GuardsToGo vs Belfry Security
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.
Belfry Security
This platform streamlines operations for security guard services companies. It offers features like scheduling, time tracking, tour confirmation, and report filing to enhance officer productivity and back-office communication.
- Scheduling
- Time & attendance tracking
- Tour confirmation
- Report filing
- Officer-back office engagement
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Shaped by industry veterans, Belfry is an integrated platform for security guard services companies that includes: scheduling, time & attendance tracking, tour confirmation, report filing. The Belfry mobile app helps security companies maintain engagement between officers and back offices and enhances productivity for officers with an intuitive app experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: GuardsToGo at 100% against Belfry Security's 26%. GuardsToGo also leads on rating (3.6 vs 2.9). Belfry Security's advantage is ratings volume (70 vs 7). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Belfry Security has 70 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 26% of Belfry Security's.
GuardsToGo ships an update every 3 months, Belfry Security every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GuardsToGo | Belfry Security |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (7 ratings) — better | 2.9 (70 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 25.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 70 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Edward Stevens | Belfry Software, Inc. |
Customer experience
GuardsToGo
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In-app purchases
GuardsToGo
No in-app purchases
Belfry Security
No in-app purchases
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