GuardsToGo vs Protos Connect
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.
Protos Connect
This security application offers security officers essential tools and insights for site protection. It helps in safeguarding client sites by addressing their specific requirements.
- Security officer tools
- Site safeguarding insights
- Client site protection
- Unique requirement management
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Protos Connect is our proprietary security application, which provides security officers with invaluable tools and insights to assist in safeguarding each client site and its unique requirements.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: GuardsToGo at 100% against Protos Connect's 0%. GuardsToGo also leads on rating (3.6 vs 2.3). Protos Connect's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (40 vs 7). 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.
GuardsToGo holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Protos Connect has 40 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of GuardsToGo's written reviews are positive against 0% of Protos Connect's.
GuardsToGo ships an update every 3 months, Protos Connect fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GuardsToGo | Protos Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (7 ratings) — better | 2.3 (40 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 40 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 14.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Edward Stevens | Protos Security, LLC. |
Customer experience
GuardsToGo
Protos Connect
In-app purchases
GuardsToGo
No in-app purchases
Protos Connect
No in-app purchases
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