BAS vs AmneziaVPN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BAS
Receive video calls from outdoor panels and intercom monitors directly on your mobile device, anywhere in the world. Connect your BAS-IP devices to the app via a free SIP service to manage calls and access features like saving photos and opening secondary locks.
- Receive video calls from outdoor panels
- Push notifications for calls and alarms
- Save photos from camera
- Create phone book
- Open second lock remotely
- Access call archive
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BAS-IP Intercom is a free application that enables you to receive video calls from outdoor panels and BAS-IP monitors on a mobile device. In any part of the world, all you need is the Internet and this application to receive video calls from the BAS-IP devices on a mobile device. You need to create an account on the free SIP service sip.bas-ip.com. After that, with the help of the application, you need to scan the QR code located in the personal account of the service, and then scan the QR code located on the box with the purchased BAS-IP device. You will immediately get 5 internal numbers and the access to their settings. Features: - Support for push notifications about incoming calls; - Support for push notifications about alarms; - Option to save photos from the outdoor panel’s camera; - Option to create a phone book; - Button for opening the second lock; - Access to the call archive.
AmneziaVPN
Create your own personal VPN on a virtual server or connect to existing services. This open-source client offers secure, obfuscated connections with multi-protocol support. Easily set up your private network in minutes.
- Create personal VPN on virtual server
- Connect to Amnezia VPN services
- Multi-protocol support
- Traffic obfuscation and blocking protection
- Quick server configuration
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Free open-source software for creating a personal VPN on your virtual server, as well as for connecting to Amnezia VPN services: Amnezia Free and Amnezia Premium. All services use protocols with traffic obfuscation and protection against blocking. To create a VPN on your own server, simply provide the IP address, username, and password of your server (VPS), and Amnezia will create and configure your personal VPN in just a couple of minutes, which you can then connect to. Terms of Use: http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
BAS and AmneziaVPN both sit at 3.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 44% of AmneziaVPN's written reviews are positive against 8% of BAS's. AmneziaVPN also leads on ratings volume (759 vs 8). BAS's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. AmneziaVPN sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. BAS asks for nothing beyond the download.
AmneziaVPN holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AmneziaVPN has 759 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of BAS's written reviews are positive against 44% of AmneziaVPN's.
BAS ships an update monthly, AmneziaVPN every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BAS | AmneziaVPN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (8 ratings) | 3.7 (759 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 8.0% of reviews | 43.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 759 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | BAS-IP LP | Privacy Technologies |
Customer experience
BAS
AmneziaVPN
Bugs and requests
BAS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
AmneziaVPN
Reported bugs
11 issues- QR code scanner not working for WireGuard native
- Error 1103 occurring frequently
- Error 1100 connection errors
- App stops working after updates
- iPhone connection shows connected but no actual internet
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- OpenVPN QR scanning not functioning
- Xray protocol not working
- Servers becoming unavailable 10 minutes after config download
- Split tunneling not working on iOS
- App freezes and crashes intermittently
- Config files not importing properly to WireGuard
Requested features
13 requests- Split tunneling for individual apps on iOS
- AWG 2.0 protocol support on iOS
- Whitelist functionality
- Killswitch auto-reconnect option
- Shortcuts/Siri integration for iOS
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- Monthly subscription option (not just 6-month/yearly)
- Copy-paste functionality on Mac app
- QR code compatibility improvements for WireGuard
- Widget for connection management
- Web-based account dashboard
- Display current VPN location/country
- VLESS + XTLS-Reality protocol support
- Better app configuration persistence after reinstall
In-app purchases
BAS
No in-app purchases
AmneziaVPN
- Amnezia Premium$4.991 Month
- Amnezia Premium7 Days trial$7.491 Month
- Amnezia Premium7 Days trial$18.003 Months
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- Amnezia Premium7 Days trial$30.006 Months
- Amnezia Premium7 Days trial$50.001 Year
- AmneziaVPN tier 1$7.99
