Which App to Choose?

Updated: May 3, 2025

GLOSSARY

Officially supported: Apps we recommend. We provide installation and troubleshooting support on these apps only. Other apps are only on a best-effort basis.

Stability: A measurement of the frequency of disconnections and speed fluctuations, as well as the likelihood of encountering various issues.

Windows

Recommendation: Clash Verge (Easy to use, has Gaming support)

	Clash Verge [Recommended]	Clash for Windows [Legacy]	v2rayN [Long-term Support]
Officially supported	✅	✅	❌
Trojan	✅	✅	✅
VMESS (v2ray)	✅	✅	✅
Shadowsocks	✅	✅	✅
Ease of Use	✅	🟨	🟨
Speed	✅	✅	✅
Stability	✅	🟨 No longer updated	✅
TCP	✅	✅	✅
UDP	✅	✅	🟨
Netflix support	✅	✅	✅
Gaming	✅	✅	🟧 May need separate software

Mac OS

Recommendation: OneClick if you have an M1 Mac. ClashX otherwise.

	OneClick [Recommended]	ClashX Meta	Shadowrocket [Long-term Support]
Officially supported	✅	✅	❌
Apple Silicon (M1/M2...) Macs	✅	✅	✅
Intel Macs	❌	✅	❌
Trojan	✅	✅	✅
VMESS (v2ray)	✅	✅	✅
Shadowsocks	✅	✅	✅
Ease of Use	✅	🟧	✅
Speed	✅	✅	✅
Stability	✅	✅	✅
TCP	✅	✅	✅
UDP	✅	✅	✅
Netflix support	✅	✅	✅
Gaming	✅	✅ Use Tun Mode	✅

iOS

Recommendation: OneClick (Easy UI) or Streisand (More regular updates)

	OneClick [Recommended]	Streisand	Shadowrocket [Long-term support]
Officially supported	✅	✅	❌
Trojan	✅	✅	✅
VMESS (v2ray)	✅	✅	✅
Shadowsocks	✅	✅	✅
Ease of Use	✅	🟨	✅
Speed	✅	✅	✅
Stability	✅	✅	✅
TCP	✅	✅	✅
UDP	✅	✅	✅
Netflix support	✅	✅	✅
Gaming	✅	✅	✅

Android

Recommendation: Clash for Android (It's great, what more do you want?)

	Clash for Android [Recommended]
Officially supported	✅
Trojan	✅
VMESS (v2ray)	✅
Shadowsocks	✅
Ease of Use	✅
Speed	✅
Stability	✅
TCP	✅
UDP	✅
Netflix support	✅
Gaming	✅

Linux

To be done...

Routers

Recommendation: OpenWRT with Passwall installed. You can usually get one on taobao, but make sure you ask the seller if Passwall is already installed or not. Otherwise, Merlin-Koolshare routers can be installed later, but they do not support Xray, so we'd recommend trying to get Passwall on OpenWRT if at all possible.

Routers are NOT officially supported. Support provided on a best-effort basis.

If you get a OpenWRT router, it is HIGHLY, HIGHLY recommended to get it pre-installed. Installing it yourself is very complicated, if not impossible. We do not provide guides or support on how to install OpenWRT due to the complexity.

	Merlin	OpenWRT
Officially supported	❌	❌
Trojan	✅	✅
Xray	❌	✅ Latest Passwall only
v2ray	✅	✅
SSR	✅	✅
Eclipse	✅	✅
Installation	🟧	pre-installed
Ease of Use	🟨	✅
Speed	✅	✅
Stability	✅	✅
TCP	✅	✅
UDP	🟨	✅
Netflix support	✅	✅
Gaming	?	?