NetBird P2P VPN vs OpenWebUI
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.
OpenWebUI
This client app connects to your self-hosted AI server, offering a native mobile experience for chatting with AI models. It supports real-time responses, image generation, voice input, and secure data handling, keeping your information on your server.
- Real-time AI model chat
- Image generation
- Voice mode for input/output
- Notes and knowledge base (RAG)
- Chat actions (pin, archive, share)
- Customizable themes
- File and photo attachments
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OpenWebUI Client is a native app for your own Open WebUI server — chat with your AI models with the fluidity of a real app, keeping everything on your server and under your control. FEATURES • Chat with your models, with real-time (streaming) responses • Multiple providers and models configured in your Open WebUI • Image generation • Notes and knowledge base (RAG) • Voice mode: speak and hear the responses • Chat actions: pin, archive, rename, clone, share, and export • Themes and customization • Attachments: send photos and files • 34 app languages, auto-detected from your device PRIVACY The app talks only to the Open WebUI server you specify. Nothing goes through third parties — your data stays on your server. REQUIREMENTS You need access to an Open WebUI server. On first launch, enter the server address and sign in with your account. This is an independent client, not affiliated with the Open WebUI project.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: NetBird P2P VPN at Free against OpenWebUI's $2.99. NetBird P2P VPN also leads on ratings volume (56 vs 4) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). OpenWebUI's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks) and chart position (#63 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, 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
NetBird P2P VPN is free to download; OpenWebUI costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for NetBird P2P VPN against 3.8 for OpenWebUI. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NetBird P2P VPN has 56 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 46% of NetBird P2P VPN's written reviews are positive against 40% of OpenWebUI's.
NetBird P2P VPN ships an update every 3 weeks, OpenWebUI every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NetBird P2P VPN | OpenWebUI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 3.9 (56 ratings) — better | 3.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.0% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #63 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NetBird GmbH | Joao Victor Zao |
Customer experience
NetBird P2P VPN
OpenWebUI
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
OpenWebUI
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NetBird P2P VPN
No in-app purchases
OpenWebUI
No in-app purchases
