SEP Mobile vs F5 Access
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SEP Mobile
This app provides advanced mobile security for businesses, protecting devices from threats during productivity tasks, file sharing, and financial transactions. It intelligently filters alerts to prevent user fatigue and offers actionable notifications.
- Proactive mobile security
- Secure mobile productivity
- Safe file sharing
- Secure financial transactions
- Neutralizes alert fatigue
- Actionable notifications
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SEP Mobile (Symantec Endpoint Protection Mobile) enhances enterprise mobile security. Symantec offers SEP Mobile for proactive mobile security so you can more securely practice mobile productivity for work or conduct any type of sensitive file sharing or financial transaction on your devices. Most users have a low pain threshold for false-positives. SEP Mobile neutralizes alert fatigue by factoring in crowd intelligence and providing descriptive and actionable notifications. Activation Instructions: - Download SEP Mobile for free from iTunes and install it on your iOS device - Open SEP Mobile and activate the app using your email address
F5 Access
This application provides secure and accelerated mobile access to enterprise networks and applications. It utilizes advanced VPN technologies to ensure data protection and seamless connectivity for users on the go.
- Secure mobile access with BIG-IP APM
- Automatic network roaming
- Full Layer 3 network access
- iOS per-app VPN support
- Multi-factor authentication
- Biometric and device authentication
- Managed configuration mode
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F5 Access leverages the latest VPN technologies from iOS. Before using this application please refer to the F5 DevCentral article “F5 Access – FAQ” before deploying F5 Access with your MDM vendor. The new F5 Access iOS application from F5 Networks secures and accelerates mobile device access to enterprise networks and applications using VPN and optimization technologies. Secure VPN access is provided as part of an enterprise deployment of F5 BIG-IP® Access Policy Manager™ (APM). F5 Access for iOS™, version 3.2.0, features: - Secure mobile access when used with BIG-IP® Access Policy Manager. - Automatic roaming between networks, enabling users to stay securely connected while on the go. - Full Layer 3 network access to all appropriate enterprise applications and files. - Support for iOS per-app VPN. - Web logon protocol support. - Multi-factor authentication. - Custom URL scheme support for creating F5 Access Client configurations. - Custom URL scheme support for starting and stopping F5 Access Client. - Administrator enforced device lock settings. - Jailbroken device detection. - Biometric and Device Authentication for re-use of cached credentials. - Managed configuration mode for disabling of user edits to connection configurations after user’s IT admin has setup the initial configurations. - OIDC authentication with ASWeb Authentication session Requirements: Contact your IT Administrator End User License Agreement: https://cdn.f5.com/product/apm/apps/eula.html By downloading and using the application, you agree to its terms. BEFORE CONTACTING F5 SUPPORT, PLEASE REFERENCE: https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K2633
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SEP Mobile at 2.7 against F5 Access's 1.6. SEP Mobile also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 11%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). 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.
SEP Mobile holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SEP Mobile has 110 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of SEP Mobile's written reviews are positive against 11% of F5 Access's.
SEP Mobile ships an update every 3 weeks, F5 Access every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SEP Mobile | F5 Access |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (110 ratings) — better | 1.6 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 39.7% of reviews — better | 10.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 110 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Broadcom Inc | F5 Networks, Inc. |
Customer experience
SEP Mobile
F5 Access
Bugs and requests
SEP Mobile
Reported bugs
11 issues- App crashes on opening
- Error 9155 during activation
- Error 1955 during setup
- App analysis not enabled for organization error
- Service unreachable/unavailable message
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- Not running Mobile threat defense solution properly
- Unable to allow tracking and location
- App analysis takes excessively long
- Crashes on iOS 17.5
- Doesn't acknowledge latest updates
- Cannot verify server identity
Requested features
9 requests- Improve battery efficiency
- Fix app crashes
- Resolve activation/setup errors
- Provide clearer app functionality explanation
- Reduce false warnings
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- Optimize app analysis speed
- Offer German language option for security notifications
- Allow app analysis without MDM subscription
- Reintroduce features like map of hijacked WiFi hotspots
F5 Access
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SEP Mobile
No in-app purchases
F5 Access
No in-app purchases
