN is an everyday VPN from Matora Inc. for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Open the app and start without entering personal details first. Core experience: - One-tap Smart Location connection - New accounts can try 24 hours before purchase to check speed and stability - Standard and Plus weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly plans bill immediately and auto-renew once chosen - Restore purchases on iOS and macOS - Submit a support request directly and include essential connection status when needed - Clear refund status, service credit, and connection-details paths Privacy summary: matoraVPN does not log browsing history, DNS queries, visited domains or traffic contents. Limited issuance, cancellation, revocation and acknowledgment records support service operation and replay protection; retention jobs delete them after more than seven days without updates. Source IPs are used transiently to create abuse-prevention HMAC identifiers, not stored as raw addresses. Connection details are sent only when you ask for help and include only necessary details such as app version, region, connection status, and error type. Service scope: matoraVPN first launches in regions where VPN use is permitted. Please follow local law and platform rules. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Lama Client

Features
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Lama Client is a VPN client for your own access keys. Add one key or several, and the llama keeps the connection going. IMPORTANT: you need an access key from your provider โ€” a vless://, vmess://, trojan:// or ss:// link, or a subscription URL. The app does not sell or provide VPN servers. SEVERAL KEYS, ONE QUEUE Keys from different providers live in one list, in the order you choose. Turn on Autopilot, and if the active key drops or the internet stops working through it, the llama connects the next one. You don't have to tap anything. AUTOPILOT โ€ข Turns the VPN on by itself on unfamiliar Wi-Fi and on cellular โ€ข Trusted networks: no VPN at home or at work โ€ข Regularly checks that the connection through the key is alive, and switches keys if it isn't EASY TO ADD A KEY Paste a link from the clipboard, scan a QR code, or load every key from your provider's subscription. Each key shows its latency, and the list can be sorted by speed. Keep a note on a key โ€” for example, when it expires. ROUTES Pick sites that should open directly, outside the VPN โ€” your bank, for example. Or the other way round: send only selected sites through the key. THE LLAMA The llama dozes while the VPN is off and stands guard once you're connected. A Home Screen widget turns the VPN on and off without opening the app, and a Live Activity shows the status on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. PRIVACY โ€ข No account, no registration, no ads โ€ข No analytics or third-party trackers โ€ข Keys are stored in the iPhone's encrypted Keychain and never leave the device โ€ข We run no servers of our own: traffic goes to your provider's server Protocols: VLESS, VMess, Trojan, Shadowsocks; TLS and Reality; TCP, WebSocket, gRPC, HTTP/2, HTTPUpgrade and XHTTP transports. The connection uses Apple's system VPN mechanism. On first connection iOS asks permission to add a VPN configuration. Requires an iPhone with iOS 17 or later.

Screenshots

matoraVPN4 screens
Lama Client4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lama Client at none against matoraVPN's 12. matoraVPN's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. matoraVPN sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Lama Client asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
matoraVPN versus Lama Client: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermatoraVPNLama Client
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size48 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatora Inc.FreedomLLC

In-app purchases

12 purchases

matoraVPN

Subscriptions12
  • matoraVPN Standard Weekly$2.997 Days
  • matoraVPN Plus Weekly$4.497 Days
  • matoraVPN Standard Monthly$6.991 Month
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  • matoraVPN Plus Monthly$10.991 Month
  • Monthly Dedicated IP$12.991 Month
  • matoraVPN Standard Quarterly$16.993 Months
  • Private Address Monthly$24.991 Month
  • matoraVPN Plus Quarterly$27.993 Months
  • matoraVPN Standard Yearly$59.991 Year
  • matoraVPN Plus Yearly$89.991 Year
  • Yearly Dedicated IP$129.991 Year
  • Private Address Yearly$249.991 Year
None

Lama Client

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is matoraVPN free?
matoraVPN is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lama Client free?
Lama Client is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do matoraVPN or Lama Client have ads?
Neither matoraVPN nor Lama Client shows ads.

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