Comparison

Verizon Protect vs LemonBook

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

LemonBook

Record income and expenses with minimal effort. Capture transactions quickly, with optional details like merchant, category, and notes. Organize your finances later with powerful search and reporting tools.

Highlights
  • Quick entry with minimal fields
  • Optional details for transactions
  • Siri integration for voice capture
  • Search by merchant, category, and notes
  • Month-by-month ledger view
  • Private by design with iCloud sync
Features
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Most money apps want eleven fields before they'll let you save anything. LemonBook wants one. Tap Money Out or Money In, type the amount, done. Merchant, category, date, note, receipt — all optional, all addable later. The point is that you actually record things, not that you record them perfectly. SIMPLE BY DEFAULT - Two taps from opening the app to a saved entry - One detail is enough — an amount alone, or just a name, or just a photo - Money in is mint, money out is coral. You can read a month at a glance. - Come back and fill in the rest whenever you feel like it SAY IT NOW, FILE IT LATER "Hey Siri, capture an expense in LemonBook." Siri asks how much. That's the whole interaction — no unlocking, no opening the app, no choosing a Book while you're holding a coffee and a receipt in the same hand. The amount lands in your Siri Inbox, which is a holding area rather than a Book. Next time you open LemonBook it's waiting on the Today tab, and you decide where it belongs. Nothing gets filed somewhere wrong because you were in a hurry. It's the same idea as the rest of the app: capture now, organize later. Voice just makes "now" faster. YOUR LEDGER, THE WAY A LEDGER SHOULD WORK - This month, last month, this year, or everything — with a running net - Search merchants, categories and notes - Month-by-month sections, so a long history stays readable - Categories with their own colors, or no categories at all - Loose ends — a quiet list of entries still missing a detail, if you want it PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your entries sync through your own iCloud account. LemonBook has no server, no sign-up and no login — there is no account for us to lose. Nothing you write is sent anywhere else, and no AI reads your receipts. Sync is included for everyone, free and Plus alike. LEMONBOOK PLUS — one purchase, not a subscription - Unlimited Books — keep business, personal and travel apart - Attach receipts and PDFs to any entry - Export to CSV, or a PDF packet for tax season - View several Books together, or merge two into one - Richer summaries LemonBook Free is not a trial. One Book, unlimited entries, unlimited categories, full search and filters, Siri capture, and iCloud sync — all yours, permanently. Plus is there for when your little book grows. Made by IMPLEMON.

Screenshots

Verizon Protect4 screens
LemonBook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Verizon Protect at none against LemonBook's 1. Verizon Protect also leads on ratings volume (46K vs 1) and chart position (#117 vs unranked). LemonBook's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads, monetization model and device support 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. LemonBook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Verizon Protect asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LemonBook holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. 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 100% of LemonBook's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Verizon Protect versus LemonBook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVerizon ProtectLemonBook
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (46K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings46K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#117 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size285 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVerizon WirelessIMPLEMON LLC

Customer experience

Verizon Protect

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

LemonBook

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

LemonBook

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Verizon Protect

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

LemonBook

One-time1
  • LemonBook Plus (Lifetime)$6.99

Questions

Is Verizon Protect free?
Verizon Protect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LemonBook free?
LemonBook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Verizon Protect or LemonBook?
LemonBook is rated higher. Verizon Protect averages 4.7 out of 5 from 46K ratings, while LemonBook averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Verizon Protect or LemonBook have ads?
Neither Verizon Protect nor LemonBook shows ads.

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