Instant Guard vs PlayerAnalytics
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
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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
PlayerAnalytics
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Run your Rust server from anywhere. PlayerAnalytics puts your whole server dashboard in your pocket — live stats, in-game chat, moderation and full configuration, without needing to be at a PC. Something kicking off while you're out? Read what players are saying, warn or mute someone, run a console command, and get back to your day. SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING • Who's online right now, across every server you run • Playtime, PvP, NPC, skill and marksmanship leaderboards • Combat breakdowns — deaths, kills, weapons, top killers • Activity, server events and vanilla event tracking • Heatmaps of deaths, raids and activity, with live player positions • Deep Sea and Fleet tracking for the Naval update TALK TO YOUR PLAYERS • Two-way chat between the app and in-game • Player profiles, rivalries and head-to-head comparisons • Achievements with badge art, including server-wide community goals • Wipe recaps showing how each player's wipe went RUN YOUR SERVER • Warn, mute, kick and ban, with a full moderation log • RCON console with live output • Push alerts the moment a server goes down • Manage members, Steam ↔ Discord linking and VIP badges • Full server settings — theme, branding, webhooks, achievements, rewards PLAYING ON A SERVER? THIS IS FOR YOU TOO Sign in with Steam and every server you've played on appears automatically — nothing to set up, no invite needed. • Your own stats on every server: playtime, K/D, accuracy, favourite weapon • Where you rank on playtime, PvP, NPC kills and marksmanship boards • Achievements and badges you've earned, and progress toward the next • Your rivals — who you trade kills with, and who's ahead • Head-to-head comparisons against any other player • A recap of how each wipe went for you • Chat with your server from your phone, without launching the game • Review the servers you play on KEEP IT YOURS • Face ID lock • Each server wears its own colours • Sign in with email, Discord or Steam Server owners need a PlayerAnalytics account and the PlayerAnalytics plugin on their Rust server. Players just need to sign in with Steam after playing on a server that runs it. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Facepunch Studios.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Instant Guard at 13.0 against PlayerAnalytics's 15.1. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Instant Guard | PlayerAnalytics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (61 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 37.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 61 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ASUS | Donald McCollister |
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
PlayerAnalytics
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Instant Guard
No in-app purchases
PlayerAnalytics
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Instant Guard free?
Is PlayerAnalytics free?
Do Instant Guard or PlayerAnalytics have ads?
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