Comparison

NetGuard vs Pacebit Internet Speed Limiter

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

Head to head
About

NetGuard

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Quickly and conveniently send information on unwanted catch of dolphins and other protected species. Easy specie selection with image and short description. Ability to take pictures of unknown species and mammals. Quickly and easily fill out fishing report under NAFA - National Agency for Fisheries and Aquaculture requirements. Automatic detection of underwater time, location, type, and battery state of NetGuard pingers.

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Pacebit Internet Speed Limiter

Features
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Limit internet speed and track daily data usage while Pacebit is connected. Pacebit measures traffic that passes through its on-device connection control. See live transfer speeds, set a daily allowance, and choose the pace that suits your day. Switch between Normal and Save data, or set separate download and upload caps. Changes apply to the running connection without a new setup. EVERYDAY CONTROL β€’ See live download and upload speeds, plus data used in the current session. β€’ Set a personal daily allowance for traffic measured through Pacebit. β€’ Optionally slow the connection after the allowance is reached, while keeping it online. Pause that slowdown for the rest of the day when needed. β€’ Review seven days of measured totals, with missing periods left unestimated. β€’ Choose reminders near your allowance or an alert for heavy use in a 15-minute period. β€’ Start and stop from a Home Screen widget after the first setup; Control Center controls are available on iOS 18 or later. β€’ Run a website check and share a report without browsing history or IP addresses. HOW IT WORKS Pacebit uses iOS VPN technology to forward eligible traffic locally through this iPhone. iOS asks to add a VPN configuration when you first start connection control. Pacebit does not change your public location or decrypt HTTPS content. An optional mobile fallback can use cellular data for IPv6 if Wi-Fi lacks it. Traffic that bypasses Pacebit is not measured or capped. Totals include network overhead and are not your carrier's billed usage or remaining balance. A speed cap can change how an app streams, but cannot guarantee a lower bill or less total data use. Pacebit does not show per-app or per-site usage. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account is required. Settings and aggregate usage records stay on this iPhone. Pacebit does not keep a browsing log or send usage records to a company server. Website lookups normally use your current network's DNS servers; if none are available, the tunnel uses Cloudflare DNS.

Screenshots

NetGuard4 screens
Pacebit Internet Speed Limiter4 screens

Verdict

The call

NetGuard and Pacebit Internet Speed Limiter are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

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

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
NetGuard versus Pacebit Internet Speed Limiter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNetGuardPacebit Internet Speed Limiter
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size20 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlfastack Ltd.BYFLARE TECHNOLOGIES (OPC) PRIVATE LIMITED

In-app purchases

None

NetGuard

No in-app purchases

None

Pacebit Internet Speed Limiter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NetGuard free?
NetGuard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pacebit Internet Speed Limiter free?
Pacebit Internet Speed Limiter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NetGuard or Pacebit Internet Speed Limiter have ads?
Neither NetGuard nor Pacebit Internet Speed Limiter shows ads.

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