Secure by Frontier vs Hometown Heating
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Secure by Frontier
This app provides comprehensive digital security for your family across multiple devices. It protects against online threats, safeguards personal data during online transactions, and includes a password manager for enhanced security and convenience. Parental controls and a VPN offer further protection and privacy.
- Multi-device protection
- Online banking and shopping security
- Parental controls
- VPN for privacy
- SMS scam protection
- Password Manager
- Password generation and reporting
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Today’s Internet is full of websites trying to steal your personal information, infect your devices or spread harmful content. With Secure by Frontier, you can ensure you and your loved ones are protected and safe in the digital world whether on your tablet or smartphone. Secure by Frontier can be downloaded to 10 devices and licenses can easily be shared with family members and friends. You can protect you and your loved ones from hackers and criminals while browsing on any mobile device whether at home or on-the-go. In addition to world class protection, Secure by Frontier now includes a Password Manager. Eliminate the hundreds of different login credentials you have to remember to make browsing, shopping and banking online easier and simpler than ever! With Secure by Frontier, you can securely store every password, username, and credit card number while you only have to remember ONE master password. With the addition of this functionality Secure by Frontier not only protects your family and loved ones from online threats but also helps keep you safe from online hacks by allowing you to generate unique, strong passwords for your online accounts. Why You’ll Love It: • Protect all of your mobile devices. • Keep your finances and personal data safe while banking or shopping online. • Safeguard your children while surfing the internet with parental controls. • VPN for privacy. • SMS Protection agains scam messages. • Easily access all your passwords, usernames, and credit card details with one master password. • Access your login credentials anytime, anywhere on any device. • Generate stronger, unique passwords with ease to help keep you safe from online hacks. • Review personalized password strength reports and simply update any weak passwords.
Hometown Heating
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Introducing the Hometown Heating mobile app, where you can access your account information, billing history, order fuel, pay your bills, and much more. You will need to register your account with the mobile app to gain access, please have your account number ready.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hometown Heating at none against Secure by Frontier's 1. Hometown Heating also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price and device support 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. Secure by Frontier sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hometown Heating asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Secure by Frontier | Hometown Heating |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (407 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 15.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 407 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 251 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Frontier Communications | Destwin LLC |
Bugs and requests
Secure by Frontier
Reported bugs
14 issues- Internet shut off, charged for extra month
- Security accounts not piggybacked without notice
- Login information not accepted
- Cannot access church website
- Cannot manage WiFi, see network users, or remove devices
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- Paid for Multi-Device Security, but app says it needs payment
- Help goes to a page that does not exist
- Security only protects if browsing through the app
- Cannot locate or alarm phone
- Cannot log in, app doesn't remember passwords
- Cannot send link to create new password
- iPhone battery drains rapidly
- iPad will not activate due to login credentials
- Keeps saying wrong password
Requested features
3 requests- Make app easier to work with, like MyFIOS
- Add scanning for device compromises
- Allow internet browsing outside of the app with security
Hometown Heating
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Secure by Frontier
- Frontier Multi-Device Security$5.99
Hometown Heating
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Secure by Frontier free?
Is Hometown Heating free?
Do Secure by Frontier or Hometown Heating have ads?
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