Firewalla vs CVE Alert
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Firewalla
Secure your home or small business network and IoT devices from cyber threats. Detect vulnerable devices, scan for infections, and block suspicious activity. Manage your network security with this powerful tool.
- Network security
- IoT device management
- Vulnerability detection
- Mirai virus scanning
- Port scanning
- Network control
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Firewalla is enterprise security made simpler. Built for professional users, it provides deeper visibility, policy control, and ongoing network management beyond a typical business router. Use the Firewalla app to configure and manage your Firewalla devices, monitor network activity, and respond to security threats. Security Scanning 1. Inside scan, find all the devices that may be infected with Mirai virus or can be infected with it. 2. Outside scan, search for ports that are open from the Internet side. This app will also control the Firewalla Box.
CVE Alert
Access comprehensive cybersecurity threat information from U.S. government databases. Quickly search for vulnerabilities, weaknesses, attack vectors, and severity scores. Stay updated with the latest alerts and news from CISA and NIST.
- Search CVE and CWE
- View attack vectors
- Check attack severity
- Get CISA alerts
- Access NIST news
- Cyber threat updates
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Search for trustworthy cybersecurity information from the U.S. National Vulnerability Database faster than anyone else. Quickly search for: * Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) * Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) * Attack Vectors * Attack Severity and Scoring Get the latest cyber threat updates from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), including: * Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Alerts * CISA Bulletins and Reports * NIST Cybersecurity Events and News
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Firewalla at 81% against CVE Alert's 0%. Firewalla also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (751 vs 1). CVE Alert's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). 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.
Firewalla holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Firewalla has 751 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Firewalla's written reviews are positive against 0% of CVE Alert's.
Firewalla ships an update every 6 weeks, CVE Alert fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Firewalla | CVE Alert |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (751 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 751 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Rottiesoft LLC | Hakz, LLC |
Customer experience
Firewalla
CVE Alert
Bugs and requests
Firewalla
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes after updates
- Connectivity issues with certain routers
- Inconsistent device detection
- Firmware update problems
Requested features
5 requests- Landscape mode support for iPad
- Web-based management interface
- Improved setup process
- Faster response times
- More detailed network monitoring
CVE Alert
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Firewalla
No in-app purchases
CVE Alert
No in-app purchases
