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Bridgeway
One app for many VPN and proxy protocols, with automatic fallback
- Score
- 34
- confidence 42
- Evidence
- 1
- items on the page
- Rivals
- 0
- named in sources
- First version
- 60 d
- estimate
- Type
- Mobile app
- PWA: installs on iPhone and Android
- Market since
- 2018
- Established market · AI estimate
ScreensConcept
Mobile app: Users in restrictive environments need reliable fallback protocols on mobile devices; automatic switching and one-tap connection serve field work and travel where network access is unpredictable. Sample screens on a phone, in the proposed brand. Their numbers are sample data.
Profiles
Connected
- ProfileHome WireGuard
- ProtocolWireGuard
- Time00:42:10
- Latency68 ms
- Fallbacks ready3
About this appAI proposal
Bridgeway is one app for people who need more than one VPN or proxy protocol. Import profiles for WireGuard, IKEv2, OpenConnect, Xray, sing-box, Psiphon or Tor, and connect from a single list instead of switching between separate apps.
It is built for people on restrictive networks and for those with specialised privacy needs. When a connection fails, Bridgeway can try the next profile in the order you set, so you do not reconfigure by hand or open another app.
Bridgeway does not sell a VPN service. You bring your own servers, subscriptions or links. Profiles stay on your device unless you choose to sync them.
- Tagline
- Every protocol, one dependable way through.
- Voice
- CalmPlainDependable
- Why this name
- A bridge is a way across when the direct road is closed. The name suggests crossing between networks by whichever route works.
In the first version
Members say which features they would use. It tells PWAS what people want; it changes no score.
Many protocols, one list
Keep WireGuard, IKEv2, OpenConnect, Xray, sing-box, Psiphon and Tor profiles side by side and connect with one tap.
No member yet
Fallback chains
Set an order of profiles. If one fails, Bridgeway moves to the next and tells you which one worked.
No member yet
Import from links, QR codes and files
Paste a share link, scan a QR code or load a config file. Bridgeway detects the protocol and fills in the profile.
No member yet
Routing rules
Send some domains through the tunnel and the rest directly, or pick a different profile for chosen domains.
No member yet
Brand identityAI proposal
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Palette
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Typography
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PricingAI proposal
The material gives no competitor prices. These tiers are a starting point to test, based on the monetization idea of a free base with a premium tier.
Free
Free
- WireGuard, IKEv2 and OpenConnect profiles
- Up to 5 saved profiles
- Import by link, QR code or file
Plus
$4 a month
- All protocols incl. Xray, sing-box, Psiphon, Tor
- Unlimited profiles and fallback chains
- Routing rules and connection tests
- Encrypted sync across devices
Plus yearly
$36 a year
- Everything in Plus
- Priority support by email
Would you pay Plus yearly · $36 a year?
Your answer tells PWAS which prices people accept. It changes no score.
No answers yet.
What it could be worthEstimate
What a software business making this much sells for today, from real deals. Pick a monthly revenue.
If it makes
Worth about
$194,000
Sale range $132,000 to $263,000
$120,000 a year in revenue
From 87 software businesses listed and sold on Empire Flippers in the last year, revenue vetted by the broker: they sell for about 19× their monthly revenue, most between 13× and 26×.
Measured on profit, the middle deal is 32× monthly net profit: about 2.7 years of profit.
An estimate, not an offer or financial advice. A real price depends on profit, growth, churn, how much of the work is the owner's, and the buyer.
How it would growAI proposal
How the product would reach new customers through its own use, and how the first ones would be found. A plan to test, not a result.
- Built-in loop
- No loop in the product. Bridgeway is a personal tool. It reaches users through communities, guides and search, not through its own use. A profile-sharing feature could be tested later.
- Do they become customers?
- People who find it through content can pay directly. Test whether users who arrive from protocol communities convert from Free to Plus, and whether the free tier is enough for them.
- First customers
- Technical individuals who run their own Xray, sing-box or WireGuard servers and use several client apps on one phone today.
- Where to reach them
- GitHub and open-source forums: Answer questions in the discussions of protocol projects and share a short comparison and setup guide.
- Privacy and self-hosting communities: Post a free beta in self-hosting and privacy forums and ask for feedback on fallback chains.
- First milestone
- 200 beta installs and 20 paying Plus subscribers within 90 days, from self-hosting users.
Why people already pay for this
- VerifiedGitHub repository gained 690 stars in 34 days
Tech stack
Every proposal builds on the same PWA base, installable from the browser on any phone or computer. Dashed boxes are what this app adds.
- AppNext.js and TypeScript
- PWAManifest and service worker
- UITailwind CSS
- Data and authSupabase Postgres
- PaymentsStripe
- EmailResend
- HostingVercel
- This app · Tunnel enginesOpen-source protocol cores wrapped as native modulesA PWA cannot open a system-wide tunnel; each protocol needs a native core behind a thin app shell.
- This app · Native VPN shellNative mobile wrapper with VPN permissionMobile systems require a native VPN service for device-wide tunnels. Check store rules for VPN apps.
RisksAI inference
- TechnicalA PWA cannot create a system-wide VPN tunnel. The product needs native wrappers per platform, which breaks the pure PWA premise and raises the build effort.
- PlatformApp stores restrict VPN apps and may reject or remove circumvention tools in some regions. Distribution outside the stores may be needed.
- RegulatoryCircumvention tools are restricted in some countries, which could put users at risk or limit where the app can be sold.
- CommercialEvidence is one repository gaining 690 stars in 34 days. It shows interest but not willingness to pay; many users expect free open-source tools.
- Intellectual propertyBundled open-source protocol cores carry their own licences, which must be checked for compatibility with a paid closed app.
Everything marked AI proposal or AI inference was written by a model from the evidence on the opportunity page. The proposed name must be checked against trademark registers before it is used.