Arian vs Geph
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Arian
This video service app allows users to easily view real-time and historical video playback. It is designed for both home and business users, providing convenient access to surveillance footage.
- Real-time video viewing
- Historical video playback
- Home user support
- Business user support
- Easy video access
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"Arian" is a video service product aimed at home and business users.Through it, you can easily view real-time video and historical video playback.
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.
- Zero-knowledge privacy
- Open-source software stack
- Free medium-speed browsing
- Paid tiers for enhanced speed
- Access to more servers
- Transparent and accountable
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Arian at none against Geph's 1. Arian also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). Geph's advantage is ratings volume (180 vs 8). 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
Both are free to download. Geph sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month. Arian asks for nothing beyond the download.
Arian holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Geph has 180 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Arian ships an update every 2 months, Geph every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 5, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arian | Geph |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better | 4.1 (180 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 38.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 180 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 308 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tianjin Andetong Technology Co., Ltd | Gephyra OU |
Customer experience
Arian
Geph
Bugs and requests
Arian
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
Arian
No in-app purchases
Geph
- 1 Month of Unlimited Speed$5.991 Month
