Comparison

ScamShield vs FolderSure

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

FolderSure

Features
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A finished progress bar tells you the copy ended. It doesn't tell you the copy is correct. FolderSure checks your backup against the original, file by file, byte by byte, using streaming SHA-256 right on your iPad or iPhone. Plug in the card and the SSD, pick the two folders, and know for certain that every photo and every clip made it across intact. One damaged RAW file in 400 GB is invisible until the day you need it. FolderSure finds it and tells you its name. What it does: Verify. Compares source and destination with real checksums. Missing, changed and unreadable files are listed by name, not hidden in a summary. Verified Copy. FolderSure copies the files itself, then reads every byte back from the destination before calling a file done. The safest way to offload a card. Guarded Erase. After a fully verified pass you can delete the verified files from the card. You have to type ERASE, confirm, and the app re-checks every file at the moment of deletion. If anything changed since the pass, it refuses. It never touches files it didn't verify. Re-Verify. Months later, check a drive against a saved manifest and catch bit rot before it costs you a shoot. Resume. Cable pulled or app closed mid-scan? Continue where it stopped. An interrupted job is never reported as verified. Proof you can keep. Export a PDF receipt, CSV manifest, JSON, or a .sha256 checksum file your Mac verifies with a single shasum command. The fine print, in plain words: one-time purchase, no subscription, no account, no ads. Everything runs on your device and the app makes zero network requests. Works with SD cards, USB-C SSDs, USB sticks and any folder the Files app can open. Choose SHA-256 or the faster xxHash64. FolderSure never modifies your source. Verification only reads. The only thing that can delete files is the erase step you unlock yourself after a verified pass. App Review notes (reviewer field): FolderSure needs no account, login or network connection. Everything runs on-device. To test without an external drive: in the Files app, create two folders under On My iPad, put a few files in the first and copy them into the second. In FolderSure pick them as Source and Destination and tap Verify Copy. To see failure detection, edit or delete one file in the destination folder and verify again. The erase feature only appears after a 100% verified pass and requires typing ERASE plus a confirmation dialog. It deletes only the verified files in the user-chosen source folder. The app makes zero network requests. No analytics, no tracking.

Screenshots

ScamShield4 screens
FolderSure4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ScamShield at Free against FolderSure's $4.99. ScamShield also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

ScamShield is free to download; FolderSure costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ScamShield versus FolderSure: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScamShieldFolderSure
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating3.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews45.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGovernment Technology AgencyKarolis Valatka

In-app purchases

None

ScamShield

No in-app purchases

None

FolderSure

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ScamShield free?
ScamShield is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FolderSure free?
FolderSure costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do ScamShield or FolderSure have ads?
Neither ScamShield nor FolderSure shows ads.

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