SonicWall Mobile Connect vs Meraki Systems Manager
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.
Meraki Systems Manager
Manage all your iOS devices from a central web dashboard. This app enhances mobile device management with features like a managed app store, content delivery, and GPS location reporting.
- Centralized web dashboard management
- Managed app store
- Content delivery with backpack
- GPS location reporting
- Enhanced MDM and MAM functionality
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Meraki Systems Manager is Cisco Systems' Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) solution that allows you to manage all of your iOS devices from a central web dashboard. Installing this app on an iOS device provides enhanced MDM and MAM functionality that includes features such as a managed app store, content delivery with backpack, and GPS location reporting. Note: continued use of GPS running in the background can decrease battery life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Meraki Systems Manager at 2.4 against SonicWall Mobile Connect's 2.2. Meraki Systems Manager also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). SonicWall Mobile Connect's advantage is review sentiment (30% vs 18%). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Meraki Systems Manager holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 142 and 96 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 30% of SonicWall Mobile Connect's written reviews are positive against 18% of Meraki Systems Manager'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, Meraki Systems Manager every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | SonicWall Mobile Connect | Meraki Systems Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (142 ratings) | 2.4 (96 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.9% of reviews — better | 18.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 142 — better | 96 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SonicWall Inc. | Meraki |
Customer experience
SonicWall Mobile Connect
Meraki Systems Manager
User reviews
SonicWall Mobile Connect
From 142 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Works well
- 🚀 Easy to configure and use
- 🔒 Reliable connection
- 🔒 Secure access to company resources
Room to improve
- 🐛 Doesn't work with iOS 16/iPadOS 16
- 🐛 Frequent disconnects or inability to connect
- 🐛 Compatibility issues with 2FA/MFA
- 🐛 Crashes or freezes
Meraki Systems Manager
From 96 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Helpful for managing student iPads
- 🚀 New app updates look nice
- 💡 Good for schools and enterprises
Room to improve
- 🐛 Causes issues with AirPrint and global proxy
- 🔒 Authorizes schools to control devices too much
- 🔋 High battery usage
- 🔒 Tracks location and user activity
- 🐛 Causes devices to crash or break
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
Meraki Systems Manager
Reported bugs
3 issues- Enrollment certificates become invalid
- Backpack functionality broken on iOS 9+
- Location services always running, draining battery
Requested features
3 requests- Improve enrollment process
- Add option to configure notification frequency
- Improve app stability and performance
In-app purchases
SonicWall Mobile Connect
No in-app purchases
Meraki Systems Manager
No in-app purchases
Questions
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