Comparison

ScamShield vs Friday @ 5

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

Head to head
About

ScamShield

This app acts as a digital guardian, blocking unwanted scam calls and filtering suspicious SMS messages. It allows users to proactively check potentially harmful links and messages before engagement, and report new scams to aid community protection.

Highlights
  • Block scam calls
  • Filter scam SMS
  • Check suspicious messages
  • Report scams
  • Get scam report notifications
  • Upload screenshots for analysis
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ScamShield: Your scam-fighting sidekick ScamShield protects you by blocking scam calls, filtering scam SMSes, and letting you check suspicious messages before clicking anything regrettable. Here’s what ScamShield can do: [New] Get notified when a number you reported gets marked as scam-related - When the authorities mark a number you reported as possibly used by scammers, we’ll send you a push notification. You can also view a history of numbers you reported that have been marked as scam-related. Spot a scam before it gets you - Came across a suspicious link, message, or phone number? Paste it in to see if it might be a scam. You can even upload screenshots - works for SMS, WhatsApp, and Telegram too. Block and filter scam calls & SMSes - Follow our quick setup guide to block known scam numbers and filter out sketchy messages. Report suspicious calls, messages, and links - Help the community by reporting scams - with screenshots if you have them. The more we know, the better we can protect everyone. Heads up: Submitting a scam report in the app isn't the same as filing an official police report. If you've been scammed, please file an e-report with the Singapore Police Force. Download ScamShield for yourself and your loved ones - because a little protection goes a long way. We may occasionally prompt you to refresh the ScamShield app, which helps with performance and security. The prompt to refresh will appear when you open the app, and does not require you to visit the App Store to update to the latest version. Feedback? Ideas? Love letters? Tell us at go.gov.sg/scamshield-share-feedback ScamShield is built by Open Government Products, in collaboration with the Singapore Police Force (SPF) and the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC).

About

Friday @ 5

This app provides a live countdown to Friday at 5:00 PM in your local time. It offers features like a weekend celebration mode, a way to share your countdown status, a Magic 8-Ball for work-week queries, and a drawing mode for stress relief.

Highlights
  • Live countdown to Friday 5 PM
  • Local time synchronization
  • Weekend celebration mode
  • SOS Dispatch countdown sharing
  • Magic 8-Ball for work questions
  • Draw mode for stress relief
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Is it the weekend yet? We've all asked it. Friday @ 5 is your countdown to Friday at at 5:00 PM — always synced to your local time, always brutally honest about how many days, hours, minutes, and seconds are standing between you and freedom. Features: — Live countdown to Friday at 5:00 PM in your local time — Weekend mode — celebrates when you've made it, reminds you when it resets — SOS Dispatch: send a snapshot of the current countdown via Messages, Instagram, or any iOS share target — Magic 8-Ball for all your existential work-week questions — Draw mode to release your midweek stress Simple. Honest. A little bit therapeutic.

Screenshots

ScamShield4 screens
Friday @ 54 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Friday @ 5 at 100% against ScamShield's 45%. Friday @ 5 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5). ScamShield's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

Friday @ 5 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of ScamShield's written reviews are positive against 100% of Friday @ 5's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScamShield ships an update every 2 months, Friday @ 5 every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ScamShield versus Friday @ 5: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScamShieldFriday @ 5
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGovernment Technology AgencyJosh Blyden

Customer experience

ScamShield

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive45.1%
Neutral9.8%
Negative45.1%

Friday @ 5

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

In-app purchases

None

ScamShield

No in-app purchases

None

Friday @ 5

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ScamShield free?
ScamShield is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Friday @ 5 free?
Friday @ 5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ScamShield or Friday @ 5?
Friday @ 5 is rated higher. ScamShield averages 3.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Friday @ 5 averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ScamShield or Friday @ 5 have ads?
Neither ScamShield nor Friday @ 5 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScamShield or Friday @ 5?
ScamShield ships an update every 2 months, and Friday @ 5 every 4 months. Most recently, ScamShield was updated on October 14, 2026 and Friday @ 5 on October 4, 2026.

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