Comparison

Verizon Protect vs IDNotify

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

Head to head
About

Verizon Protect

Enhance your digital safety and reduce identity theft risk with a suite of security tools. Features include safe browsing, device and Wi-Fi scans, VPN, dark web monitoring, and identity management.

Highlights
  • Safe browsing
  • Device scan
  • Wi-Fi scan
  • Secure VPN
  • Dark web monitoring
  • Password manager
  • Identity restoration
Features
Currently charting
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Enjoy a suite of tools designed to enhance your digital safety with the Verizon Protect security app, and reduce the likelihood of identity theft. Here’s how Verizon Protect keeps you protected: • Secure connect includes: Safe browsing: Helps protect you from malicious websites and phishing attempts Wi-Fi scan: Analyzes your Wi-Fi network potential security vulnerabilities • Device health: Helps protect your device from threats and software risks. With Digital Secure Premium*, you’ll get end-point security for your mobile devices, including: • Secure connect includes: Secure VPN: Encrypts your internet connection and masks your IP address for increased privacy and security. • Digital Footprint Manager includes: Dark web monitoring: Scans the dark web for your personal information and alerts you to potential data exposures. • Security advisor: Access experts 24/7 via chat for help with your security needs. • Protect your PC/Mac: Extends protection to personal computers. With Identity Secure*, you’ll get tools and services to help reduce the likelihood of identity theft, including: • Digital Footprint Manager includes: Password and identity manager: Securely stores and manages your passwords, as well as autofill them across websites and apps. Data broker list removal: Help you delete private information from sites that sell it. • Social media monitoring: Monitor your social accounts for takeovers & reputation risks. • Locked folder: Provides a secure and encrypted space to store sensitive files, photos, and videos • Identity restoration services: Assists in case of identity theft, helping you restore your identity and mitigate damages. It’s your digital world. Keep it yours. Download Verizon Protect today! *Digital Secure Premium services and Identity Secure services require paid subscriptions, which can be added via this app or My Verizon Online.

About

IDNotify

Protect your online activity and personal information from hackers on public Wi-Fi. This app creates an encrypted virtual private network to secure your browsing and prevent third parties from tracking your device and location.

Highlights
  • Encrypts browsing activity
  • Protects personal information
  • Secures Wi-Fi network connections
  • Prevents location tracking
  • Creates encrypted VPN connection
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Shield your browsing activity from hackers while on public networks. You will be able to create your own encrypted virtual private network connection whenever you want to protect your browsing activity. Secure VPN will help you keep your device wi-fi network secure and private. Using it will help you: 1. Prevent hackers from gaining access to your personal information and other data as it’s in transit or being sent from and received by your device on a wi-fi network. 2. Prevent third parties from gathering device, IP address, location information while on wi-fi network. Recommended use of the VPN We recommend that you turn on your VPN every time you are using your device to connect to the internet. This includes while you are browsing the internet or using applications that use the internet; for instance: (Social media, banking, and gaming apps). Keep the VPN on until you are finished with your session. Some choose to leave the VPN always on during the day.

Screenshots

Verizon Protect4 screens
IDNotify4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Verizon Protect at 71% against IDNotify's 0%. Verizon Protect also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (46K vs 1). IDNotify's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, 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

Verizon Protect holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Verizon Protect has 46K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Verizon Protect's written reviews are positive against 0% of IDNotify's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Verizon Protect versus IDNotify: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVerizon ProtectIDNotify
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (46K ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews70.6% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings46K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#117 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size285 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVerizon WirelessCSID

Customer experience

Verizon Protect

All ratings45,393 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral3.5%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews836 reviews
Positive70.6%
Neutral3.9%
Negative25.5%

IDNotify

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Verizon Protect

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Safe WiFi feature randomly turns off
  • Identity protection fails to activate
  • App crashes when clearing threat history
  • Incompatible with certain network connections

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improve WiFi and VPN stability
  • Provide more detailed breach information
  • Add option to manually update the app
  • Integrate with other security solutions

IDNotify

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Verizon Protect

No in-app purchases

None

IDNotify

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Verizon Protect free?
Verizon Protect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IDNotify free?
IDNotify is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Verizon Protect or IDNotify?
Verizon Protect is rated higher. Verizon Protect averages 4.7 out of 5 from 46K ratings, while IDNotify averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Verizon Protect or IDNotify have ads?
Neither Verizon Protect nor IDNotify shows ads.

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