Comparison

System Guard vs proteGO

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

System Guard

Gain deep insights into your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch. Monitor device health, storage, battery, and network status with clear explanations and historical data. Perform hardware diagnostics and optimize your device's performance.

Highlights
  • Device status overview
  • Detailed battery health and history
  • Comprehensive hardware specifications
  • Storage management and optimization
  • Network analysis and speed tests
  • Hardware diagnostic tests
  • Home/Lock Screen widgets and Siri integration
Features
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Know your iPhone, iPad and Watch inside out. System Guard shows what your device is, how it is doing right now and whether anything needs your attention - in plain language, with every figure explained. ► AT A GLANCE • One status card: storage, memory, temperature, Low Power Mode, passcode and whether a newer iOS is available for your model • CPU, memory, storage and power as live tiles • Tap any value for a clear explanation of what it means ► BATTERY HEALTH • Real capacity and charge cycles, read from the diagnostics file iOS writes on your device • Charts of capacity, cycles and your daily charge range • A step-by-step guide to find the file, and a weekly reminder if you like • Works for your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch ► EVERY DETAIL OF YOUR DEVICE • Model, chip, GPU, memory, display, cameras, sensors, audio and security • Storage: total, used, free - and what iOS can free up by itself • Compare your device with any other iPhone or iPad ► HISTORY AND ALERTS • Storage, memory and temperature over days and weeks, with charts you can zoom and scroll • A notification before you run out of storage, and when a new iOS version is out ► NETWORK • Connection, addresses, VPN, DNS and cellular technology (LTE, 5G) • Live traffic, and your data use today, yesterday and over 7 and 30 days • Wi-Fi name and access point, and the router • Find the devices on your Wi-Fi network: printers, speakers, TVs and more • Speed test: latency, download and upload ► HARDWARE CHECK-UP • 16 tests: display, touch, speakers, microphone, haptics, vibration, cameras, Face ID or Touch ID, sensors, buttons and more • Ideal before buying or selling a used device • Export a device report as PDF, text or JSON ► WIDGETS, CONTROLS, WATCH AND SHORTCUTS • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for storage, memory, CPU and status • Control Center controls for the check-up and the speed test • Apple Watch app with the watch's own figures, your iPhone's status and complications • Shortcuts and Siri: ask for free storage, memory, CPU load and more ► SYSTEM GUARD PRO One purchase, no subscription. Removes all ads and unlocks History and alerts, the full check-up, the network details and the speed test, the devices on your network, the device report, and every widget and Shortcut. ► PRIVACY System Guard reads only what iOS makes available to every app, never changes anything on your device and needs no account. Your history and battery readings stay on your device. The free version shows ads; you can choose non-personalized ads at any time.

About

proteGO

Features
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BECOME A SENTINEL FOR YOUR TERRITORY The heritage around you deserves attention. With proteGO you can help protect cultural, natural and urban heritage simply by using your smartphone. Explore the map, discover the places near you, contribute to monitoring campaigns and report any visible issues. The app guides you through each shot, helping you collect geolocated content that can be compared over time. Every contribution becomes part of a shared visual memory: useful documentation for observing changes, issues and signs of deterioration. With proteGO you can: discover places to monitor near you; contribute to monitoring campaigns; report visible issues; follow your contributions over time; help your community protect what surrounds it. You don’t need to be an expert: proteGO guides you step by step. PRIVACY We collect only the data needed to run the service: your email address, your GPS location only while the app is open and needed to geolocate your contributions, and the photos you choose to upload. Your data is never sold to third parties. Find out more at intelligearth.com

Screenshots

System Guard4 screens
proteGO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: proteGO at none against System Guard's 1. proteGO also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. System Guard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. proteGO asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

System Guard ships an update every 10 days, proteGO every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
System Guard versus proteGO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSystem GuardproteGO
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (978 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings978 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB67 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRBT Digital LLCIntelligearth S.r.l

In-app purchases

1 purchases

System Guard

One-time1
  • System Guard Pro$2.99
None

proteGO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is System Guard free?
System Guard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is proteGO free?
proteGO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do System Guard or proteGO have ads?
System Guard shows ads; proteGO does not.
Which is updated more often, System Guard or proteGO?
System Guard ships an update every 10 days, and proteGO every 3 weeks. Most recently, System Guard was updated on October 26, 2026 and proteGO on October 20, 2026.

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