Comparison

Holdr+ vs VESS Wallet

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

Head to head
About

Holdr+

Securely manage and share personal, high-value information using verifiable digital credentials. This app enables encrypted peer-to-peer communication within a trusted digital ecosystem, built on open-source technology for enhanced privacy and security.

Highlights
  • Create and manage verifiable digital credentials
  • Secure peer-to-peer communication
  • Trusted Digital Ecosystem
  • Encrypted interactions
  • Open-source technology integration
  • Privacy and security focused
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Indicio's Holdr+ is a mobile application built upon open source technology from the Hyperledger Aries Bifold project. Holdr+ allows you to create and manage secure communications within a Trusted Digital Ecosystem. This means you can hold and share personal, high value information contained in verifiable digital credentials. Holdr+ brings privacy and security to online communication with its unique, interoperable, encrypted peer-to-peer interactions, built on open source and open standards.

About

VESS Wallet

Features
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The portable digital identity in your hands! VESS is a new digital identity application that visualizes your experiences and achievements in the form of digital credentials. From your experiences in the real world to your achievements in the virtual world, you can freely express all the experiences that make up "you" as if you were wearing clothes.

Screenshots

Holdr+3 screens
VESS Wallet3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Holdr+ at 12.1 against VESS Wallet's 16.4. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Holdr+ ships an update monthly, VESS Wallet every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Holdr+ versus VESS Wallet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHoldr+VESS Wallet
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB94 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIndicio IncVESS Labs Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Holdr+

No in-app purchases

None

VESS Wallet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Holdr+ free?
Holdr+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VESS Wallet free?
VESS Wallet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Holdr+ or VESS Wallet have ads?
Neither Holdr+ nor VESS Wallet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Holdr+ or VESS Wallet?
Holdr+ ships an update monthly, and VESS Wallet every 3 weeks. Most recently, Holdr+ was updated on October 24, 2026 and VESS Wallet on October 16, 2026.

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