McAfee Secure Home Internet User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience1.9% of reviews
Neutral3.7% of reviews
Negative experience94.4% of reviews

~ Based on 54 written reviews from the US App Store.

Is McAfee Secure Home Internet Safe?

McAfee Secure Home Internet does not appear safe based on available data. AppsHunter Safety Score for McAfee Secure Home Internet is 38/100.

This assessment is based on 103 user ratings, with an App Store average of 1.6/5.

Safety Analysis

10.7% of ratings point to a safe experience
4.9% of ratings suggest some concerns
84.5% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 103 App Store ratings for McAfee Secure Home Internet.

Is McAfee Secure Home Internet Legit?

McAfee Secure Home Internet appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for McAfee Secure Home Internet is 85/100.

Based on 85 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

WORTHLESS

Impossible to set up. Cant find router it says when setting right next to it. Lowest rated protection on the market. Better off without it

Cannot find router

The app cannot find my router, period. Stupid worthless app

Doesn’t work with Arris Modem (model NVG468MQ)

Will not connect to my modem. Was following an Arris modem video published by Arris. It suggested using the app by this name.

Doesn't work

This app doesn't work anymore and hasnt been updated/bug fixes in over a year. Initially I cpuld log in and manage devices, parental controls, etc. All of a sudden I can't log in to see or manage devices, even after several resets of the modem/ router. This app does not work!

Doesn’t work

The app doesn’t even work. They quit updating the app as OS upgrades occurred. I have a router advertising this app, but I can’t even connect to set up parental controls…

Totally worthless - ZERO stars is too many!

This app is TERRIBLE. It must have been written by monkeys. It doesn’t provide any meaningful options. For example, I cannot block specific URLs, only broad categories (which it doesn’t always classify correctly). It asks me to identify devices, but doesn’t provide MAC addresses, so identifying the devices is virtually impossible. It also seems to “remember” each devices IP address, which leads to numerous duplicate devices. Right now it thinks there are 158 devices on my network, with about 20 identified only as “Computer”. Seriously? This app is pathetic.
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Horrible

Doesn’t keep track of device after you hunt them down and rename them...doesn’t name them by the device nor tell you their MAC address so you have to use other methods of figuring out which iPad or iPhone you are seeing. I hate the router too...forcing me to use this app and locking me out of the parental controls obviously installed on the router but greyed out permanently. Don’t buy Arris and don’t get this app....useless
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Annoying app

Does not allow more than two devices to connect to the router pls let at least 2
Connect

Worst app ever

Now safari won’t work. Can only assume it’s due to this app. Even tried deleting and no good.

Not Useful

This doesn’t do anything for me that the Arris App doesn’t do. Parental Controls may work j suppose, but I don’t need them.

Garbage

Does not work

Cannot block individual sites like on other Arris devices

The concept is good and for someone with little computer knowledge it’s helpful, but sometimes who knows computers and ways to block IP’s and sites this app isn’t useful and is more of a hindrance to the router. Limiting me to block all types of a site not just specific ones. Frustrating they should advance features to block certain sites on my router not just a category.
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You’ve been scammed by Arris and Macafee

Despite numerous complaints Arris and Macafee have still not fixed the Spp and continue to their false advertising.

Can’t find the Arris modem/ router

After installing the Arris modem / router combo and installing Surfboard Manager, I got to the recommended last step....Mcafee. And the app can’t find the router. A note in the App Store description says supports IOS 11. I’m on IOS 13. What a hassle. C’mon developers.....

Updating this review. Tried it again, and the app was able to find the router and my network devices. I successfully completed the app installation but the app doesn’t do anything. It’s just wants to tell you that the network isn’t secure and you need to install Mcafee software......and eventually bill you for It. Ugh. I deleted the app.
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Horrible.

My brand new Arris has McAfee on the front saying it for Secure Home but when it looks for a Secure Home router it doesn’t find it. The modem/router is up and running, but not McAfee!!

Crappy app

This used to work great when I bought my router but after the app was updated it is not able to connect to the router.

Very confusing app

After I bought Artis surfboard I downloaded mcfee secure home internet app through arris app for purpose of using parental controls, after download I enter user name and password it’s not let me sign in instead I get this massage you did’t have internet access while arris app is working with my internet, very complicated up.
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Useless

Firmware from Arris upgraded my router so I can’t use built in parental controls. They display a recommendation to use Mcafee Secure Home Internet which doesn’t work. The issue is, Arris said they ‘recommend’ which leaves you to believe you have an option, which you don’t. Parental controls is greyed out. It is a huge waste of time.
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Can’t connect

This is not working at all

Can’t even get it setup

This product might be good. IF it could actually work properly.

Connected to the router via phone (it’s how I’m submitting this review), yet surprisingly, app refuses to find the router. Gets to that point in setup and claims it cannot find the router

Worthless pile of garbage