BAS vs DefaultVPN
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.
DefaultVPN
This is a free, open-source VPN client that requires a separate VPN configuration key to function. It prioritizes user privacy by storing all data locally on the device and not collecting or transmitting personal information.
- Free open-source VPN client
- Requires VPN configuration key
- No personal data collection
- Local data storage
- Privacy-focused
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Default VPN is a free open-source VPN client. It is not a ready-made VPN service. To use it, a VPN configuration in the form of a key is required. Default VPN does not collect or transmit personal data. All data entered by users is stored locally on the device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: DefaultVPN at 43% against BAS's 8%. DefaultVPN also leads on rating (3.7 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (58 vs 8). BAS's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DefaultVPN holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DefaultVPN has 58 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 43% of DefaultVPN's.
BAS ships an update monthly, DefaultVPN every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BAS | DefaultVPN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (8 ratings) | 3.7 (58 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 8.0% of reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 58 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | BAS-IP LP | AMNEZIA UNIPESSOAL LDA |
Customer experience
BAS
DefaultVPN
In-app purchases
BAS
No in-app purchases
DefaultVPN
No in-app purchases
