TruGreen vs SHIELD by SELCO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TruGreen
Manage all your lawn care needs conveniently from your phone. Receive personalized tips, update account information, schedule services, and make secure payments. Stay on top of your lawn care plan with just a few taps.
- Personalized seasonal lawn care tips
- Update account information
- Schedule or reschedule lawn service
- Real-time notifications
- View upcoming visits and plan details
- Make secure payments
- Contact customer support
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When you trust the pros, managing your lawn care is easy. With the TruGreen mobile app, you can handle all your lawn care needs from your phone—making our service more convenient than ever. Receive personalized seasonal lawn care tips, update your account information, schedule or reschedule your lawn service, get real-time notifications, view upcoming visits and plan details, make secure payments, contact customer support, and more. Current customers can sign up with your TruGreen account number and stay on top of your plan with just a few simple taps.
SHIELD by SELCO
Take control of your home Wi-Fi network with this user-friendly application. Manage devices, implement parental controls, enhance network security, and set up guest networks with ease.
- Parental controls
- Network security
- Device management
- Guest network creation
- Easy-to-use interface
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SHIELD by SELCO is an easy-to-use application that puts subscribers in control of their home network. Manage your home Wi-Fi network with features such as parental controls network security, device management, and creating guest networks.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SHIELD by SELCO at 5.0 against TruGreen's 4.6. TruGreen's advantage is ratings volume (22K vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). 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.
SHIELD by SELCO holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TruGreen has 22K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
TruGreen ships an update every 5 weeks, SHIELD by SELCO every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TruGreen | SHIELD by SELCO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (22K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 138 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TruGreen Limited Partnership | Town of Shrewsbury |
Customer experience
TruGreen
SHIELD by SELCO
Bugs and requests
TruGreen
Reported bugs
4 issues- Persistent loading issues
- Unreliable GPS tracking
- Inconsistent push notifications
- Inability to unsubscribe from services
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to view and manage scheduled services
- Improved in-app communication with technicians
- Customizable notification settings
- Seamless integration between app and website
SHIELD by SELCO
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TruGreen
No in-app purchases
SHIELD by SELCO
No in-app purchases
