Comparison

Cisco Security Connector vs ThreatDown Mobile Security

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

Head to head
About

Cisco Security Connector

This app provides enhanced security and visibility for organization-owned iOS devices in supervised mode. It leverages Cisco's intelligence to protect devices without user interaction, ideal for various industries.

Highlights
  • Endpoint security for supervised iOS devices
  • Enhanced visibility and protection
  • Leverages Cisco's collective intelligence
  • No user interaction required
  • EMM deployment and management
Features
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This application requires licenses for Cisco Clarity and/or Cisco Umbrella. Cisco Security Connector is a new endpoint security solution providing unprecedented visibility and protection for organization-owned iOS devices running in supervised mode. It brings the power of Cisco’s collective intelligence and investigative features to Apple's mobility space. It is not a global proxy or VPN. Organizations can deploy and manage the Connector using Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) so no user interaction is needed on the iPhone or iPad. Ideal for numerous industries and uses, including education, healthcare, distribution centers, field service, and retail. Optimized for use with Cisco Meraki Systems Manager.

About

ThreatDown Mobile Security

This enterprise solution strengthens cybersecurity by extending endpoint protection to mobile devices. It offers real-time visibility, policy management, and threat remediation for businesses and educational institutions.

Highlights
  • Remediate mobile threats
  • Prevent harmful website access
  • Block ads
  • Protect user privacy
  • Unified management console
  • Lightweight agent
Features
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Malwarebytes for Business is now ThreatDown. NOTE: ThreatDown Mobile Security powered by Malwarebytes is an enterprise solution intended for IT admins. ThreatDown Mobile Security will not operate on your device without the required license for Nebula/OneView About the ThreatDown Mobile Security product: ThreatDown Mobile Security extends our award-winning endpoint protection across mobile devices in ThreatDown EP and EDR environments, substantially strengthening customers’ cybersecurity posture. With real-time visibility into iOS devices, resource-constrained teams can create and apply mobile security policies with ease and convenience: mobile devices, servers, workstations and laptops alike are managed using the same cloud-native, ThreatDown console for endpoint protection management. With ThreatDown Mobile Security, educational institutions, businesses, as well as the managed service providers (MSPs) who may serve them can: • remediate mobile threats • prevent accidental access to harmful websites • block ads • and protect users’ privacy Key benefits provided by ThreatDown Mobile Security include: Improve cybersecurity posture Your network can only be as secure as the devices that connect to it. Without endpoint protection running on your mobile devices, your network remains vulnerable to attack. Protect corporate data and mobile users ThreatDown Mobile Security provides unprecedented visibility into mobile device activity, enabling IT teams to easily identify and remediate malicious threats; prevent accidental access to harmful websites; block ads; and protect user privacy. Minimize management complexity ThreatDown Mobile Security minimizes management complexity by enabling IT teams to manage mobile security via the same cloud-native SPOG console (i.e., Nebula or OneView) they use now to manage protection across their servers, workstations, laptops and cloud storage. No learning curve; just enable the mobile security capability from within your console, deploy the agent across your mobile endpoints, and thereafter create and apply mobile security policies from within the console with which you are already acquainted. Maintain the end user experience ThreatDown Mobile Security agent is lightweight, providing advanced protection for mobile endpoints without impacting the performance of these devices. With ThreatDown Mobile Security, users continue to use their devices as they would normally; our powerful protection will neither slow nor otherwise change students’ learning experience or employees’ productivity on their mobile devices. Expedite mobile security ThreatDown Mobile Security deploys quickly and easily. You have the option to use the MDM method you already use for deployment or to deploy by way of a bulk email. With ThreatDown Mobile, you can easily and quickly create and apply mobile security policies using the same interface you use now for endpoint protection.

Screenshots

Cisco Security Connector2 screens
ThreatDown Mobile Security4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ThreatDown Mobile Security at 4.0 against Cisco Security Connector's 2.9. Cisco Security Connector's advantage is ratings volume (31 vs 2) and review sentiment (11% vs 0%). On price, update cadence, 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 Mobile Security holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cisco Security Connector has 31 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 11% of Cisco Security Connector's written reviews are positive against 0% of ThreatDown Mobile Security's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cisco Security Connector versus ThreatDown Mobile Security: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCisco Security ConnectorThreatDown Mobile Security
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (31 ratings)4.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews10.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings31 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCiscoThreatDown Inc.

Customer experience

Cisco Security Connector

All ratings31 ratings
Positive48.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative51.6%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive10.5%
Neutral10.5%
Negative78.9%

ThreatDown Mobile Security

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cisco Security Connector

No in-app purchases

None

ThreatDown Mobile Security

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cisco Security Connector free?
Cisco Security Connector is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ThreatDown Mobile Security free?
ThreatDown Mobile Security is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cisco Security Connector or ThreatDown Mobile Security?
ThreatDown Mobile Security is rated higher. Cisco Security Connector averages 2.9 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while ThreatDown Mobile Security averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Cisco Security Connector or ThreatDown Mobile Security have ads?
Neither Cisco Security Connector nor ThreatDown Mobile Security shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cisco Security Connector or ThreatDown Mobile Security?
Cisco Security Connector ships an update every 3 months, and ThreatDown Mobile Security every 3 months. Most recently, Cisco Security Connector was updated on October 17, 2026 and ThreatDown Mobile Security on October 13, 2026.

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