Comparison

Microsoft Defender vs Am I Secure? Endpoint Security

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

Head to head
About

Microsoft Defender

This app offers comprehensive online security for individuals and families, providing antivirus scanning, threat monitoring, and identity protection. It helps safeguard personal information by scanning the dark web and offers credit monitoring and identity theft restoration services.

Highlights
  • Antivirus scanning
  • Threat monitoring
  • Dark web scanning for identity threats
  • Credit monitoring
  • Identity theft restoration
  • Anti-phishing protection
  • Multidevice alerts
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Microsoft Defender is an online security app for your personal life[1]and work [2]. Use Microsoft Defender for individuals[1] at home and on the go to stay safer online. Defender is an easy-to-use app that helps keep you and your family one step ahead of threats. Microsoft Defender for individuals is available exclusively with a Microsoft 365 Personal or Family subscription. All-in-one security app Protect your personal identity, and devices against malicious threats with antivirus scanning[3], threat monitoring[4], multidevice alerts, and expert guidance. Manage your security in one place ▪ Check the security status of your family’s devices and identity[5]. ▪ Get threat alerts, notifications, and recommended steps across your devices. ▪ Receive security tips and take recommended actions to improve your online security. Safeguard your family’s personal information ▪ Threats to your identity and personal identifying information[4] are continuously scanned on the dark web. ▪ Get credit monitoring with timely alerts and monthly credit reports.[6] ▪ Call an identity theft restoration expert anytime day or night if you need help. ▪ Get identity insurance coverage, up to USD1 million, to help cover legal and expert fees associated with restoration. Insurance coverage includes up to USD100,000 to recover lost funds.[7] Trusted device and data protection ▪ Anti-phishing protection for your and your family’s devices against new and existing threats [3]. ▪ Continuously scans for harmful links before you click on them to help protect you from malicious threats.   Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Microsoft Defender for Endpoint[2] is an industry-leading, cloud-powered endpoint security solution that helps to secure against ransomware, file-less malware, and other sophisticated attacks across platforms. 1. Microsoft 365 Family or Personal subscription required. Sign in with your Microsoft account. App is currently not available in certain Microsoft 365 Personal or Family regions. 2. If you are a member of a business or organization, login with your work or school email. Your school or business is required to have a valid license or subscription. 3. Does not replace existing malware protection on iOS and Windows devices. 4. Feature is available in the United States and US territories. 5. A one-time parent or legal guardian verification is required to receive dark web threat alert details for children. If the organizer’s family member is under 13, consent is not required to create and/or monitor a child’s identity. Consent is required to create and/or monitor identity of family members over 13 years of age. 6. Feature available in the United States and US territories. Credit score is a single bureau VantageScore 3.0 provided by Experian®. The monthly credit report is provided by Experian® using single bureau data. For users under the age of 18 or those without a credit history, credit score not included. Family organizers will not have the ability to onboard, view, and receive alerts related to family member credit monitoring. Your device's primary display language must be set to English. 7. The identity theft insurance is underwritten and administered by American Bankers Insurance Company of Florida, an Assurant company. Please refer to the actual policies for terms, conditions, and exclusions of coverage. Coverage may not be available in all jurisdictions. Review the Summary of Benefits: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/microsoft-365/summary-of-benefits-for-itm.

About

Am I Secure? Endpoint Security

This enterprise-grade security app provides advanced threat detection for iOS devices by analyzing system diagnostic data. It identifies sophisticated malware and spyware, performs compliance checks, and offers detailed security insights without requiring MDM.

