Comparison

Sphereon Wallet vs BACSIL access

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

Head to head
About

Sphereon Wallet

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The Sphereon Wallet is a new breed of open, privacy-preserving applications, that gives you full and sole control over your own information. It enables you to manage your own data. Your data is stored nowhere else but on your phone. Nobody else will have access unless you decide to share it with them. Only you decide if you want to share your data with someone else. It enables you to request and receive so-called Verifiable Credentials from official sources, institutions, enterprises, or other organizations. Verifiable credentials are digital records that act as proof of a person's identity, qualifications, roles, achievements, or other attributes. Examples of credentials are for example formal identities, professional certifications or licenses, college or university degrees, academic transcripts, employment records, permits, medical records or prescriptions, credit reports, insurance policies, property deeds, bank statements, travel documents, immigration documents, background checks, drug test results, security clearances, etc. The data you receive is digitally signed by the issuer, allowing the party you share your data with to easily verify that the data is authentic and has not been tampered with. Creating trust in digital transactions. Built based on open W3C Verifiable Credentials standard it guarantees interoperability with other systems to receive and share data. Functionalities offered: - Manage your own data (Credential Management) - Receive Credentials (VCs), such as qualifications, roles, achievements, or other attributes, from trusted parties - Open-Source, W3C standard-based technology Technologies used: - W3C Decentralized Identifiers (DID) - W3C Verifiable Credentials (VC) - OpenID Connect to exchange Credentials between parties - DIF Presentation Exchange - DIF Well Known DID Configuration - DIF Credential Manifest

About

BACSIL access

Features
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The app BACSIL access is your access key to e-government services of the Swiss authorities (cantons and their communes as well as federal administration). The BACSIL system (see https://bacsil.ch) is a login procedure, identity provider and identity network and is available worldwide for interaction with Swiss authorities.

Screenshots

Sphereon Wallet4 screens
BACSIL access4 screens

Verdict

The call

Sphereon Wallet and BACSIL access are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Sphereon Wallet versus BACSIL access: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSphereon WalletBACSIL access
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 โ€” better16.4
Further details โ€” not scored
Size77 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSphereonSchweizerische Bundeskanzlei

In-app purchases

None

Sphereon Wallet

No in-app purchases

None

BACSIL access

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sphereon Wallet free?
Sphereon Wallet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BACSIL access free?
BACSIL access is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sphereon Wallet or BACSIL access have ads?
Neither Sphereon Wallet nor BACSIL access shows ads.

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