SonicWall Mobile Connect vs Valerus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SonicWall Mobile Connect
Access corporate and academic resources securely from anywhere. This app provides network-level access to critical applications like email and virtual desktops through encrypted SSL VPN connections.
- Encrypted SSL VPN connections
- Full network-level access
- Access to corporate resources
- Access to academic resources
- Remote access to applications
- Virtual desktop access
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SonicWall Mobile Connect™ provides users full network-level access to corporate and academic resources over encrypted SSL VPN connections. The client provides anytime, anywhere access to critical applications such as email, virtual desktop sessions and other macOS applications. REQUIREMENTS: SonicWall Mobile Connect is a free app, but requires a concurrent user license on one of the following SonicWall solutions in order to function properly: • SonicWall Next-Generation Firewall appliances including the TZ, NSA, and SuperMassive running SonicOS 5.8.1.0 or higher. • Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 Series appliances, formerly called SonicWALL Secure Remote Access (SRA), running 10.2 or higher. • Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 1000 Series appliances, formerly called E-Class Secure Remote Access (SRA), running 12.4 or higher. For more information on SonicWall Secure Mobile Access and Next-Generation Firewall solutions, please visit www.sonicwall.com.
Valerus
Securely monitor your security systems from anywhere using your mobile device. View live video, playback recorded footage, and control PTZ cameras with various display layouts and pinch-to-zoom functionality.
- Securely connect to Vicon Valerus systems
- View live and recorded video
- Control PTZ cameras
- Multiple display layouts
- Pinch-to-zoom functionality
- Arrange video tiles on-the-fly
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Vicon Valerus Mobile Video Surveillance Application Designed to support security systems running Vicon Valerus Video Management Software (VMS), Vicon Valerus Mobile provides the freedom to securely monitor your site from anywhere using a mobile device. Vicon Valerus Mobile supports many functions of full-featured Vicon Valerus systems, including: •Securely Connect to the Vicon Valerus system (multi-server support) •Supported on any Vicon Valerus system •View live video or playback recorded images from any device on the system •Various display layouts, up to 9 concurrent video streams •Quick and simple playback access •Full control of PTZ cameras including presets •Pinch-to-zoom on live video and playback video •Arrange video tiles on-the-fly •Remember last state when minimized ** Vicon Valerus demo server is available. Log in as follows: Username: demo Password: 1234 Server: http://47.21.44.216
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Valerus at 3.4 against SonicWall Mobile Connect's 2.1. Valerus also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). SonicWall Mobile Connect's advantage is review sentiment (30% vs 0%) and ratings volume (143 vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Valerus holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SonicWall Mobile Connect has 143 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 30% of SonicWall Mobile Connect's written reviews are positive against 0% of Valerus's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SonicWall Mobile Connect ships an update every 6 months, Valerus every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 11, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SonicWall Mobile Connect | Valerus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (143 ratings) | 3.4 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 143 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SonicWall Inc. | Vicon Industries Inc. |
Customer experience
SonicWall Mobile Connect
Valerus
Bugs and requests
SonicWall Mobile Connect
Reported bugs
3 issues- Cannot select domain when configuring connection
- Endless 'Connecting' state with no ability to connect
- Incompatibility with latest iOS/iPadOS versions
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to view logs directly in the app
- Support for multiple VPN connections/servers
- Improved stability and reliability
Valerus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SonicWall Mobile Connect
No in-app purchases
Valerus
No in-app purchases
