MTA Shield vs Gopher Ignition BT Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MTA Shield
Secure your mobile devices and personal information from online threats. Protect your family with parental controls, locate lost devices, and safeguard your online activities with a VPN and password vault. Requires an active MTA Internet subscription.
- Device protection from online threats
- Online banking and shopping security
- Lost/stolen device location and protection
- Parental controls and content management
- VPN for privacy
- Password vault
- Web-based family device management
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Today, the Internet is full of criminals. Their goals range from stealing your private information, to damaging your devices, spreading harmful content and more. With MTA Shield, you can ensure the safety and security of all of you and your loved ones’ mobile devices. MTA Shield can be downloaded on up to 10 devices. Protect all of your and your family’s devices from criminals and hackers; both at home and on the go. Ensure your children are safe with the included Parental Controls and Content Management. Protect your children and decide what they see and where they go online. If your device is stolen or lost, Mobile Shield helps you locate and protect it, by locking your device or erasing its contents. With MTA Shield, you are able to: • Protect your mobile devices • Keep your personal information safe while banking and shopping online • Locate your device if it is lost or stolen • Protect your children while they surf the internet with Parental Controls • VPN for privacy • Password vault to secure all of your passwords • Manage and protect all your family’s devices using a simple, web-based dashboard *MTA Shield is exclusively available only to MTA Internet subscribers—an active MTA Internet service is a requirement for gaining access to use this app. *Disclaimer: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Gopher Ignition BT Timer
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Test Bluetooth connection to control Timer
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Gopher Ignition BT Timer at 12.0 against MTA Shield's 18.0. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MTA Shield ships an update every 8 months, Gopher Ignition BT Timer every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on August 16, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MTA Shield | Gopher Ignition BT Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (14 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 277 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matanuska Telephone | Gopher |
In-app purchases
MTA Shield
No in-app purchases
Gopher Ignition BT Timer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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