MTA Home Shield vs StopDigging Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MTA Home Shield
This app provides comprehensive home network security through a combination of a secure router, an advanced management app, and cloud-based threat monitoring. It protects all connected devices, including IoT gadgets, from online threats.
- Secure router for home network
- Advanced security app
- Cloud-based threat monitoring
- Protects all connected devices
- IoT security technology
- Real-time network threat detection
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Use of this app requires a compatible MTA router. MTA Home Shield is the combination of a secure router, an advanced security app and industry-leading cloud protection. Home Shield easily secures every connected thing in your home using one device, now and in the future. Three-layer protection is the missing piece of your connected home. • SECURE ROUTER: The Home Shield router secures your entire home network, protecting every connected thing from online threats. • SECURE APP: The Home Shield app both manages your home network and protects your devices. • CLOUD PROTECTION: Industry-leading security cloud monitors your network for threats in real time. Every new device in our home network is a potential back door into our digital lives, since most new connected things aren’t designed to be secure. MTA Home Shield protects everything connected in your home, from desktop computers and phones to smart TVs and baby monitors. Its IoT security technology senses traffic from connected devices to provide extra protection against IoT threats.
StopDigging Connect
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Connect your smart device to your StopDigging installation machines and equipment. StopDigging Connect allows you to easily register and log specific data from your ground screw foundation, down to a specific pile. - Seamlessly manage and track ground screw installations. - Access real-time data such as torque. - Generate reports with specific screw pile models with individual load capacity values. - Export a full project report in a StopDigging PDF format. - Make sure the software of your equipment is up to date with OTA firmware updates. The StopDigging Connect app is a growing platform for transitioning the foundation business into the digital age.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: StopDigging Connect at none against MTA Home Shield's shown. StopDigging Connect also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 22 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MTA Home Shield ships an update every 22 months, StopDigging Connect every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MTA Home Shield | StopDigging Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matanuska Telephone | Sluta Grav AB |
In-app purchases
MTA Home Shield
No in-app purchases
StopDigging Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is MTA Home Shield free?
Is StopDigging Connect free?
Do MTA Home Shield or StopDigging Connect have ads?
Which is updated more often, MTA Home Shield or StopDigging Connect?
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