BlastShield vs NewCore
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BlastShield
This app provides a secure private network for IIoT assets and infrastructure, making them invisible to threats. It offers highly secure access through an authenticator that mimics a familiar payment experience.
- Software-defined private network
- IIoT asset protection
- Infrastructure security
- Application invisibility
- Secure authenticator
- Apple Pay-like access
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BlastShield™ is a revolutionary software-defined private network solution from BlastWave that protects IIoT assets, infrastructure and applications by rendering them invisible to malicious actors. The BlastShield™ Authenticator enables highly secure access into a BlastShield™ network via a convenient “Apple Pay” experience.
NewCore
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Use newcore for secured, passwordless sign-ins to your organization's applications. Verify your identity with multi-factored authentications using push notifications. Approve or deny sign-ins instantly using Face ID, Touch ID, or Push Notifications. Each request gives you the full context—app, device, location, and time—so you never approve something you didn't initiate.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: NewCore at weekly against BlastShield's every 3 months. BlastShield's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BlastShield ships an update every 3 months, NewCore weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BlastShield | NewCore |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blastwave, Inc. | NEWCORE IDENTITY LTD |
In-app purchases
BlastShield
No in-app purchases
NewCore
No in-app purchases
