Comparison

Clash vs MChatP

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

Head to head
About

Clash

This utility allows users to manage network connections using custom rules. It supports various proxy protocols and offers detailed network visibility. Configure connections, test latency, and customize routing for your specific needs.

Highlights
  • Rule-based network routing
  • Support for multiple proxy protocols
  • Customizable policy groups
  • Detailed network traffic monitoring
  • Visual rule editor
  • DNS configuration options
Features
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Clash - Rule based proxy utility is now on iOS. Clash is a rule-based network proxy utility powered by Hako. Hako builds on the open-source mihomo project and powers the app's NetworkExtension runtime on Apple platforms. The app is built natively with SwiftUI for iPhone and iPad — not a web wrapper and not a port. Bring your existing Clash or mihomo profile URL. Clash then decides how each connection should be handled: direct, through a selected proxy, or rejected by your rules. Clash ships with no servers and no proxy lines; you supply your own configuration or profile URL. GETTING STARTED 1. Import — paste a profile URL, scan a QR code, open a YAML configuration, Share one from another app, or start with a blank profile. 2. Choose — refresh policy groups, test latency, and select the route you want. 3. Connect — connect from Home, Control Center, or Shortcuts, then switch routing modes whenever needed. RULE-BASED ROUTING • Rule / Global / Direct modes, switched in one tap • Match domains, suffixes, keywords, IP-CIDR, GEOIP, GEOSITE, ports, network types, and more • Add custom rules with a visual editor — no YAML by hand • Update remote rule providers on a schedule • Every connection shows the rule it matched and the node it took NODES AND POLICY GROUPS • select, url-test, fallback, load-balance, and relay policy groups • Refresh nodes, test latency, and change selections quickly • Create nodes manually with a field-level editor, configure proxy chains, or use nodes from an imported profile • Read mihomo-format YAML configurations and remote profiles directly • Accepts ss / ssr / vmess / vless / trojan / hysteria2 / tuic / anytls share links and Base64 node lists DNS • Resolver lists, per-domain policies, Fake-IP and real-IP modes • DNS over HTTPS, TLS, QUIC, and UDP • Local DNS mapping: pin a domain to an address you choose, ahead of any resolver • DNS self-checks, cache controls, and resolution-path diagnostics A VISIBLE NETWORK • Live upload and download speed with cumulative traffic • Current connections, request history, matched rules, and outbound routes • Runtime logs, core status, and resource usage • Network quality testing, STUN, and NAT type detection BUILT FOR IPHONE AND IPAD • A sidebar with two-column detail on iPad; ⌘1 through ⌘9 jump to the sidebar sections • Light and Dark Mode, Dynamic Type, and VoiceOver throughout • Control Center control for one-tap connect • Shortcuts and Siri actions for connect, disconnect, toggle, and routing mode • Share extension: send a configuration from any app to import it • On Demand rules for automatic takeover on selected networks • Local and iCloud Drive configuration backup and restore • Localized in English, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese SUPPORTED OUTBOUND PROTOCOLS HTTP, SOCKS, Shadowsocks, ShadowsocksR, Snell, VMess, VLESS, Trojan, AnyTLS, Mieru, Sudoku, Hysteria, Hysteria2, TUIC, ShadowQUIC, GOST Relay, WireGuard, Tailscale, ZeroTier, SSH, MASQUE, TrustTunnel, OpenVPN PRIVACY • No data collected • No ads, third-party analytics, or tracking SDKs • Configurations and credentials use iOS Data Protection; optional backups use your own Apple/iCloud account. • Logs and diagnostics stay local unless you choose to share them. • Network traffic flows only between your device and the services you configure OPEN-SOURCE CORE The Hako core source is public for audit. Issues are welcome. Hako is built on the open-source mihomo project. To connect, you need a Clash or mihomo configuration — bring your own, or create and edit one in the app — and a network service you control or are authorized to use. Hako source: https://github.com/TokenPLS/Hako Privacy Policy: https://clash.md/privacy Terms of Use: https://clash.md/terms Support and Documentation: https://clash.md/

About

MChatP

Features
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MChatP is a chat client for the AI server you run yourself. You choose the computer, the server software and the models: LM Studio, or any OpenAI-compatible server such as Ollama, oMLX or llama.cpp, with the open models you installed. MChatP hosts no model and runs no backend: it talks to your server, at home over your local network or from anywhere over a private network such as Tailscale, and shows the replies. Using MChatP requires a computer already running one of these servers (third-party software); the in-app Help walks through the setup step by step. YOUR SERVER, YOUR MODELS • Any model your server offers, from small and fast to large ones no phone could run, switched in one tap • LM Studio through its native API, with the MCP tools of your mcp.json: your files and tools stay on your computer, the server runs them • Ollama, oMLX, llama.cpp and any server exposing /v1/chat/completions, token optional • Several server profiles (MChatP Pro) MANAGE MODELS REMOTELY (MCHATP PRO) Load or unload a model on your LM Studio computer, or download a new one there from its catalog ID or a Hugging Face link, with live progress. PHOTOS AND DOCUMENTS • Show up to four photos to a vision model • Attach a PDF, text, Markdown, JSON or CSV file: its text is extracted on your device and sent with your message, so it works with any model WATCH IT THINK • The model's reasoning, folded above the answer • MCP tool calls as they start, succeed or fail • Model loading and prompt progress, then speed in tokens per second • Developer Mode adds time to first token, token counts and the full detail of each tool call (MChatP Pro) SYSTEM PROMPTS AND CHAT TOOLS A system prompt to steer the model (one included, a library with MChatP Pro); stop or regenerate a reply, copy, rename, search your history, keyboard shortcuts (⌘N, ⌘↩, ⌘K). HANDS-FREE • Ask MChatP from the action button or by voice; the answer comes back without opening the app • Start a conversation or test your server from the system's shortcuts PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Server profiles, tokens, conversations and attachments stay on your device • No account, no cloud sync, no analytics • Tokens in the device keychain; optional PIN lock with biometric unlock • Transparent about AI: you always know you are chatting with an AI model, the one you loaded on your own server, as the European AI Act requires MCHATP PRO, ONE-TIME PURCHASE Several server profiles, remote model management on LM Studio, a library of system prompts, Developer Mode and conversation export, unlocked with a single non-consumable purchase, charged at confirmation; the price is shown in the app. No subscription, nothing renews. After reinstalling or changing devices, Restore Purchases unlocks it again at no extra cost. MChatP is an independent app, not affiliated with the makers of LM Studio, Ollama, llama.cpp, oMLX or Tailscale, trademarks of their respective owners. Privacy Policy: https://precellence.icu/apps/mchatp/privacy_policy.html Terms of Use: https://precellence.icu/apps/mchatp/terms_of_use.html Support: support@precellence.icu

Screenshots

Clash4 screens
MChatP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Clash at none against MChatP's 1. Clash also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (5 vs 2). On price and ads 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. MChatP sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Clash asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clash ships an update every 2 days, MChatP every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Clash versus MChatP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClashMChatP
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (139 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews86.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings139 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB17 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperOpen SourcedDamien Zilka

In-app purchases

None

Clash

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

MChatP

One-time1
  • MChatP Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Clash free?
Clash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MChatP free?
MChatP is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Clash or MChatP have ads?
Neither Clash nor MChatP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clash or MChatP?
Clash ships an update every 2 days, and MChatP every 3 weeks. Most recently, Clash was updated on October 2, 2026 and MChatP on October 1, 2026.

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