A link needs a reader
Ask the Iskele bot for a link, then hand it to one app on the device you carry. The Happ app is the natural first try because it runs on phones, tablets and computers and takes a pasted link or a QR code. Hiddify covers the same ground, v2rayNG is for Android only, and V2Box and Shadowrocket are made for Apple devices.
None of these apps brings servers with it. Happ says on its own site that it sells no VPN service, and the others are rule-based clients in the same mould: they read a link and build the tunnel from it. The servers, five cities and none of them in Turkey, arrive inside your link.
Five apps and the screens they suit
- Happ lists iPhone, iPad and Mac, Android, Windows and Linux, plus Android TV and Apple TV on its own download page. It takes a link from the clipboard or a QR code.
- Hiddify names Android, iOS, Windows, macOS and Linux, and it reads subscription links, which is the kind of link the bot hands out.
- v2rayNG is an Android client and nothing more; its developer sends desktop users to a separate project.
- V2Box costs nothing to install on an iPhone or iPad and runs on a Mac as well.
- Shadowrocket is the one with a price on it, and what that price comes to depends on the storefront you buy from.
Paste it or scan it
Paste when the link already sits on the device that needs it. Copy the whole message from the Telegram chat, open the app and choose its add-from-clipboard option. Scan when the link is on another screen. Opening the chat on a laptop and pointing the phone at the QR code is quicker than retyping a long address, and a camera does not drop characters.
Happ setup and the other four follow the same pattern. Both routes finish in the same place: an entry in the app with a list of cities. Choose one, connect, allow the VPN permission your phone asks for the first time, and open any page to see that it loads.
Choosing by what you carry
An Android phone and a Windows laptop point to Happ or Hiddify on both, with v2rayNG as a lighter option on the phone alone. An iPhone and a MacBook can run Happ, Hiddify or V2Box on both. The link has no device limit, so a phone, a laptop and a tablet can share it, and nothing stops you putting Happ on the phone and Hiddify on the laptop.
The list above is the set of clients the service itself names, so it reflects the seller's choice and makes no claim to cover every app in the stores.
Arriving by plane with an eSIM bought before the flight? Install the app at home, then ask for the link once the connection is steady. The store download and the Telegram reply both need a working line, and a crowded café network in August is a poor place to find out they do not.
Where the detail pages pick up
- One page for each of v2rayNG, V2Box, Hiddify and Shadowrocket, plus one on clients for a Windows PC.
- The protocol side: what VLESS is, what Reality adds, where V2Ray fits and how protocols differ in general.
- The link itself: what a subscription link is and how to use a VLESS link in any app.
- Setup walkthroughs for a first connection, for the QR route and for one link on two devices.
Before you install anything
- Telegram is open on this device or on another one you can scan from.
- The store page is one you opened yourself, and the developer's name on it matches the app you meant to get.
- You know the service has no app of its own, so nothing named after it is the real thing.
- A phone or laptop issued by an employer or a school has been cleared with whoever manages it, since such devices may carry rules of their own.
- You have skimmed the licence terms of the app you picked: each developer sets its own conditions and can change them in an update, and staying within them, and within the law where you are, falls to you.
- The link stays private, because whoever holds it can use it.
Questions
Can the same link sit in Happ on my phone and in Hiddify on my laptop?
Yes. The link has no device limit, and every client in the list reads the same kind of link, so each device can run whichever app suits it. Keep the link to yourself either way, because whoever holds it can use it.
A permission box pops up the first time I connect. Is that normal?
Yes. Android and iPhone both make an app ask before it may carry the phone's traffic, so the box is the system doing its job. Read the name on it, check that it is the app you just installed, and accept. If it names something else, cancel and look at what you actually installed.
Is Shadowrocket worth paying for when the others cost nothing?
For this link you need no extra feature, since Happ, Hiddify or V2Box take it for free. Shadowrocket is a rule-based client built around routing rules by domain or address range. If writing such rules is not on your list, skip the purchase.
Is there a separate Iskele app in the stores?
No. Iskele has nothing of its own in the stores, and the bot is the only place a link comes from. A listing that borrows a similar name was not made by the service, so leave it alone and install one of the five clients named above instead.
Does the choice of app change how fast the connection feels?
Differences between the apps are not measured here, and the site publishes no speed tables. Your line, the hour and the city you pick shape the result as well, so judge the app on your own connection during the free days rather than from any chart.
Should I install the app before I fly to Turkey?
It is easier to. The store download and the bot's reply both need a working connection, and airport or hotel networks can be busy or ask you to sign in on a web page first. Install at home, and request the link when you have a steady connection.
Ask the bot, paste the link, connect. Paying comes only after the free days.
Ask the Iskele bot for a link