BG Connect vs Snatch Guard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BG Connect
Control your smart locks and keys remotely. Easily register and manage all your locks, share access with custom schedules, and monitor battery life. Offers quick registration and secure Bluetooth unlocking.
- Smart lock registration and management
- Bluetooth unlocking
- Customizable access sharing
- Smart key functionality
- Low battery notifications
- Activity and history logs
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Introducing BG Connect, your mobile become smart control to your locks and keys. Enjoy ease of use, share access, history log, and low battery notifications; also provide you quick registration with Apple sign-in, you can start using our APP in seconds. Easy Configuration: No need for a manual anymore, use this app to register BG smart lock, you can easily to manage all the locks and keys in one app. Unlocking: You can simply and safely unlock Brilliant Guard locks using Bluetooth 5.0 technology. Sharing: Invite family and friends to have access to your locks using their mobile phone. Within our interface, you can share and revoke access with custom settings including day range, day, time, or individual usage. For example, you can give unlimited access to your parent, while giving just Monday, Wednesday, Friday access to your babysitter. Smart Key: What if you don’t carry your mobile, or smart lock battery dead, then you can setup smart key with this app and grant or deny lock access, and even open the lock when battery run-out. Other features: - Inbox notification - Customize share schedules - Grant or deny lock access - Apple and Google Sign-in - Manage account and security setting - View lock history, activity, and receive alerts - Monitor lock battery life Requirement: Mobile Device equipped with Bluetooth 4.0 or above, WIFI or cellular data connection required to operate via BG Connect.
Snatch Guard
This app provides instant protection for your sensitive applications when your phone is snatched. It uses your device's accelerometer to detect sudden movements and immediately locks down selected apps, requiring Face ID or your passcode to regain access.
- Detects phone snatching via accelerometer
- Instant system-level app shields
- Face ID or passcode unlock
- Background protection
- Tamper-resistant shields
- Customizable shield appearance
- Event log with location
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Snatch Guard detects the moment someone grabs your phone and instantly locks your sensitive apps — banking, messaging, photos, notes — with a system-level shield that can't be dismissed without your Face ID or passcode. HOW IT WORKS - Detects the grab — the built-in accelerometer senses the sudden jerk when someone snatches your phone. - Locks your apps instantly — system-level shields appear over your selected apps within milliseconds. - Only you can unlock — Face ID or device passcode required to remove shields. - Works in background — protection stays active even while you're using other apps. - Tamper resistant — shields stay active even if the app is force-closed. With Screen Time passcode enabled, the app can't be deleted or bypassed. WHY SNATCH GUARD? In London alone, over 117,000 phones were stolen in 2024. Thieves target unlocked phones — they grab and run, then immediately access your bank accounts, messages, and photos. Apple's Stolen Device Protection only delays password changes — it doesn't protect the content of an unlocked phone. The "Require Face ID" feature only works at app launch — if the app is already open when snatched, there's no protection. Snatch Guard fills this gap. FALSE POSITIVES? If you run for a bus and the shield activates, simply open Snatch Guard, authenticate with Face ID, and remove the shield. Takes 3 seconds. You can also adjust sensitivity in Settings. PRIVACY - No data collection — no analytics, no tracking, no telemetry - No network calls — the app never connects to the internet - Location stays on device — used only to keep background protection active, never transmitted - All processing happens on-device FEATURES - Choose which apps to protect - Adjustable sensitivity (2.0G – 6.0G) - Background protection via location keep-alive - Event log with location of detected incidents - Face ID or passcode unlock - Custom shield appearance - Step-by-step onboarding Free. No ads. No subscriptions. No in-app purchases.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Snatch Guard at 5.0 against BG Connect's 4.0. Snatch Guard also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 months). BG Connect's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Snatch Guard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
BG Connect ships an update every 5 months, Snatch Guard every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BG Connect | Snatch Guard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brilliant Guard Limited | Oleg Mamiev |
In-app purchases
BG Connect
No in-app purchases
Snatch Guard
No in-app purchases









