VIA Wallet vs Freighter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VIA Wallet
This secure digital wallet provides enterprise-grade security with a user-friendly interface. It offers zero-trust architecture, quantum-resistant encryption, and seamless integration for administrators and users alike. Access applications, manage network credentials, and approve transactions with ease.
- Zero trust architecture
- Quantum-resistant encryption
- Self-service user onboarding
- SSO integration
- End-to-end encrypted document transfers
- Network access management
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VIA Wallet offers the best of both worlds: Maximum Security, Minimal Effort Maximum Security: Enterprises concerned about insider threats, quantum-resistance, and data moving across network boundaries benefit from VIA Wallet’s zero trust architecture, rigorously tested by the U.S. Department of Defense. Auditability, permission revocability, and multi-party approval of workflows are all standard. Minimal Effort: Enterprise administrators can deploy the VIA Wallet in minutes with self-service user onboarding and ABAC, RBAC, and SSO integration. Users benefit from an effortless experience. Accept network credentials, login requests, transaction logging, and more with a single “swipe right.” Applications: Provide access to enterprise applications like secure, end-to-end encrypted document transfers within an enterprise and with external parties. Enable enterprise network access or guest network access effortlessly. Security and Standards: VIA Wallet was designed to meet U.S. Department of Defense security standards with zero trust compliance. Our wallet uses a hybrid of classical CSNA 1.0, 2.0, and NIST-approved quantum-resistant encryption and digital signature standards to protect against current and future threats. Verifiable credentials are W3C-compliant.
Freighter
Manage your digital assets on the Stellar network with this secure, self-custody wallet. Easily send, receive, and store tokens while exploring the ecosystem's offerings through an intuitive interface.
- Self-custody wallet
- Send and receive tokens
- Securely store digital assets
- Explore Stellar ecosystem
- Easy-to-use interface
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Freighter is a self-custody wallet for the Stellar network. With Freighter, you can send, receive, and securely store your tokens, all through a sleek, easy-to-use app. Explore everything that the Stellar ecosystem has to offer, with Freighter.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: VIA Wallet at 5.0 against Freighter's 4.6. On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
VIA Wallet holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 9 respectively.
VIA Wallet ships an update every 10 days, Freighter fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VIA Wallet | Freighter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (14 ratings) — better | 4.6 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | VIA Science, Inc. | Stellar Development Foundation |
Customer experience
VIA Wallet
Freighter
In-app purchases
VIA Wallet
No in-app purchases
Freighter
No in-app purchases









