Sterling Fix It vs Xfinity Call Guard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sterling Fix It
Report local issues directly to your city government with this app. Easily submit problems with photos or videos, track their status, and stay informed about community requests. Connect with your local services efficiently.
- Report local problems
- Use GPS for location
- Select from common conditions
- Upload photos/videos
- Track report status
- Community report tracking
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Get in-touch with your Sterling Heights city government through Sterling Fix It, a one-touch application designed to help residents and businesses report local problems. Sterling Connect makes reporting problems easy by using GPS to recognize location and providing the user with a menu of common quality-of-life conditions to select from. The app allows the user to upload pictures or video to accompany the request as well as the ability to track the status of reports they or other members of the community have submitted. Residents can also call the city at talkdesk(586) 446-2489 (CITY) for information on any municipal service or stop by City Hall, 40555 Utica Road, during regular business hours.
Xfinity Call Guard
Protect your phone from unwanted calls with real-time spam alerts and customizable blocking options. Identify unknown callers and manage your call security with insights and reporting features. Requires a Xfinity Mobile Premium Unlimited plan.
- Real-time spam call alerts
- Personalized call blocking
- Neighborhood filter
- Customizable block list
- Spam number reporting
- Caller ID and branded calling identification
- Spam and Security insights
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With Xfinity Call Guard, you can shield your phone from pesky calls in just a few taps. Xfinity Call Guard is the premium solution to keep your phone secure from spam calls. Xfinity Call Guard requires a Xfinity Mobile Premium Unlimited plan. Key Features: Real-time alerts on your incoming call screen to avoid spam calls. Personalize your protection to automatically block spam callers or send them to voicemail. Use the Neighborhood filter to block unknown numbers similar to yours or a chosen 6-digit prefix. Create a personalized block list to block unwanted callers or override blocking for known numbers. Report spam numbers to help improve service. Identify unknown callers on incoming call screens, call logs with Premium Caller ID and verified branded calling. Review spam activity and receive recommendations to adjust your block settings with Spam and Security insights. Please reference https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/call-guard for instructions on how to use the app. You can review our privacy policy at https://www.xfinity.com/privacy/policy.
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Verdict
Sterling Fix It and Xfinity Call Guard both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Sterling Fix It's written reviews are positive against 15% of Xfinity Call Guard's. Xfinity Call Guard's advantage is ratings volume (915 vs 58). On price, rating, update cadence 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 — 4.7 for Sterling Fix It against 4.6 for Xfinity Call Guard. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Xfinity Call Guard has 915 ratings behind it against 58, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Sterling Fix It's written reviews are positive against 15% of Xfinity Call Guard's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sterling Fix It | Xfinity Call Guard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (58 ratings) — better | 4.6 (915 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 14.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 58 | 915 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 142 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Sterling Heights | Comcast |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
Sterling Fix It
No in-app purchases
Xfinity Call Guard
No in-app purchases
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