Highlights
  • Advanced malware and spyware detection
  • Daily forensic analysis of sysdiagnose data
  • AI/ML-powered security analysis
  • Routine auditing and compliance checks
  • No MDM required for BYOD
  • Privacy-focused, no personal data access
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Note: This version of Am I Secure? is for enterprise or government use. Your organization must provision your account — the app is non-functional without an existing account. For the personal edition, please search for “Am I Secure?” on the App Store. If an advanced nation-state level cyber attacker were to compromise the mobile device of even just one of your key employees, imagine the level of damage they could do to your entire organization’s network, cloud assets and sensitive information. Not just passwords copied but 2FA/MFA prompts silently accepted on the mobile device by the attacker without any user input or knowledge followed by the attacker using the device’s VPN access to relay into your network. It’s even more damaging than a laptop being compromised. The attacker would be able to fully impersonate the legitimate owner of the compromised device with no way for you to distinguish the difference. Am I Secure? Endpoint Security is the most comprehensive security solution for iOS. It is the only solution that performs daily forensic analysis of iOS system diagnostic "sysdiagnose" data, which is necessary to successfully detect the malware and spyware of the most advanced nation-state level cyber attackers and commercial spyware companies that sell to authoritarian regimes. To perform an advanced security scan that can detect malware and spyware, users first initiate the system diagnostic functionality built-in to iOS. This collects detailed data on the operating system (iOS), information such as what processes and threads are actively running. This level of data is not available to MDM/MTD solutions, without the user generating and sharing it no iOS solution can access it. The user then shares this data with the Am I Secure? Endpoint Security app which uploads it to our analysis servers. A combination of automated analysis powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML), along with targeted manual review, is used to identify compromised devices. Results are delivered back to the app for the user and also shared with your organization, managed security provider, or SIEM. Mobile Device Management (MDM) that employees do not trust and do not want on their devices is NOT required, especially important for BYOD organizations. Am I Secure? Endpoint Security does not require or request access to any personal data. Additional features include: • Routine auditing and compliance checks that run in the background to compare a device against your organization's mobile device security policy, e.g. iOS up to date, passcode enabled, Lockdown Mode enabled, no 3rd party keyboards/keyloggers installed, etc. • Prompting your users to rectify any compliance issues and reporting back if they do not do so in a timely manner, less user management costs and wasted time for your team reminding employees. Go from near zero visibility of your organization’s mobile device security policy compliance to a full picture of all of your iOS mobile devices. It's like having a dedicated mobile device forensic team and a mobile threat hunting team on staff checking all of your organization's devices, all through one easy to use solution. Fill the gaps in your cyber security and meet your regulatory audit and compliance requirements. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Microsoft Defender4 screens
Am I Secure? Endpoint Security2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Am I Secure? Endpoint Security at none against Microsoft Defender's 3. Am I Secure? Endpoint Security also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Microsoft Defender's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (21K vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Microsoft Defender sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Am I Secure? Endpoint Security asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Am I Secure? Endpoint Security holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Microsoft Defender has 21K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Microsoft Defender ships an update every 2 weeks, Am I Secure? Endpoint Security every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and August 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Microsoft Defender versus Am I Secure? Endpoint Security: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicrosoft DefenderAm I Secure? Endpoint Security
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (21K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews34.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings21K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
Best chart rank#144 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size159 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMicrosoft CorporationNumbers Station Inc

Customer experience

Microsoft Defender

All ratings21,437 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews543 reviews
Positive34.1%
Neutral12.0%
Negative54.0%

Am I Secure? Endpoint Security

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Microsoft Defender

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login issues
  • Unexpected app crashes
  • Inconsistent behavior after updates

Requested features

3 requests
  • Dark mode support
  • Customizable VPN settings
  • Better integration with other apps

Am I Secure? Endpoint Security

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Microsoft Defender

Subscriptions3
  • Microsoft 365 Personal1 Month trial$6.991 Month
  • Microsoft 365 Personal1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Microsoft 365 Family1 Month trial$12.991 Month
None

Am I Secure? Endpoint Security

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Microsoft Defender free?
Microsoft Defender is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Am I Secure? Endpoint Security free?
Am I Secure? Endpoint Security is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Microsoft Defender or Am I Secure? Endpoint Security?
Am I Secure? Endpoint Security is rated higher. Microsoft Defender averages 4.7 out of 5 from 21K ratings, while Am I Secure? Endpoint Security averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Microsoft Defender or Am I Secure? Endpoint Security have ads?
Neither Microsoft Defender nor Am I Secure? Endpoint Security shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Microsoft Defender or Am I Secure? Endpoint Security?
Microsoft Defender ships an update every 2 weeks, and Am I Secure? Endpoint Security every 5 months. Most recently, Microsoft Defender was updated on September 27, 2026 and Am I Secure? Endpoint Security on August 18, 2026.

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