Comparison

Guardian Firewall + VPN vs Secure Data

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

Head to head
About

Guardian Firewall + VPN

This app provides robust protection against online trackers and hackers by blocking unauthorized data collection and securing your internet activity with a powerful VPN. It offers advanced features like customized blocklists and push notifications for enhanced privacy control.

Highlights
  • Blocks unauthorized third parties from collecting personal data
  • Adds security layer against hackers and insecure websites
  • Customizable blocklists for tailored privacy
  • Push notifications for connection alerts
  • Generates and exports VPN credentials for other devices
  • Masks IP address and device identifiers
Features
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Take back control of your personal data with the protection of Guardian Firewall and VPN. We believe people should be able to use apps on their digital devices without their data being sold to unknown third parties. Data that you’re not always aware that you’re sharing, such as confidential information, travel patterns, and lifestyle. Guardian Firewall blocks unauthorized third parties from secretly collecting your personal information while adding an extra layer of security from hackers and insecure websites with our powerful VPN, protecting passwords, search history, and other sensitive data. Our Guardian Pro subscription service is the protection of Guardian with the following additional features: • Customized Blocklists: Add individual hosts or IP addresses to be effectively blocked, as well as try our experimental Guardian-curated firewall rules, for a privacy experience tuned to your needs • Push Notifications: Instant notifications when your device attempts to connect to an unwanted connection to further assist in identifying a culprit app or website. Easily filter notifications by type of Alert • Generate & Export Credentials: Create additional sets of VPN credentials to secure your other devices capable of establishing IKEv2 or WireGuard connections (includes ability to export preset .mobileconfig or .conf files for IKEv2 or WireGuard respectively) • Family Sharing of subscriptions is now available to Pro users. Share your subscription to 5 additional family members (5 different Apple IDs) with no additional cost. Guardian Day Passes are available for $0.99 each in 24 hour increments. Purchase as many Day Passes as you’d like, choose to activate some right away, or share a few with friends and family. Guardian subscription service is available for $9.99 per month, or $99.99 per year Guardian Pro subscription service is available for $149.99 per year. Highlights: • Firewall: Block unwanted connections to location trackers, mail trackers, generic data trackers, and other online nuisances. • VPN: All internet activity is sent through a persistent, fast, and secure, IKEv2 or WireGuard based tunnel, keeping internet service providers, hackers, and other unwanted entities from accessing your personal data. • Privacy: Your VPN connection is authenticated with an automatically generated random identity, enabling access only by using the digital In-App Purchase receipt stored on your mobile device after purchase. (No personal information needed) • Best In-Class IKEv2 Encryption: Data sent through the VPN tunnel using IKEv2/IPsec is encrypted using AES-256 to protect against interception by unauthorized parties. • Support For Modern Standards: WireGuard connections are available on every server allowing you to freely choose which transport protocol to use without any compromises. • Mask your IP: Your IP address and other device identifiers will be masked from third-parties in order to help protect your identity. • Region Selection: Control your connection by selecting regions such as the United States, England, the Netherlands, Germany, Japan, Switzerland, Singapore and many more, that cover our global network of servers. • Safe Browsing: Aggressive ads and web page hijackers are blocked by the Firewall, giving you an uninterrupted web browsing experience in any browser, without the need for browser extensions with direct access to your web browser. • Alerts and Alert Filtering: Swipe up on the Alert menu to view all blocked, unwanted connections. Easily filter by type, or tap an Alert for more detailed information. • Fast Connection: No impact on speed or performance. • Support up to five iOS devices using the same AppleID • Contact Technical Support available in-app for any questions or issues Privacy Policy & Terms of Service: https://guardianapp.com/privacy-policy/ Please contact support@guardianapp.com with any questions, concerns, or reports of potential security issues.

About

Secure Data

This utility app shields your online activity by blocking trackers and malicious software across all your applications. It offers both one-tap protection for general users and advanced customization for those who want to manually block specific domains. The blocking is performed on-device, ensuring your data remains private.

Highlights
  • Blocks trackers and badware
  • One-tap protection
  • Customizable domain blocking
  • Works across all apps
  • On-device blocking
  • Weekly updated block lists
Features
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Secure Data: Protection blocks trackers and badware in all your apps, giving back your privacy and protecting you online. Secure Data: Protection features protects you from different threats, creating the complete solution for protecting your personal data, browsing history, and sensitive connections. - Simple, one-tap to get protected against thousands of trackers for most users - Fully customizable blocking for advanced users: block any domain / service - Works for all apps, not just the browser - Useful preconfigured block lists that are updated every week - Blocking works "on-device" meaning it does all of its blocking without sending all your data to a third party server, unlike other blocking apps By using this app, you agree to: Privacy Policy - https://alexse.me/privacypolicy Terms of Use - https://alexse.me/termsofuse

Screenshots

Guardian Firewall + VPN4 screens
Secure Data3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Secure Data at 100% against Guardian Firewall + VPN's 46%. Guardian Firewall + VPN's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 2.7) and ratings volume (869 vs 30). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Guardian Firewall + VPN sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Secure Data sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Guardian Firewall + VPN holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guardian Firewall + VPN has 869 ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 46% of Guardian Firewall + VPN's written reviews are positive against 100% of Secure Data's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Guardian Firewall + VPN versus Secure Data: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuardian Firewall + VPNSecure Data
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (869 ratings) — better2.7 (30 ratings)
Positive reviews45.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings869 — better30
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSudo Security Group, IncALEX S & E, SOCIETATEA CU RASPUNDERE LIMITATA

Customer experience

Guardian Firewall + VPN

All ratings869 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral2.3%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews164 reviews
Positive45.7%
Neutral14.0%
Negative40.2%

Secure Data

All ratings30 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Guardian Firewall + VPN

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login failures on startup
  • Randomly disables VPN protection
  • Crashes and freezes on certain devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • More granular control over blocking
  • Ability to whitelist apps/domains
  • Location server selection
  • Detailed logging and reporting
  • Widget for quick on/off access

Secure Data

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Guardian Firewall + VPN

Subscriptions4
  • Guardian Firewall (Monthly)$9.991 Month
  • Quarterly$26.993 Months
  • Guardian Firewall (Annual)$99.991 Year
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  • Guardian Pro (Annual)$149.991 Year
One-time3
  • Guardian Firewall (Day Pass)$0.99
  • Guardian Day Pass (Multiple)$0.99
  • Introductory Offer$0.99
2 purchases

Secure Data

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Package$2.497 Days
  • Yearly Package3 Days trial$129.991 Year

Questions

Is Guardian Firewall + VPN free?
Guardian Firewall + VPN is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Secure Data free?
Secure Data is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Guardian Firewall + VPN or Secure Data?
Guardian Firewall + VPN is rated higher. Guardian Firewall + VPN averages 4.6 out of 5 from 869 ratings, while Secure Data averages 2.7 from 30 ratings.
Do Guardian Firewall + VPN or Secure Data have ads?
Neither Guardian Firewall + VPN nor Secure Data shows ads.

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