SonicWall Mobile Connect vs Aranda EMM Agent
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.
Aranda EMM Agent
This app secures, provisions, and remotely manages iOS devices for businesses. It allows IT managers to control device security, update settings, and enforce corporate policies. Users gain access to their corporate environment, including Wi-Fi, mail, and VPN.
- Over the Air configuration
- Remote device enrollment
- Corporate Wi-Fi, mail, and VPN setup
- Corporate profile configuration
- Secure access certificate installation
- Mobile device asset management
- Data consumption control
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Aranda’s Enterprise Mobility Management Agent enables iOS mobile devices in your company to be secured, provisioned and remotely managed. The agent provides users with the corporate environment needed at work. At the same time IT managers are able to remotely manage each device’s security characteristics, update settings, fetch each device’s hardware, software and network information, prepare and enforce a device with corporate policies. Main features involve: • Over the Air configuration • Over the Air enrollment of devices • Configure your device for access to corporate Wi-Fi, mail and VPN. • Configure corporate profiles • Install certificates for secure access • Mobile devices Asset Management • Receive messages from your company • Control data consumption (local and roaming) It’s a free iOS application, but a server side component and a corporate console are required in order for the app to function correctly. Please contact your IT administrator prior to installation, this app will not work without the required server software. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Aranda EMM Agent at 100% against SonicWall Mobile Connect's 30%. Aranda EMM Agent also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.2). SonicWall Mobile Connect's advantage is ratings volume (142 vs 1). 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.
Aranda EMM Agent holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SonicWall Mobile Connect has 142 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of SonicWall Mobile Connect's written reviews are positive against 100% of Aranda EMM Agent's.
SonicWall Mobile Connect ships an update every 6 months, Aranda EMM Agent every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | SonicWall Mobile Connect | Aranda EMM Agent |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (142 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 142 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SonicWall Inc. | Aranda Software Corp |
Customer experience
SonicWall Mobile Connect
Aranda EMM Agent
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
Aranda EMM Agent
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SonicWall Mobile Connect
No in-app purchases
Aranda EMM Agent
No in-app purchases
Questions
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