Comparison

s.GUARD Mobile vs Geph

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

Head to head
About

s.GUARD Mobile

Features
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Swissphone Digital Solutions AG offers you a modern and efficient communication and management solution in the areas of alerting, crisis management, mobile collaboration, messaging and IoT. In this way we contribute to increasing the safety and satisfaction of your customers and employees and ensure that you can concentrate even more on your core business. With the option of combining everyday and emergency communication, your employees effortlessly develop the routine they need to use in an emergency. Important: To use the application you need an account created especially for you. Further information at www.instasolution.ch.

About

Geph

This app provides a zero-knowledge, open-source VPN service focused on user privacy. It offers free medium-speed browsing and paid tiers for enhanced speed and server access, all while maintaining transparency through its open-source code.

Highlights
  • Zero-knowledge privacy
  • Open-source software stack
  • Free medium-speed browsing
  • Paid tiers for enhanced speed
  • Access to more servers
  • Transparent and accountable
Features
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Robust zero-knowledge privacy — We don't log you, because we can't. We use zero-knowledge authentication so that we can never associate your browsing activity with your identity. Transparent and accountable — Geph's entire software stack is open source and available on GitHub. Our managing organization is registered in Estonia, an EU jurisdiction with strong privacy laws. Accessible to all — We believe that everyone has the right to internet privacy. So we offer entirely free medium-speed browsing for everyone. For €6/month, you can purchase greatly enhanced speed and access to more servers. Privacy Policy / Terms of Use: https://github.com/geph-official/geph5/wiki/Policies-and-terms

Screenshots

s.GUARD Mobile1 screens
Geph3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: s.GUARD Mobile at none against Geph's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Geph sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month. s.GUARD Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
s.GUARD Mobile versus Geph: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameters.GUARD MobileGeph
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.1 (191 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—37.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—191 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperinstaSOLUTIONGephyra OU

Bugs and requests

s.GUARD Mobile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Geph

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • App frequently opens to a blank screen and cannot be used
  • VPN cannot be turned off after opening
  • App crashes and does not connect easily
  • Connection times out with 'Transport(broker call timed out)' error
  • App freezes after loading
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  • Download and upload rates display zero and do not change
  • App does not react or reacts with delay when disconnecting
  • Servers are detected and blocked quickly
  • VPN sharing on local network does not work or has no on/off button
  • Login errors with 'TypeError: undefined is not an object'
  • App not working after updates
  • Cannot migrate old account or register new one
  • Free settings eliminated after update
  • iOS version not connecting at all
  • iOS version has slow response bug and cannot establish network connection

Requested features

10 requests
  • Support for sharing VPN connection via hotspot on iOS
  • Faster updates for iOS
  • More free servers
  • Add more US locations to iOS
  • Add split tunneling feature
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  • Improve iOS/iPadOS version
  • Add background app refresh for iPhone
  • Improve customer support for paid users
  • Increase free account speed to 300 kb/s on iOS
  • Add mainland China traffic exclusion/split tunneling

In-app purchases

None

s.GUARD Mobile

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Geph

Subscriptions1
  • 1 Month of Unlimited Speed$5.991 Month

Questions

Is s.GUARD Mobile free?
s.GUARD Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Geph free?
Geph is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do s.GUARD Mobile or Geph have ads?
Neither s.GUARD Mobile nor Geph shows ads.
Which is updated more often, s.GUARD Mobile or Geph?
s.GUARD Mobile ships an update monthly, and Geph monthly. Most recently, s.GUARD Mobile was updated on November 7, 2026 and Geph on November 3, 2026.

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