Instant Guard vs CrowdLoom
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- One-click VPN connection
- Secured and encrypted connectivity
- Anonymous browsing
- Change IP address and location
- Remote ASUS router access
Read full descriptionHide full description
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
CrowdLoom
Read full descriptionHide full description
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
Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | Instant Guard | CrowdLoom |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (61 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 38.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 61 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ASUS | Daniel 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
Show 26 moreShow fewer
- 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
Show 6 moreShow fewer
- 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
Instant Guard
No in-app purchases
CrowdLoom
- CrowdLoom Monthly Subscription$50.001 Month
- CrowdLoom Yearly Subscription$450.001 Year
Questions
Is Instant Guard free?
Is CrowdLoom free?
Do Instant Guard or CrowdLoom have ads?
Which is updated more often, Instant Guard or CrowdLoom?
Other comparisons















