Geph vs VIA Wallet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
VIA Wallet
This secure digital wallet provides enterprise-grade security with a user-friendly interface. It offers zero-trust architecture, quantum-resistant encryption, and seamless integration for administrators and users alike. Access applications, manage network credentials, and approve transactions with ease.
- Zero trust architecture
- Quantum-resistant encryption
- Self-service user onboarding
- SSO integration
- End-to-end encrypted document transfers
- Network access management
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VIA Wallet offers the best of both worlds: Maximum Security, Minimal Effort Maximum Security: Enterprises concerned about insider threats, quantum-resistance, and data moving across network boundaries benefit from VIA Wallet’s zero trust architecture, rigorously tested by the U.S. Department of Defense. Auditability, permission revocability, and multi-party approval of workflows are all standard. Minimal Effort: Enterprise administrators can deploy the VIA Wallet in minutes with self-service user onboarding and ABAC, RBAC, and SSO integration. Users benefit from an effortless experience. Accept network credentials, login requests, transaction logging, and more with a single “swipe right.” Applications: Provide access to enterprise applications like secure, end-to-end encrypted document transfers within an enterprise and with external parties. Enable enterprise network access or guest network access effortlessly. Security and Standards: VIA Wallet was designed to meet U.S. Department of Defense security standards with zero trust compliance. Our wallet uses a hybrid of classical CSNA 1.0, 2.0, and NIST-approved quantum-resistant encryption and digital signature standards to protect against current and future threats. Verifiable credentials are W3C-compliant.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: VIA Wallet at 100% against Geph's 39%. VIA Wallet also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Geph's advantage is ratings volume (180 vs 14). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. VIA Wallet asks for nothing beyond the download.
VIA Wallet holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Geph has 180 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Geph's written reviews are positive against 100% of VIA Wallet's.
Geph ships an update every 5 weeks, VIA Wallet every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Geph | VIA Wallet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (180 ratings) | 5.0 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 180 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gephyra OU | VIA Science, Inc. |
Customer experience
Geph
VIA Wallet
Bugs and 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
VIA Wallet
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Geph
- 1 Month of Unlimited Speed$5.991 Month
VIA Wallet
No in-app purchases









