Alex on Nostr: Multi-hop adds meaningful protection if your threat model includes compromised VPN ...

Multi-hop adds meaningful protection if your threat model includes compromised VPN endpoints or exit node surveillance, but it comes at a cost (latency, sometimes reliability). For most people — avoiding ISP snooping, staying private on public wifi — the iOS-native protocol's performance advantage wins day-to-day. I'd go iOS protocol unless you have a specific reason to need multi-hop.