IVPN vs Bifolium
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IVPN
This app provides a privacy-focused VPN service with advanced features like multi-hop connections and a built-in ad/tracker blocker. It offers secure browsing across multiple devices and emphasizes transparency with open-source apps and no email requirement for account creation.
- WireGuard protocol support
- Multi-hop connections
- Built-in ad/tracker blocker
- Open-source apps
- No email required for account
- Automatic Kill Switch
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IVPN is a privacy-first VPN service that offers WireGuard, multi-hop connections and a built-in ad/tracker blocker. What makes our customers trust us: - Regular third-party audits since 2019. - Open-source apps without trackers. - Privacy friendly account creation - no email address required. - Transparent ownership, team. - Clear privacy policy and strong ethical guidelines. What can you expect when using IVPN for iOS: - Fast servers in more than 50 locations. - OpenVPN, IPSec with IKEv2 and WireGuard protocol support. - Improved security for Wi-Fi/LTE/3G/4G. - Use on up to 7 devices (Pro plan). - AntiTracker to block ads, web and app trackers. - Automatic Kill Switch. - Set trusted networks and use custom DNS. - Multi-hop connections for improved privacy. - 24/7 customer service assistance. What we do differently than other VPNs? - No logs and data collection. - No free tier, data mining and selling of browser history. - No third-party tools in app. - No misleading ads. - No false promises (e.g. full anonymous connection). - Privacy guides to help you improve your privacy. - Civilian grade encryption. Why use a VPN on iOS? - Improve your data privacy with a private connection on your iPhone and iPad. - Secure VPN for browsing at WiFi hotspots, airports and hotels. - Hide your connection and protect your private data from your ISP. - Hide your IP to prevent websites snooping on you. IVPN was founded in 2009 with a mission of protecting individual privacy. Our team includes information security experts and privacy advocates who are working towards a surveillance-free future. We believe that everybody has the right to freedom of opinion and expression online without interference. Review our clear, simple privacy policy: https://www.ivpn.net/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.ivpn.net/tos Privacy guides: https://www.ivpn.net/blog/privacy-guides WireGuard® is a registered trademark of Jason A. Donenfeld.
Bifolium
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Bifolium reads and annotates Markdown, from your own files or straight from GitHub. Open a document on iPhone, iPad, or Mac and Bifolium reads it where it is, without importing or converting it. Bifolium detects the Markdown a document is written in and renders it correctly: CommonMark, GitHub Flavored Markdown, and Obsidian's flavor with wikilinks, callouts, and YAML frontmatter. Tables, images, footnotes, TeX math, and Mermaid diagrams render offline. Code is highlighted in more than 30 languages. Highlight a passage and note a thought beside it. Both are kept apart from the document, so reading never changes the file. Find them again across every document, or start from one highlight and see related passages from your other files. Matching runs on your device. Save GitHub repositories, public or private, as read-only snapshots you can read offline and refresh when you choose. On a Mac, pick files or folders to carry to iPhone and iPad through your own iCloud; highlights, notes, and reading position stay in step. Bifolium edits, too. When a file needs a change, open it in Source or Live Preview and save it in place. Four themes come built in, or make your own. Set type size, line height, text width, margins, and paragraph spacing. Export a document to PDF or HTML, or your highlights and notes to Markdown with links back to each passage. Bifolium needs no account. Rendering, search, and matching run on your device. Sync uses your iCloud account, and GitHub connections go directly to GitHub. Anonymous usage counts are on by default: no identifier, no document content. Turn them off in Settings. Your 30-day trial of the whole app starts the first time you open Bifolium. After that, a one-time purchase keeps Bifolium permanently, or pay monthly. If access ends, your originals stay where they are and your highlights and notes remain yours to export. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Bifolium at weekly against IVPN's every 2 months. IVPN's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. IVPN sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Bifolium sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
IVPN ships an update every 2 months, Bifolium weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IVPN | Bifolium |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (250 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 55.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 250 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | IVPN Limited | Fernando Flores |
Bugs and requests
IVPN
Reported bugs
3 issues- iOS app crashing on launch
- Inability to connect to certain servers
- Billing and account management issues
Requested features
4 requests- Option to select specific servers instead of just cities
- Siri Shortcuts integration
- Always-on firewall or kill switch on mobile
- Support for IKEv2 protocol on iOS and macOS
Bifolium
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
IVPN
- 1 month IVPN Standard service3 Days trial$5.991 Month
- 1 month IVPN Pro service3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- IVPN Standard 1 week$1.99
- IVPN Pro Suite 1 week$3.99
- IVPN Standard 1 month$5.99
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- 1 Month$9.99
- IVPN Pro Suite 1 month$9.99
- IVPN Standard 1 year$59.99
- 12 Months$99.99
- IVPN Pro Suite 1 year$99.99
Bifolium
- Bifolium Monthly$2.991 Month
- Unlock Bifolium$19.99









