NetBird P2P VPN vs Netmaker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Netmaker
Access your private networks securely and easily from offsite machines. Connect to different private networks to remotely access your resources. Designed for seamless and secure remote connectivity.
- Access private Netmaker networks
- Remote access to resources
- Secure and easy connectivity
- Connect to multiple networks
- Offsite machine access
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The Netmaker Mobile App is for user access to your Netmaker private networks. It is mostly suited for offsite machines that need access to a Netmaker network. Users can choose to connect to different private netmaker networks. This enables end users to remotely access their resources over private securely and easily
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NetBird P2P VPN at 3.9 against Netmaker's 1.0. NetBird P2P VPN also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (54 vs 1). Netmaker's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 46%). 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.
NetBird P2P VPN holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NetBird P2P VPN has 54 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 46% of NetBird P2P VPN's written reviews are positive against 67% of Netmaker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
NetBird P2P VPN ships an update every 3 weeks, Netmaker every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NetBird P2P VPN | Netmaker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (54 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 54 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | NetBird GmbH | Gravitl, Inc. |
Customer experience
NetBird P2P VPN
Netmaker
Bugs and 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
Netmaker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NetBird P2P VPN
No in-app purchases
Netmaker
No in-app purchases
