QVPN by QNAP vs BeeDrive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QVPN by QNAP
Securely connect to your QNAP NAS with an encrypted tunnel. Supports QNAP's proprietary QBelt protocol and Tier 2 VPN connections. View connection history and manage advanced settings.
- Encrypted tunnel to QNAP NAS
- QNAP proprietary QBelt protocol
- Tier 2 VPN connections
- Speed control chart
- Connection history
- Advanced settings
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QVPN is a secure connect application that allows you to create the encrypted tunnel to your QNAP NAS. Minimum requirements to use this application • Please ensure you have a QNAP NAS with QTS 4.3.5 or above. • Please ensure you have installed QVPN v2.0 or above from the NAS App Center, and the protocol QBelt initialized. • iOS 16.0 (or above) Main Features • Support QNAP proprietary VPN protocol - QBelt. • Support Tier 2 VPN connections • Speed control chart • Connection History • Advanced settings
BeeDrive
Consolidate your scattered digital life into one central hub. Effortlessly back up photos and videos wirelessly from your devices, freeing up valuable storage space. Seamlessly transfer files between your phone and computer without recurring cloud fees.
- Wireless photo and video backup
- Free up device storage
- File transfer from iOS to Windows
- Centralized data hub
- No recurring cloud fees
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BeeDrive, your personal backup hub. Whether it's school or work projects, vacation photos, or just to free up storage space on your phone, BeeDrive gathers all your data scattered across different devices. Wirelessly back up photos from your phones & tablets Running out of storage space or reluctant to pay perpetual cloud subscription fees? BeeDrive provides fast photo and video backup over Wi-Fi, letting you free up storage space on your device. BeeDrop files from iOS to Windows Quickly transfer files, photos, and other content to your computer, and they will become immediately available in your File Explorer on your computer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BeeDrive at 50% against QVPN by QNAP's 11%. BeeDrive also leads on rating (2.0 vs 1.7). QVPN by QNAP's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 4). 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.
BeeDrive holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of QVPN by QNAP's written reviews are positive against 50% of BeeDrive's.
QVPN by QNAP ships an update every 4 months, BeeDrive every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.
| Parameter | QVPN by QNAP | BeeDrive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (18 ratings) | 2.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.1% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | QNAP Systems, Inc. | Synology Inc. |
Customer experience
QVPN by QNAP
BeeDrive
In-app purchases
QVPN by QNAP
No in-app purchases
BeeDrive
No in-app purchases
