WISP Orca vs NetBird P2P VPN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WISP Orca
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WISP Orca puts advanced water quality monitoring in the palm of your hand. This companion app connects with the Water Insight WISP Orca instrument to provide real-time data capture, measurement management, and secure cloud synchronization. With the app, you can: - Connect to your Orca device via Bluetooth. - Start and manage water quality measurements on site. - View live instrument status and device health information. - Browse and review historical measurement data with interactive charts. - Share results with colleagues or export them for reporting. Note: A WISP Orca instrument is required to perform new measurements. Without a device, you can still browse historical data and review previous results.
NetBird P2P VPN
This app establishes a secure, point-to-point network for your devices and teams, eliminating the need for traditional VPN servers. It enables seamless and automatic connections across various environments, including cloud and on-premises infrastructure, for easy access to internal resources.
- Point-to-point networking
- WireGuard-based
- Automatic connections
- Cross-cloud and on-premises support
- Secure access to internal resources
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NetBird replaces traditional centralized VPNs with a WireGuard®-based point-to-point network that automatically connects your servers, containers, and remote teams. It works universally across clouds and on-premises, allowing your team to quickly and securely connect and access internal resources.
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Verdict
WISP Orca and NetBird P2P VPN are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
| Parameter | WISP Orca | NetBird P2P VPN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.9 (56 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 46.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 56 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hugo Peters | NetBird GmbH |
Bugs and requests
WISP Orca
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
NetBird P2P VPN
Reported bugs
16 issues- Lost connection after opening other applications
- Connects briefly then immediately disconnects
- App says disconnected even when connected (version 0.0.15)
- Disconnects in the background, crashes, hangs
- Disconnects after phone is off for more than 15 minutes
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- Routes sometimes not working when reconnecting
- Runtime version consistently behind other platforms
- Custom DNS servers behind peer relays not resolving
- Lack of logs for WireGuard connection
- Custom DNS resolution sometimes requires disconnect/reconnect
- DNS queries leak through during startup
- Connection goes into a dormant state when phone is locked for ~2 minutes
- Connection does not automatically come back when phone is unlocked
- Agent not updated on iPhone
- Login process not smooth
- Custom DNS server not available and cannot resolve private DNS
Requested features
10 requests- VPN on demand
- Allow turning on and off entire Networks
- Define trusted Wi-Fi for automatic connect/disconnect
- Configuration for connection medium
- iPad app development
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- Integration into Shortcuts for on-demand VPN
- Copy IP address option
- Connection on demand
- Auto-disconnect on trusted WiFi
- Trust WLAN auto-disconnect
In-app purchases
WISP Orca
No in-app purchases
NetBird P2P VPN
No in-app purchases
