Comparison

Petya vs Guardpot

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Petya

Features
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Petya connects your phone to the internet through a secure tunnel β€” with your own key or configuration link. One button, the server is picked for you, the connection keeps itself up. And when something will not open, Petya shows exactly where it breaks. SECURE CONNECTION β€’ Paste the link your provider gave you, or open it from a messenger β€” the app reads the server list and connects. β€’ vless keys and subscriptions with Xray servers: Reality, Hysteria. β€’ All phone traffic travels encrypted through the server you chose β€” on home Wi-Fi, in a cafΓ©, on mobile data. β€’ The connection looks after itself: the app checks the link, restarts and moves to another server from the list when needed. β€’ The server list refreshes itself as often as your provider asks. Remove the link with one button, and the system connection profile goes with it. β€’ DNS is set separately: your carrier's or the configuration's, direct or through the tunnel. β€’ Petya has no servers and no account of its own. The connection log can be sent to support as a file. NETWORK CHECK One button shows which services answer from your device right now, which stay silent, and what exactly is wrong. Eight outcomes, not two: "no answer", "connection dropped", "name did not resolve", "certificate error", "address substituted" are different failures in different places. HISTORY Every check is stored on the device: each service gets its share of successful checks, median response time, spread and a chart of recent runs. Export it as a table. NETWORK AND TOOLS Connection type, IPv4 and IPv6, public address and country β€” what any website sees. System resolver compared with Cloudflare and Google, TCP port check, your own addresses in the same list. BACKGROUND, SIRI AND SHORTCUTS A notification when a service stops or starts answering again β€” changes only. "Check the network" by voice, checks in Shortcuts automations. HONEST Traffic goes through a server only while you turned the tunnel on, and the same button turns it off. Measurements stay on the device until you send them yourself. No accounts, no ads. Terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Guardpot

Features
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GUARDPOT GUARDPOT is the mobile app for Guardpot organizations. Manage your environment, connect to your secure network, and register this device as a Guardpot endpoint β€” all from one place. Manager Sign in to the Guardpot management interface on your phone to oversee your organization. VGN Connect to your organization’s secure network with your Guardpot account. Client Register this phone as a Guardpot device for your organization. Get started with your Guardpot host, then choose Manager, VGN, or Client. Requires a valid Guardpot account and server access.

Screenshots

Petya4 screens
Guardpot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Petya at every 2 days against Guardpot's fortnightly. Guardpot's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Petya ships an update every 2 days, Guardpot fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 5 level
Petya versus Guardpot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPetyaGuardpot
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 2 days β€” betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS16.015.1 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size36 MB253 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatrixxx VPNPriente Software

In-app purchases

None

Petya

No in-app purchases

None

Guardpot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Petya free?
Petya is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Guardpot free?
Guardpot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Petya or Guardpot have ads?
Neither Petya nor Guardpot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Petya or Guardpot?
Petya ships an update every 2 days, and Guardpot fortnightly. Most recently, Petya was updated on October 29, 2026 and Guardpot on October 25, 2026.

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