Comparison

Geph vs PolarisNavigation

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

Head to head
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

About

PolarisNavigation

This app offers a guided path navigation system and a speedometer for traditional transportation. It allows access to multiple audio sources and requires existing credentials for music streaming services.

Highlights
  • Guided path navigation
  • Speedometer
  • Multiple audio sources
  • Address search
  • Real-time speed tracking
Features
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The Polaris Navigation by SkyHigh Brands is an innovative solution for users with traditional modes of transportation, allowing them to experience some of the conveniences of modernized vehical. The app boasts a variety of features, including access to multiple audio sources, guided path navigation routes between two locations, and a speedometer for real-time speed tracking. To utilize the music streaming sites provided, you must be a current user with the streaming service and provide valid login credentials. To use the navigation feature, you must input an address into the search box above the map. Once you've entered an address, the matching one will appear as the first on the list. Click on that, then on the keyboard, click "search" or press "enter". This will activate the navigation feature which will show a line and provide the user a guided path. There is no turn-by-turn navigation only a guided path for the navigation will show between the current location and the location that is entered by the user.

Screenshots

Geph3 screens
PolarisNavigation4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PolarisNavigation at 5.0 against Geph's 4.1. PolarisNavigation also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). Geph's advantage is ratings volume (191 vs 2). On price, 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. PolarisNavigation asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PolarisNavigation holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Geph has 191 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Geph versus PolarisNavigation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGephPolarisNavigation
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (191 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings191 — better2
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGephyra OUSkyHigh Brands LLC

Customer experience

Geph

All ratings191 ratings
Positive74.9%
Neutral5.2%
Negative19.9%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive37.7%
Neutral11.6%
Negative50.7%

PolarisNavigation

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

PolarisNavigation

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Geph

Subscriptions1
  • 1 Month of Unlimited Speed$5.991 Month
None

PolarisNavigation

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Geph free?
Geph is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PolarisNavigation free?
PolarisNavigation is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Geph or PolarisNavigation?
PolarisNavigation is rated higher. Geph averages 4.1 out of 5 from 191 ratings, while PolarisNavigation averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Geph or PolarisNavigation have ads?
Neither Geph nor PolarisNavigation shows ads.

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