Comparison

AVG Mobile Security vs SafeCards

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

Head to head
About

AVG Mobile Security

Safeguard your digital life with features like identity protection, a secure photo vault, and Wi-Fi scanning. Get instant alerts for leaked passwords and browse privately with a built-in VPN. Protect your sensitive information from online threats.

Highlights
  • Identity Protection for leaked passwords
  • Encrypted Photo Vault
  • Wi-Fi Security Scanner
  • Secure Browsing with VPN (Premium)
  • Real-time notifications
Features
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• Identity Protection We’ll send you a notification right away if any account passwords linked to your email are leaked online, so you can change them as soon as possible. • Photo Vault Hide your photos in an encrypted vault, accessible via PIN, Touch ID, or Face ID — so your private photos stay truly private. • Wi-Fi Security Automatically scans your current wireless connection to ensure it’s safe and uncompromised — and if any trouble is detected, we’ll let you know right away. • Secure Browsing - available in Premium version A built-in VPN will ensure that your browsing remains safe and private, no matter where you are or what you’re doing. How our subscriptions work: - Trial: A year-long subscription comes with a 14-day free trial. Monthly subscriptions have a 7-day free trial. Both can be canceled within 24 hours of ending without being charged - Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account after you confirm the purchase - Auto-renewal is turned on by default. You can turn it off anytime before 24 hours of your current subscription period ending. Within 24 hours of your current subscription period ending, you will be charged for the same duration as the current subscription - You can manage your subscriptions or turn off auto-renewal via the Account Settings after purchase - During your active subscription period, you can’t cancel your subscription - Any unused time left in your free trial will be forfeited when you purchase the full subscription * VPN service is not available for use within India as a result of governmental regulations requiring the logging and saving of user data, but you can still use your VPN service when traveling outside of India. Privacy Policy available at https://www.avg.com/privacy Terms and Conditions info at https://www.avg.com/eula

About

SafeCards

Securely store and access sensitive documents like vaccine cards, passports, and licenses. This app offers end-to-end encryption and offline access, making it ideal for personal use and family sharing.

Highlights
  • Secure document storage
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Offline access
  • Family sharing
  • Built-in scanner
  • No account required
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SafeCards is like a password manager for your most sensitive IDs and documents. Secure your vaccine card, passport, healthIDs, license, registration and more. Unlike other cloud storage apps, SafeCards is built with security and privacy in mind. Each vault is completely encrypted and stored on your device and in iCloud. No one - neither SafeCard or Apple - can read your files. SafeCards excels at collaboration with your close family members. Couples can access each other’s vaccine cards, licenses and passports; parents can share health records for their kids; and caregivers can securely hold directives and power of attorneys that can be accessed at a moments notice. Everything you normally keep in a filing cabinet is available everywhere you take your phone. As a result, SafeCards is also great for disaster preparedness. It works completely offline when the web isn’t available, so that you can take insurance IDs, licenses, prescriptions and more anywhere you go. SafeCards requires no account, email, username or password and stores no personal data. It is secured by Apple FaceID and iCloud. As a result, SafeCards keeps zero data about its users, making it one of the most privacy friendly applications available. SafeCards is dead-simple to use. Simply point and shoot your documents using the built-in scanner. Images are auto-adjusted before being encrypted and stored.

Screenshots

AVG Mobile Security4 screens
SafeCards4 screens

Verdict

The call

AVG Mobile Security and SafeCards both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of SafeCards's written reviews are positive against 59% of AVG Mobile Security's. SafeCards also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). AVG Mobile Security's advantage is ratings volume (79K vs 5) and chart position (#186 vs unranked). On price, rating, 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. AVG Mobile Security sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. SafeCards asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for AVG Mobile Security against 4.8 for SafeCards. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AVG Mobile Security has 79K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of AVG Mobile Security's written reviews are positive against 100% of SafeCards's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AVG Mobile Security ships an update every 3 weeks, SafeCards every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
AVG Mobile Security versus SafeCards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAVG Mobile SecuritySafeCards
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (79K ratings)4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings79K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#186 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size473 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAVG eCommerce CY Limited1st Quarter, Inc.

Customer experience

AVG Mobile Security

All ratings78,224 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.6%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews1,468 reviews
Positive58.7%
Neutral7.3%
Negative34.0%

SafeCards

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

AVG Mobile Security

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • VPN disconnects frequently
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Incorrect threat detection and false positives

Requested features

3 requests
  • Improve VPN reliability and connection speeds
  • Add more detailed scanning and reporting capabilities
  • Provide better customer support and communication

SafeCards

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

AVG Mobile Security

Subscriptions10
  • 1 month7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Yearly subscription14 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Premium tier7 Days trial$19.991 Year
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  • Ultimate subscription14 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • 1 Year14 Days trial$28.991 Year
  • 1 year Ultimate14 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Ultimate subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Ultimate subscription14 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • Ultimate subscription$39.991 Year
  • Ultimate subscription7 Days trial$39.991 Year
None

SafeCards

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AVG Mobile Security free?
AVG Mobile Security is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SafeCards free?
SafeCards is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AVG Mobile Security or SafeCards?
SafeCards is rated higher. AVG Mobile Security averages 4.7 out of 5 from 79K ratings, while SafeCards averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do AVG Mobile Security or SafeCards have ads?
Neither AVG Mobile Security nor SafeCards shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AVG Mobile Security or SafeCards?
AVG Mobile Security ships an update every 3 weeks, and SafeCards every 3 days. Most recently, AVG Mobile Security was updated on November 12, 2026 and SafeCards on November 3, 2026.

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