Bear. Locker vs Vonode
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bear. Locker
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[Bear.Locker] offers a secure and user-friendly platform for the effortless storage and management of vital information such as ID cards, bank cards, and driver’s licenses. Within our app, you can enjoy the following features: • Minimalist Design: A refreshing interface with no extraneous elements allows you to focus solely on your private data. • Easy to Use: Quickly get started without dealing with complex settings. With just a few taps, you can enter and manage your personal information. • Authorized Sharing: Easily add text or image watermarks to your content for sharing, preventing unauthorized misuse of your private data. • Data Security: Store all your data locally, ensuring your information remains secure and private. • Multi-Device Compatibility: Fully supports both iPhone and iPad, ensuring your data is accessible anytime, anywhere. Whether you’re looking for secure personal information storage, important document management, or privacy protection, Bear.Locker is your reliable assistant in the digital era. Download and embark on your data security journey to experience a new level of privacy information management!
Vonode
This app allows you to manage your personal phone numbers and SIM/eSIM profiles from a server you host. It enables sending and receiving texts, making and answering calls, and monitoring line health. Requires a self-hosted Vonode node and compatible modem.
- Send and receive texts
- Make and answer calls
- Manage eSIM profiles
- Monitor line health
- Sender rules for filtering
- Wi-Fi Calling support
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Vonode turns the Vonode node you run on your own server into a phone app for your numbers. Read and send texts, make and answer calls over cellular or Wi-Fi Calling, manage eSIM profiles and check line health for the SIM and eSIM lines in your own modems. WHAT YOU NEED Vonode is a companion app. It requires a Vonode node that you install and run yourself (Linux, with systemd or Docker), a compatible cellular modem, and your own SIM or eSIM with service from your carrier. Vonode does not provide hosting, mobile service, SIM plans, hardware or carrier access; these are the user's responsibility. MESSAGES • One inbox for every number on your node • Sender rules move unwanted texts to Filtered and show why • Verification codes stay in your inbox even when a sender rule matches (node software v1.4.2 or later) • Optional notifications with encrypted message previews CALLS • Phone-style keypad with contact suggestions, Recents and quick call back • Calls over cellular, or over Wi-Fi Calling where your carrier and modem support it • Always-allow and always-block lists, and a Blocked list that shows why NUMBERS AND eSIM • Signal, network, data and readiness for every line at a glance • Switch, enable, disable and remove eSIM profiles on supported eUICC cards in your modem • Keep-alive estimates for prepaid numbers, with reminders before the date • A line check that explains SIM, network, data, SMS and calling status in plain language ALSO • Wi-Fi Calling connection steps and network-path guidance (node software v1.4.2 or later) • Your own plan, balance and renewal notes in Card ledger (node software v1.4.3 or later) • Several nodes, USSD, device controls and the automations configured on your node • Contact names are matched on your device only, and only if you turn them on • Encrypted App Backup to move your settings and paired nodes to a new iPhone • English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese and Korean • Node credentials are kept in the iOS Keychain IN-APP PURCHASE Without Vonode Lifetime, you can choose one number on one node and read in the app the SMS it receives over the cellular network, and, with node software v1.4.2 or later, over Wi-Fi Calling. With node software v1.4.2 or later, you can also use Filtered, mark messages as spam or not spam, and set sender rules for that number. Node management (paired phones, administrator password, backups and updates) is also included. Outside an active trial, access to calls, sending messages, notifications, eSIM, automation, diagnostics and more numbers requires Vonode Lifetime, a one-time In-App Purchase available in the app. Vonode Lifetime unlocks one node with every feature for as long as VONODE LLC offers the Vonode services and does not renew. 7-DAY TRIAL Eligible users with node software v1.4.3 or later can obtain a free 7-day Trial, a non-consumable In-App Purchase. It unlocks one node for 7 days (168 hours) from the original App Store purchase time, even if activated later. One trial per Apple Account, node and app installation; eligibility is checked. Restoring purchases or reinstalling does not restart it, and it cannot move to another node. It does not renew or turn into a payment. At its end, calls, sending, notifications and other unlocked features stop. Your data is kept; one-number SMS access depends on this phone's free-plan slot being available. The trial needs an online node and relay; offline time is not added. You may buy Vonode Lifetime separately at the price shown in the app. Vonode is not an emergency communications service. Availability depends on your hardware, node, network and carrier. Terms of Use: https://vonode.cc/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://vonode.cc/privacy/ With node 1.4.5+, restricted actions require three lawful-use confirmations. You may decline and stay read-only; older nodes remain available for reading, maintenance and upgrade. Report misuse: support@vonode.cc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Vonode at every 3 days against Bear. Locker's fortnightly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Bear. Locker sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Vonode sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bear. Locker ships an update fortnightly, Vonode every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bear. Locker | Vonode |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bear Best Ltd. | VONODE LLC |
In-app purchases
Bear. Locker
- Card Locker Pro$1.99
- Document Locker Pro$1.99
Vonode
- 7-day TrialFree
- Vonode Lifetime$19.99









