Yivi vs publicroam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Yivi
Securely manage your digital identity and control data sharing. Log in and prove who you are without oversharing personal information. Your data remains private and stored only on your device.
- Secure login and data sharing
- Control over shared information
- Data stored locally on device
- PIN code protection
- Open-source development
- Privacy-focused design
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Yivi is an app that lets you easily and securely log in, share data and prove who you are. Without sharing too much about yourself. With Yivi, you take control of your data. You always see what an organisation wants to know about you and you decide whether to share that data. Your data is only stored on your mobile, safely behind a PIN code. No one is watching, not even Yivi. That's how safe it is. Yivi is being developed by the Caesar Groep, and is based on work by the Privacy By Design Foundation. Previously known as “IRMA” the Yivi ID wallet is fully open-source. Yivi website: www.yivi.app/en/ Technical documentation: https://docs.yivi.app/what-is-yivi Source code: https://github.com/privacybydesign
publicroam
Gain automatic and secure access to guest WiFi at various participating organizations. Manage your personal account and connect multiple devices to the network. Enjoy free and private internet access.
- Automatic WiFi connection
- Secure guest network access
- Connect multiple devices
- Personal account management
- Access at diverse venues
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Sign up for Publicroam in no time. Publicroam gives you automatic and secure access to guest WiFi at all participating organizations — municipalities, libraries, healthcare institutions, museums, theaters, sports venues, coworking spaces, and more. The app contains your personal Publicroam account. With it, you can also connect your other devices — like your laptop. Using publicroam is free. Your privacy is respected.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Yivi at 100% against publicroam's 10%. Yivi also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 13 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Yivi ships an update every 3 weeks, publicroam every 13 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Yivi | publicroam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 1.3 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 10.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 157 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Privacy by Design Foundation | Publicroam |
Customer experience
Yivi
publicroam
In-app purchases
Yivi
No in-app purchases
publicroam
No in-app purchases
