Comparison

Clash Meta vs Lama Client

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

Head to head
About

Clash Meta

Features
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Clash Meta is a VPN client for iPhone and iPad. It connects to the servers in a configuration you import from your own provider or network administrator, and sends your traffic to them through an encrypted VPN tunnel built with Apple's Network Extension framework. Clash Meta does not sell, operate or include any servers. You need your own configuration (a Clash / mihomo YAML file or subscription URL) to connect. Features • Import a configuration from a URL, file, clipboard or QR code • Connect and disconnect with one switch, in the app or from a Home Screen widget • Rule-based split tunneling: choose which traffic goes through your servers and which goes direct • Rule, Global and Direct modes • Choose a server and test its latency • Protocols: VLESS, VMess, Trojan, Shadowsocks, Hysteria2, TUIC, WireGuard and more • Custom DNS settings • Back up your settings to iCloud, Files or WebDAV Privacy Clash Meta has no account and does not collect any data. Your configuration stays on your device, and your traffic only goes to the servers you configure.

About

Lama Client

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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 — 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 • Turns the VPN on by itself on unfamiliar Wi-Fi and on cellular • Trusted networks: no VPN at home or at work • 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 — for example, when it expires. ROUTES Pick sites that should open directly, outside the VPN — 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 • No account, no registration, no ads • No analytics or third-party trackers • Keys are stored in the iPhone's encrypted Keychain and never leave the device • 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

Clash Meta4 screens
Lama Client4 screens

Verdict

The call

Clash Meta and Lama Client are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

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

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Clash Meta versus Lama Client: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClash MetaLama Client
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNovexura LLCFreedomLLC

In-app purchases

None

Clash Meta

No in-app purchases

None

Lama Client

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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