Comparison

BruteBank vs WP Assistant

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

Head to head
About

BruteBank

This interactive firewall plugin provides real-time IP-based threat mitigation for WordPress owners and server administrators. Receive instant notifications on your mobile device and block malicious IP addresses to protect your website network from hacking attempts.

Highlights
  • Real-time IP threat mitigation
  • Interactive firewall plugin
  • Mobile threat notifications
  • Block attacking IP addresses
  • Website network protection
Features
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A real-time IP based block list to thwart hacking attempts before they start. BruteBank is an interactive firewall plugin that allows WordPress owners and server administrators to receive real-time threat notifications via a mobile app. This app allows for immediate threat mitigation by blocking attacking IP addresses keeping you and your website network safe.

About

WP Assistant

Features
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WP Assistant is the customer app that lets you track the maintenance, performance and payments of your WordPress sites from one place. Customers of the WP Assistant service get instant mobile access to everything about their sites. FEATURES • Dashboard See your total number of sites, upcoming domain/hosting expirations, and pending or overdue payments at a glance. • Your Sites List all your WordPress sites. Domain and hosting expiry dates, pending updates and site status shown as cards. Search and filter by domain. • Site Detail (tabbed) A detailed view for each site: - General info (domain/hosting company and expiry dates, WordPress version, SSL) - Server & environment details - Uptime, response times and history - Monthly maintenance records - Plugins and update status - Users, comments and posts - Screenshots (live preview) - Backups - Cloudflare statistics and PageSpeed (Lighthouse) scores • My Payments The history of your maintenance, hosting and domain payments. This month's balance, total balance, pending and paid records; partial payments and overdue status. • Licenses View your product licenses. • Store Orders Track the orders of your WooCommerce store. • Profile & Settings Update your profile, change your password. Turkish/English/French/Arabic language options, dark mode and notification preferences. SECURITY & PRIVACY All data is transmitted over encrypted connections (HTTPS). The app only uses internet access; it does not access your location, camera or contacts. No ads, no third-party tracking. NOTE WP Assistant is a customer portal. You need an account of the WP Assistant service to use the app.

Screenshots

BruteBank4 screens
WP Assistant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BruteBank at weekly against WP Assistant's every 6 weeks. WP Assistant's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BruteBank ships an update weekly, WP Assistant every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
BruteBank versus WP Assistant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBruteBankWP Assistant
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperETECCMurat Butun

In-app purchases

None

BruteBank

No in-app purchases

None

WP Assistant

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BruteBank free?
BruteBank is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WP Assistant free?
WP Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BruteBank or WP Assistant have ads?
Neither BruteBank nor WP Assistant shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BruteBank or WP Assistant?
BruteBank ships an update weekly, and WP Assistant every 6 weeks. Most recently, BruteBank was updated on October 19, 2026 and WP Assistant on October 8, 2026.

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