GuardsToGo vs FastGuard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GuardsToGo
This app connects businesses with short-term security guard services. Request a quote or speak directly with a coordinator to receive a customized proposal via email within an hour.
- Request security guard services
- Click-to-call coordinator
- Submit quote request form
- Receive customized proposals
- Nationwide service network
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Do you have frequent need for short-term security guard services? Are you usually on the run and out of the office? Then you need the GuardsToGo app from National Security Service. National Security Service provides its nationwide clientele with reliable, effective and affordable security guard services. Just click-to-call in order to speak with a helpful Security Coordinator; or fill out and submit the app’s “Request a Quote” form. Either way, a customized proposal will be delivered to your email address within an hour.
FastGuard
Access licensed armed and unarmed security guard services nationwide, available 24/7 for businesses, events, and high-risk situations. Get rapid deployment of security personnel within hours for emergency coverage and overnight protection.
- Licensed armed and unarmed guards
- Nationwide coverage
- 24/7 emergency services
- Rapid deployment within hours
- Services for businesses and events
- Employee termination security
- Fire watch services
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Nationwide Security Guard Services You Can Trust! Get licensed armed and unarmed security guard services — anywhere in the U.S., fast. Fast Guard Service delivers 24/7 emergency coverage for businesses, events, employee terminations, fire watch, and high-risk situations. Whether you need a security guard today or overnight protection on short notice, we deploy boots on the ground within hours, not days. Big enough to scale. Small enough to care. Call now for same-day service.
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Verdict
GuardsToGo and FastGuard both sit at 3.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of GuardsToGo's written reviews are positive against 50% of FastGuard's. GuardsToGo also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 11 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.6 for GuardsToGo against 3.7 for FastGuard. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of GuardsToGo's written reviews are positive against 50% of FastGuard's.
GuardsToGo ships an update every 3 months, FastGuard every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GuardsToGo | FastGuard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (7 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Edward Stevens | UNIQUE SURVEILLANCE, LLC |
Customer experience
GuardsToGo
FastGuard
In-app purchases
GuardsToGo
No in-app purchases
FastGuard
No in-app purchases
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