Comparison

BAS vs DefaultVPN

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

BAS

Transform your smartphone into a digital key for seamless access. Open doors, gates, and barriers using your device with various activation methods and adjustable ranges. Enjoy enhanced security and convenience over traditional access cards.

Highlights
  • Use phone as mobile identifier
  • Open doors via outdoor panels/readers
  • Phone screen activation
  • In-app 'Open' button
  • Adjustable operating distances
  • Secure, uncopyable access
Features
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BAS-IP UKEY is an application that allows you to use your mobile device as mobile identifier. You can open doors with the help of BAS-IP outdoor panels or readers using your mobile device, much easier than with common keychains or access cards. BAS-IP outdoor panels and readers, equipped with a special BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) module, are best for: · Multi-apartment buildings · Residential complexes · Offices · Parking lots · Warehouses and other utility rooms You can configure doors opening from your mobile devices following ways: · Phone screen activation · 'Open' button touching in mobile application You can select one of three operating modes for each outdoor panel and reader: · Door (operating distance - up to 1 m) · Touch (operating distance - up to 2 cm) · Gates/barrier (adjustable distance from 0.5 m to 10 m) Advantages of using this mobile identification technology over the common keychains or access cards: 1. Access cards are more often forgotten or lost compared to mobile phones. 2. Getting the phone out of your pocket or bag is much faster than finding the card access in a wallet or the right keychain from the bunch of keys. 3. To open a barrier or gate for entering the office or house territory, you do not need to open a window and attach a keychain or access card to the reader; everything can be done within the application in the comfort of your car. 4. Mobile identifier cannot be copied. Only people who keep mobile device can unlock the lock. These exclude entry to the territory with cloned access cards.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Free open-source VPN client
  • Requires VPN configuration key
  • No personal data collection
  • Local data storage
  • Privacy-focused
Features
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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.

Screenshots

BAS3 screens
DefaultVPN4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BAS at 4.3 against DefaultVPN's 3.7. BAS also leads on iOS requirement (12.1 vs 16.0). DefaultVPN's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (58 vs 3). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BAS holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DefaultVPN has 58 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 36% of BAS's written reviews are positive against 43% of DefaultVPN's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BAS ships an update every 3 months, DefaultVPN every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BAS versus DefaultVPN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBASDefaultVPN
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings) — better3.7 (58 ratings)
Positive reviews36.2% of reviews42.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings358 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB83 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBAS-IP LPAMNEZIA UNIPESSOAL LDA

Customer experience

BAS

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive36.2%
Neutral17.0%
Negative46.8%

DefaultVPN

All ratings58 ratings
Positive67.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative32.8%
Written reviews91 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative49.5%

In-app purchases

None

BAS

No in-app purchases

None

DefaultVPN

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BAS free?
BAS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DefaultVPN free?
DefaultVPN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BAS or DefaultVPN?
BAS is rated higher. BAS averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while DefaultVPN averages 3.7 from 58 ratings.
Do BAS or DefaultVPN have ads?
Neither BAS nor DefaultVPN shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BAS or DefaultVPN?
BAS ships an update every 3 months, and DefaultVPN every 4 weeks. Most recently, BAS was updated on October 7, 2026 and DefaultVPN on October 12, 2026.

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