Comparison

Protected vs Cape

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

Head to head
About

Protected

Secure your digital life with comprehensive protection for all your home devices. It offers advanced security features before, during, and after online incidents, including technical and psychological support, plus legal and financial guarantees.

Highlights
  • Password manager
  • Antivirus
  • VPN
  • Parental control
  • Anti-phishing
  • Technical support
  • Legal and financial guarantees
Features
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Protected est une application conçue pour sécuriser votre vie digitale et vous prémunir contre toutes les menaces en ligne. Elle offre une protection complète de tous vos appareils du foyer (ordinateur, smartphone, tablette) intervenant avant, pendant et après un incident numérique. • Avant un incident, grâce à des technologies de pointe issues de nos partenaires : gestionnaire de mots de passe, antivirus, VPN, contrôle parental, anti-phishing etc. • Pendant l’attaque numérique, avec une assistance technique et psychologique dédiée pour soutenir les utilisateurs en temps réel. • Après l’incident, avec des garanties juridiques et financières pour faire face aux usurpations d’identité, fraudes e-commerce et atteintes à la e-réputation.

About

Cape

This app helps you regain focus by pausing excessive app usage and restoring access later. It's designed to reduce distractions, curb impulsive app openings, and promote healthier digital habits, especially for those with attention challenges.

Highlights
  • Set daily screen time limits
  • Schedule app breaks
  • Customize pause screen
  • On-demand access control
  • Automate access with zones and schedules
  • Receive notifications and reports
Features
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If you find yourself spending too much time on social media, short-form videos, or games, Cape can help you stay focused by pausing excess app usage and restoring access at the right time. By adding gentle pauses and clear boundaries, Cape helps reduce distraction, curb impulsive app openings, and support healthier digital habits -— especially for people who struggle with attention or ADHD-related challenges. What you can do with Cape: - Set daily screen time limits: Apps pause automatically when you reach your limit. - Take a Break: Cape pauses apps after extended usage and resumes them automatically once your break ends. - Customize the Pause Screen with a personal message, countdown, and usage summary, shown when you open paused apps to help you stay mindful. - Use On-demand Access and Delayed Resume to reduce impulsive app openings. - Automate with Allow Zones & Block Zones, schedules, and Shortcuts to control access automatically. - Stay informed with notifications and reports. With Cape, pausing excess screen time becomes automatic, intentional, and easy. Contact developer team: root@getcape.app Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://getcape.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Protected4 screens
Cape4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Protected at 96% against Cape's 58%. Protected also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.4). Cape's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cape sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per year. Protected asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Protected ships an update every 6 weeks, Cape every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Protected versus Cape: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProtectedCape
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (15K ratings) — better
Positive reviews96.3% of reviews — better57.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—15K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB113 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperProtectedAir Matters Network Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Protected

Written reviews54 reviews
Positive96.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.7%

Cape

All ratings15,349 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral3.0%
Negative7.2%
Written reviews423 reviews
Positive57.9%
Neutral10.9%
Negative31.2%

User reviews

Protected

From App Store reviews

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy and fast installation
  • 👍 Excellent customer service
  • 👨‍🏫 Professional and helpful advisors
  • 👂 Attentive and patient support
  • ✅ Clear and precise explanations

Room to improve

  • 📞 Unassigned phone number
  • inaccessible customer space
  • 📧 No email response for cancellation
  • ❓ Difficulty cancelling subscription

Cape

From 15K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fantastic and no subscription
  • 🔒 Great for increasing security
  • 👍 One-time purchase for pro version
  • 👍 Completely hides apps for free
  • 🔒 Provides good privacy and security

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches, crashes, and lag
  • 🐛 App freezes on password screen
  • 🐛 Widgets not working after update
  • 🐛 Apps not disappearing properly
  • 🐛 Restoring shortcut doesn't work

Bugs and requests

Protected

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unassigned phone number for customer support
  • Inaccessible customer space
  • No response to cancellation requests via email

Requested features

2 requests
  • Clearer instructions for cancelling contracts
  • Accessible customer space

Cape

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • App freezes on password screen
  • Widgets not working after update
  • Restoring shortcut doesn't work
  • Apps not disappearing properly
  • Hiding apps doesn't always work
Show 3 more
  • Cloak app not working on iPad Pro
  • Apps reappearing in recently added
  • Cloak app getting stuck on startup

Requested features

9 requests
  • More functional incognito note app
  • Unlimited app groups
  • Free incognito passcode option
  • Ability to hide battery statistics
  • Option to hide the Cloak app itself
Show 4 more
  • Wider cloaking options (full screen)
  • Danger zone to auto-hide all apps
  • Option to change Cloak app name/icon
  • Ability to restore apps to original folders

In-app purchases

None

Protected

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Cape

Subscriptions1
  • Cape Pro Yearly7 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Cape Pro Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Protected free?
Protected is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cape free?
Cape is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Protected or Cape have ads?
Neither Protected nor Cape shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Protected or Cape?
Protected ships an update every 6 weeks, and Cape every 3 weeks. Most recently, Protected was updated on October 16, 2026 and Cape on October 17, 2026.

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