Comparison

Lockdown Privacy vs MHshare

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

Head to head
About

Lockdown Privacy

This app provides comprehensive privacy protection by blocking trackers and badware across all your applications. It offers both an on-device firewall to stop hidden trackers and a secure VPN to keep your data and browsing private.

Highlights
  • On-device firewall
  • Blocks ads and trackers in all apps
  • Secure VPN for private browsing
  • Hides IP address and location
  • Open source and audited
  • Customizable block lists
Features
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Lockdown blocks trackers and badware in all your apps, blocking an estimated 100 million trackers per month for over 300,000 people. — Comprehensive Protection — Lockdown has two privacy features: Firewall and Secure Tunnel VPN. Each feature protects you from different threats, creating the complete solution for protecting your personal data, browsing history, and sensitive connections. FIREWALL — Blocks Hidden Trackers: The world's first on-device, open source blocker that stops ads, trackers, and badware in all your apps. SECURE TUNNEL VPN — Keep Your Data and Browsing Private: It's the no-logs, blazing-fast, privacy-first VPN. The only VPN to prove its Privacy Policy and be fully audited. — BASIC FIREWALL FEATURES — - 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

 —ADVANCED FIREWALL FEATURES— - Import and create your own custom lists - Export your custom lists to share with others and save offline - Block thousands more trackers - Access to advanced curated lists and app specific block lists (e.g. TikTok, iFunny, Junes Journey) — SECURE TUNNEL VPN FEATURES — - Hide your location and unique IP address with one tap - Keeps you safe on public wi-fi hotspots and sites - Stops spying from snoopers and your ISP or cellular provider - Ultrafast with over a dozen regions globally — TRANSPARENCY YOU CAN TRUST — - Other privacy apps lie on their Privacy Policy and secretly sell user data, even if they promise not to - To solve this issue, the Openly Operated certification requires apps to *prove* their Privacy Policy - Lockdown is Openly Operated certified with a public 38-page audit report, and audited multiple times by security professionals — UNPARALLELED PRIVACY — - Open Source: Since firewalls have access to *everything* you do, it's critical that any firewall you use should be open source. Lockdown is 100% open source. - On-Device: Lockdown Firewall doesn’t connect to any servers. No logs of your browsing are sent to third parties or to our servers when using Lockdown Firewall. — PRESS COVERAGE — - The Washington Post - Business Insider - Forbes - FastCompany - MacRumors - 9to5Mac - ZDNet - Cult of Mac - The Mac Observer - iCulture - iClarified - AppAdvice

About

MHshare

This app allows you to cast your phone or tablet screen to a receiver, stream media files, and remotely control the receiver. You can also manage applications installed on the receiver using your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Screen casting from phone/tablet
  • Stream picture, audio, video
  • Remote control receiver
  • Manage receiver apps
  • Network or hotspot connection
Features
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MHshare is a multi-screen interactive application dedicated to receiver interacting with phone or tablet. With MHshare you can: 1. Cast the screen of smart phone or tablet to receiver while it is connected to receiver’s hotspot or they are in the same network. 2. Stream any picture, audio or video file to receiver. 3. Use your smartphone or tablet to remote control receiver. 4. Use your smartphone or tablet to manage apps on your receiver.

Screenshots

Lockdown Privacy4 screens
MHshare2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lockdown Privacy at 4.3 against MHshare's 3.0. Lockdown Privacy also leads on ratings volume (9.8K vs 42) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). MHshare's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 18) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads 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. Lockdown Privacy sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. MHshare asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lockdown Privacy holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lockdown Privacy has 9.8K ratings behind it against 42, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Lockdown Privacy's written reviews are positive against 21% of MHshare's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lockdown Privacy ships an update monthly, MHshare every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Lockdown Privacy versus MHshare: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLockdown PrivacyMHshare
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (9.8K ratings) — better3.0 (42 ratings)
Positive reviews33.2% of reviews — better21.2% of reviews
Number of ratings9.8K — better42
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.69.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCELESTIAN GOLDEN APPSGuangzhou Shiyuan Electronics Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Lockdown Privacy

All ratings9,794 ratings
Positive80.9%
Neutral4.9%
Negative14.2%
Written reviews620 reviews
Positive33.2%
Neutral8.7%
Negative58.1%

MHshare

All ratings42 ratings
Positive47.6%
Neutral4.8%
Negative47.6%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive21.2%
Neutral3.0%
Negative75.8%

Bugs and requests

Lockdown Privacy

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Firewall randomly turns off
  • VPN forces itself to be enabled
  • Blocks essential system apps

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to view/manage blocked connections
  • Custom domain/app whitelisting
  • Import/export of block lists
  • Separate firewall and VPN functionality

MHshare

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Lockdown Privacy

Subscriptions14
  • One Week of Lockdown VPN Pro3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • One Week of Lockdown VPN Pro2 variants$0.997 Days
  • Lockdown iOS Firewall Monthly$4.991 Month
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  • One Week of Lockdown VPN Pro3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • One Month of Lockdown VPN7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • One Month of Lockdown VPN Pro7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Lockdown iOS Firewall Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • One Year of Lockdown VPN Pro3 variants$29.991 Year
  • One Year of Lockdown VPN Pro2 variants$39.991 Year
  • One Year of Lockdown VPN Pro3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Lockdown Pro Annual LTO$59.991 Year
  • One Year of Lockdown VPN7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • One Year of Lockdown VPN Pro3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • One Year of Lockdown VPN Pro7 Days trial$99.991 Year
None

MHshare

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lockdown Privacy free?
Lockdown Privacy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MHshare free?
MHshare is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lockdown Privacy or MHshare?
Lockdown Privacy is rated higher. Lockdown Privacy averages 4.3 out of 5 from 9.8K ratings, while MHshare averages 3.0 from 42 ratings.
Do Lockdown Privacy or MHshare have ads?
Neither Lockdown Privacy nor MHshare shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lockdown Privacy or MHshare?
Lockdown Privacy ships an update monthly, and MHshare every 4 months. Most recently, Lockdown Privacy was updated on November 1, 2026 and MHshare on October 24, 2026.

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