PrivateWave Professional vs Protect Your Network
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PrivateWave Professional
Securely encrypt your calls using VoIP technology. This app allows for encrypted communication between users who also have the software installed, offering robust security features and low bandwidth usage. It is designed for business and personal use where call privacy is paramount.
- End-to-end voice encryption (ZRTP)
- Signaling protection (SIP/TLS)
- Mutual authentication with X.509 certificates
- Low bandwidth usage
- Extremely low battery drain
- Supports various IP-enabled networks
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PrivateWave Professional is an innovative software to encrypt your calls in a totally safe and legal way through the VoIP Internet Protocol. It needs to be configured on your own PrivateServer or it can auto-configure itself on PrivateWave's hosted server. Once installed on mobile phones, PrivateWave Professional gives you the option to encrypt calls between the users (i.e both caller and called need to have the software installed). Using PrivateWave you can communicate easily and securely with your contacts. Please keep in mind that there is no way to call numbers on a public switched telephone network (PSTN). Easy to use: - Software only solution for iOS 11.x/12.x/13.x/14.x/15.x/16.x - The way to make calls doesn’t change Security: - Flexible security model: - ZRTP for end-to-end voice encryption - SIP/TLS for signaling protection - Use of only IETF standardized protocols - Security compliant with FIPS, NIST and NSA - Mutual Authentication with X.509 certificates - SSL Certificate Pinning - Based on open source technologies Performance: - Low average Bandwith: * in standby: negligible * during conversation: (100-200 K/minute) - International calls and worldwide roaming - Extremely low battery drain - Low latency (depends on network) Supported Networks: - Any IP-enabled network - 2G (GPRS, EDGE, 1xRTT) - 3G (UMTS, HSDPA, EV-DO) - 4G - WiFi - Satellite Encryption Algorithms: - ECDH 256 bit / 384 bit (default) / 521 bit (Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman) - AES256 (CTR) for SRTP - SIP/TLS with X509v3 digital certificates Audio Codec: - AMR Narrowband 4.75 kbits/s
Protect Your Network
This app provides secure and encrypted communication for professional networks. It uses advanced encryption algorithms to protect all messages and calls exchanged between users on a private server. Enjoy confidential conversations with your colleagues and business contacts.
- Encrypted communications
- Private server connection
- State-of-the-art encryption
- Secure calls
- TLS 1.2 protection
- Opus codec
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Encrypted, secure communications with your professional social network. The PYN app lets you connect with your contacts through a private, dedicated PYN server, protecting all communications between you and them with state-of-the-art encryption algorithms. Technical details: • ZRTP key exchange with 521 bit elliptic curve (secp521) Diffie-Hellman, AES-256 and SHA-384 • Calls are encrypted and authenticated by SRTP with AES-256 and 80 bit authentication tags • All communications between PYN clients and server are protected by TLS 1.2 with ECDHE, AES-256-GCM and SHA-384 • 12 Kb/s Opus codec in CBR mode for the best compromise of quality, performance and security • Makes extensive use of the phone's data protection features
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Protect Your Network at 100% against PrivateWave Professional's 33%. PrivateWave Professional's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PrivateWave Professional ships an update every 5 weeks, Protect Your Network every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PrivateWave Professional | Protect Your Network |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BV TECH SPA | PYNlab s.r.l. |
Customer experience
PrivateWave Professional
Protect Your Network
In-app purchases
PrivateWave Professional
No in-app purchases
Protect Your Network
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is PrivateWave Professional free?
Is Protect Your Network free?
Do PrivateWave Professional or Protect Your Network have ads?
Which is updated more often, PrivateWave Professional or Protect Your Network?
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