Comparison

Instant Guard vs CrowdLoom

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

Head to head
About

Instant Guard

This app provides a secure VPN connection, allowing you to browse anonymously and protect your financial information on public Wi-Fi. It enables remote access to your home ASUS router, ensuring your privacy and security wherever you go.

Highlights
  • One-click VPN connection
  • Secured and encrypted connectivity
  • Anonymous browsing
  • Change IP address and location
  • Remote ASUS router access
Features
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Instant Guard is basing on VPN feature of ASUS Router and only available for manager now. Use the Instant Guard app when you connect to public Wi-Fi and just as you are using safety network at home - ensuring your personal privacy remains safe and financial information protected. Instant Guard allows you easily access to your ASUS router at home while you are away and keeps 100% anonymous while you browser bank, shop and chat with Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection. In the future, this feature will improve to allow to share VPN connection permissions to your friends or family members. Key Feature : 1.One-Click Operation 2.Secured and encrypted connectivity 3.Surf Anonymously 4.Change your IP Address and Location *The ASUS routers sold in the CN region do not support Instant Guard. Instant Guard app supports the following ASUS router. RT-BE96U RT-AXE7800 RT-AX92U RT-AX89X RT-AX88U_Pro RT-AX88U RT-AX86U_PRO RT-AX86U RT-AX86S RT-AX82U_V2 RT-AX82U RT-AX68U RT-AX59U RT-AX58U_V2 RT-AX58U RT-AX57_Go RT-AX57 RT-AX56U RT-AX55 RT-AX5400 RT-AX54 RT-AX53U RT-AX52 RT-AC88U RT-AC86U RT-AC3100 RT-AC5300 GS-AX3000 GS-AX5400 GT6 GT-AC2900 GT-AC5300 GT-AX11000 GT-AX11000_PRO GT-AX6000 GT-AXE11000 GT-AXE16000 TUF-AX3000 TUF-AX3000_V2 TUF-AX4200 TUF-AX5400 TUF-AX6000 ZenWiFi CT8 ZenWiFi XD4 ZenWiFi XD5 ZenWiFi XD6 ZenWiFi XP4 ZenWiFi XT9 ZenWiFi AX (XT8) ZenWiFi AX Hybrid (XC5) ZenWiFi ET8 ZenWiFi Pro ET12 ZenWiFi Pro XT12

About

CrowdLoom

Features
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CrowdLoom makes it easy to manage schedules and keep attendees informed and engaged at live events, festivals, conferences, and multi-stage productions. Attendees can view event schedules at no cost, select a stage, see what’s happening now and what’s coming next, and follow event timing in a clear, easy-to-read format. The Play section brings an interactive dimension to participating events. Attendees can complete challenges, join scavenger hunts, scan QR clues, earn points and badges, discover rewards, participate in community goals, and find event meetups—all based on the experiences made available by the organizer. Organizers can unlock CrowdLoom’s admin tools to manage event details, stages, sessions, schedule changes, attendee experiences, branding, and display settings—all in one place. Event owners can also invite and assign up to five assistants to help manage an event. Each assistant can be given specific permissions for event settings, schedule building and publishing, event metrics, attendee experiences, or live controls. Billing, event deletion, ownership transfers, and assistant management remain under the event owner’s control. Features: • Live stage dashboards for attendees • Current and upcoming session details • Personalized schedules • Interactive challenges and scavenger hunts • QR-based clues and activities • Points, badges, rewards, and community goals • Event meetup discovery • Stage and session management • Fast schedule updates • Event and display customization • Banner and branding support • QR code generation for each event • Support for multiple events • Up to five event assistants with customizable permissions • Organizer tools available with a subscription CrowdLoom is built for real-world event operations, where accurate timing, clear information, attendee engagement, team collaboration, and quick updates matter. Organizer admin tools require a monthly or yearly subscription. A subscription unlocks tools for managing events, schedules, stages, sessions, attendee experiences, branding, display settings, and event assistants. Privacy Policy: https://crowdloom.app Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Instant Guard4 screens
CrowdLoom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Instant Guard at none against CrowdLoom's 2. Instant Guard also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). CrowdLoom's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. CrowdLoom sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $50.00 per month. Instant Guard asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Instant Guard ships an update every 2 months, CrowdLoom every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Instant Guard versus CrowdLoom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInstant GuardCrowdLoom
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (61 ratings) — better
Positive reviews38.5% of reviews
Number of ratings61 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB10 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperASUSDaniel Scott Peer

Bugs and requests

Instant Guard

Reported bugs

31 issues
  • Auto connection still conflicts
  • Cannot connect after current iOS update
  • Cellular data severely affected
  • Auto protect feature comes on when on cellular network
  • IP Address did not change
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  • App has stopped working
  • No longer works
  • Breaks internet connection completely
  • Useless - Won't connect
  • Stuck at finding router
  • Not a VPN as IP address does not change
  • Auto protect feature ignores settings
  • Share feature simply doesn't work
  • iOS 17 still not working
  • Stopped working after updating
  • Not working with iOS 16.5.1
  • No luck on Mac Studio
  • Won't connect
  • iOS 16.5 incompatible
  • Disconnects every hour or so
  • Can't share connection
  • Connection drops
  • Super buggy app
  • Terrible app with terrible support
  • Worked before, now stopped
  • No ability to share connection
  • Router not detected
  • No Internet connection
  • Kills internet connection
  • Slower upload compared to OpenVPN
  • Router crashed multiple times when connected to WiFi

Requested features

11 requests
  • Add split tunnelling
  • Automatic connection when leaving home network
  • Ability to automatically connect/disconnect based on WiFi network
  • Shortcuts widget for one-touch control
  • Automation capabilities
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  • Family sharing option
  • Set time for VPN disconnection or make disconnection longer
  • Improve auto connect function on iOS
  • Fix auto protect feature on cellular
  • More information on app and web admin page
  • Add option to turn VPN on/off automatically

CrowdLoom

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Instant Guard

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

CrowdLoom

Subscriptions2
  • CrowdLoom Monthly Subscription$50.001 Month
  • CrowdLoom Yearly Subscription$450.001 Year

Questions

Is Instant Guard free?
Instant Guard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CrowdLoom free?
CrowdLoom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Instant Guard or CrowdLoom have ads?
Neither Instant Guard nor CrowdLoom shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Instant Guard or CrowdLoom?
Instant Guard ships an update every 2 months, and CrowdLoom every 2 weeks. Most recently, Instant Guard was updated on September 20, 2026 and CrowdLoom on September 21, 2026.

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