Privacy Guard vs RedDot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Privacy Guard
This app enhances your web browsing by blocking ads, trackers, and analytics within Safari. It improves loading speeds, conserves data, and extends battery life on your iOS device.
- Blocks ads, analytics, and social tracking
- Works with Safari browser
- Reduces cellular data usage
- Speeds up web browsing
- Saves battery life
- Includes a Today View widget
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Privacy Guard blocks ads, analytics, and social tracking on your iOS device. Get rid of 99% of annoying ads, protect your privacy, lower your cellular data usage, speed up your device, save your battery life, and improve your web browsing experience. Why use Privacy Guard? • Privacy Guard works with Safari. You don't need to use a special browser to protect your privacy. • Privacy Guard blocks ads that ruin your browsing experience and track your web habits. • Privacy Guard blocks analytics services that record your actions on websites. • Privacy Guard blocks social trackers (Facebook, Twitter, Google, etc.) that ignore Do Not Track requests and are used to compile a comprehensive profile of your browsing habits and personal data. • Privacy Guard does not record any of your data. All blocking is done on your device. • Privacy Guard is simple! Just download, enable, and continue browsing normally. • Privacy Guard has a convenient "Today View" widget that allows you to quickly toggle the blockers without having to open the app. Need help? You can contact us at: support@privacyguard.pro ---- Subscription & Terms • Privacy Guard comes with a 7 day free trial and costs $59.99/year after that. Alternative plans are available at $9.99/month and $2.99/week. • Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. • The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. • You can manage your subscription and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your iTunes Account Settings on your device after purchase. • Any unused portion of the free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. • You can find our terms & conditions and privacy policy at: https://privacyguard.pro/termsandprivacy.html ----
RedDot
Enhance your Safari browsing with this extension that removes ads and clutter for faster, cleaner page loading. It limits unwanted banners, pop-ups, and video interruptions, while also helping to reduce website tracking.
- Removes banners and pop-ups
- Limits video ads
- Speeds up page loading
- Reduces website tracking
- Lightweight Safari extension
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RedDot helps you free up storage and enjoy cleaner Safari browsing — all in one app. Find duplicate and similar photos, review large videos, and delete only the items you choose. Then use RedDot in Safari to block distracting ads, reduce tracking, and browse with fewer interruptions. Why RedDot: * Removes annoying banners and pop-ups * Limits video ads and interruptions * Speeds up page loading * Helps reduce tracking across websites * Improves overall browsing comfort Built as a lightweight Safari extension, RedDot works quietly in the background using up-to-date filtering rules to keep your browsing smooth and simple. Subscription allow use additional rules and custom rules Privacy Policy: https://reddot.it.com/policy Terms of Use: https://reddot.it.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RedDot at 5.0 against Privacy Guard's 3.0. RedDot also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 weeks). Privacy Guard's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Privacy Guard sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and RedDot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
RedDot holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively.
Privacy Guard ships an update every 4 weeks, RedDot every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Privacy Guard | RedDot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 11259164 Canada Inc | Denis Mavels |
Customer experience
Privacy Guard
RedDot
In-app purchases
Privacy Guard
- Privacy Guard Pro Weekly$2.997 Days
- Privacy Guard Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
- Privacy Guard Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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- Privacy Guard Pro Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Privacy Guard Yearly$59.991 Year
RedDot
- Weekly Subscription$4.997 Days
- Weekly Access3 Days trial$4.997 Days









