Comparison

GoToAssist Remote Support vs ThreatDown Admin

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

Head to head
About

GoToAssist Remote Support

Provide instant remote support to desktops and mobile devices directly from your iPhone or iPad. This app enables seamless screen sharing, remote control, and unattended access, ensuring you can assist customers anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Live remote support
  • Screen sharing
  • Remote control
  • Unattended access
  • Touch and gesture controls
  • Secure encryption
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GoToAssist (Remote Support) lets you quickly and easily deliver support to desktops and mobile devices from your iPhone or iPad. Support your customers when and wherever they need help. Features: • Unlimited live support that works seamlessly behind existing firewalls • Screen sharing and remote control of supported devices • Unattended machine access • Intuitive touch and gesture controls • Pinch to zoom • Full keyboard functionality, including special keys (Alt, Ctrl, etc.) • 128-bit AES encryption and end-to-end user authentication • Connects over 3G/4G and Wi-Fi • Free 24/7 support Get started quickly: 1) Download and install the GoToAssist app on your iPhone or iPad. 2) Log in with your GoToAssist account. 3) Tap to create a support session and then send your user an invitation to connect.

About

ThreatDown Admin

Manage IT security and respond to threats remotely. This app allows IT administrators to view endpoint status, remediate issues, and update agents from their mobile devices. Ensure your organization's security is maintained even when away from the office.

Highlights
  • Remediate endpoint threats
  • Quarantine and isolate endpoints
  • Initiate endpoint scans
  • View endpoint status
  • Check for agent updates
  • Manage user access
Features
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NOTE: ThreatDown Admin is for use by IT Admins with existing access to their organization’s ThreatDown Nebula user console. Active ThreatDown Nebula licensing must be in place for users to access their environment via ThreatDown Admin. Act promptly on critical incidents or endpoint threats even when you’re away from your desk with ThreatDown Admin. Remediate, quarantine, isolate or start scans on endpoints when you’re on the go. Mitigate issues as they arise from wherever you are. You can also: • View endpoint status • View detection details • Check for agent and protection updates • Update agents • Manage user access

Screenshots

GoToAssist Remote Support4 screens
ThreatDown Admin3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ThreatDown Admin at 2.8 against GoToAssist Remote Support's 1.7. ThreatDown Admin also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). GoToAssist Remote Support's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 6) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ThreatDown Admin holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 4% of GoToAssist Remote Support's written reviews are positive against 10% of ThreatDown Admin's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GoToAssist Remote Support ships an update every 2 months, ThreatDown Admin every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
GoToAssist Remote Support versus ThreatDown Admin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoToAssist Remote SupportThreatDown Admin
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (26 ratings)2.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews4.3% of reviews10.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings26 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGoTo Group, Inc.ThreatDown Inc.

Customer experience

GoToAssist Remote Support

All ratings26 ratings
Positive11.5%
Neutral3.8%
Negative84.6%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive4.3%
Neutral17.0%
Negative78.7%

ThreatDown Admin

All ratings6 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive10.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative70.0%

In-app purchases

None

GoToAssist Remote Support

No in-app purchases

None

ThreatDown Admin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GoToAssist Remote Support free?
GoToAssist Remote Support is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ThreatDown Admin free?
ThreatDown Admin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GoToAssist Remote Support or ThreatDown Admin?
ThreatDown Admin is rated higher. GoToAssist Remote Support averages 1.7 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while ThreatDown Admin averages 2.8 from 6 ratings.
Do GoToAssist Remote Support or ThreatDown Admin have ads?
Neither GoToAssist Remote Support nor ThreatDown Admin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GoToAssist Remote Support or ThreatDown Admin?
GoToAssist Remote Support ships an update every 2 months, and ThreatDown Admin every 3 weeks. Most recently, GoToAssist Remote Support was updated on October 22, 2026 and ThreatDown Admin on October 24, 2026.

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