Comparison

Tracker Protection vs HTTPS Guard

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

Head to head
About

Tracker Protection

This app shields your device from hidden trackers that collect personal data across apps, browsers, and email. It enhances security, speeds up performance, and encrypts your DNS to prevent surveillance.

Highlights
  • Blocks trackers in apps, browsers, and email
  • Encrypts DNS lookups
  • Prevents surveillance
  • Speeds up page and app loads
  • Reduces bandwidth usage
  • Improves battery life
  • Customizable protection options
Features
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Trackers follow you everywhere — in apps, browsers, and emails — building profiles that advertisers and data brokers sell, and AI-powered attackers weaponize. Tracker Protection stops them. HOW IT WORKS Tracker Protection runs at the DNS layer. Every domain your device tries to look up routes through our encrypted DNS resolver. So every time an app or website tries to connect to a known tracker, our technology blocks the connection before the tracker can do anything. No scripts run. No data leaves. No profile gets built. — Blocks thousands of tracker domains before they collect your data — Encrypts every DNS lookup so your ISP, carrier, and Wi-Fi network can't see what sites and apps you're using — Works system-wide: every app, every browser, every email client on your device FREE — Default tracker blocking, always on — Encrypted DNS for every lookup PREMIUM Everything in Free, plus: — Activity dashboard: see what was blocked, on which sites — Per-vendor controls — Facebook, Google, Amazon, TikTok, Snapchat — choose protection level for each — Block email tracking pixels — Block fingerprinting scripts — Block cryptomining WHY DISCONNECT — No logs. We don't see, store, or sell your data. Ever. — Not a VPN. No server list, no sign-in, no slowdowns. — Built by Disconnect, the industry standard for tracker protection. Our technology powers tracker blocking in Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge to help protect 350M+ users worldwide. — Pages load up to 2.4× faster when trackers aren't dragging them down. — Awards: SXSW Interactive Innovation Award (Privacy & Security), Popular Science Best of What's New, The New York Times' favorite privacy app. ONCE ON, IT STAYS ON After install, Tracker Protection runs in the background. Close the app and use your device normally — protection stays active across every app, browser, and email client. ABOUT DISCONNECT We've spent 15 years building the world's most-deployed tracker classification dataset. Firefox, Edge, and consumer privacy products around the world ship with our work inside them. Now it's an app on your phone. Take back your privacy. Start free. PRIVACY POLICY https://disconnect.me/privacy TERMS OF USE https://disconnect.me/terms SUPPORT support@disconnect.me

About

HTTPS Guard

Bypass internet censorship and access any website without slowdowns. This app offers complete anonymity and protects your personal information. It also features an ad blocker for intrusive advertisements across various formats.

Highlights
  • Bypass site censorship
  • Maintain secure HTTPS connections
  • Protect SNI and HTTP/HTTPS field information
  • Change DNS settings
  • Block intrusive advertisements in Safari
  • Local VPN for faster bypassing
Features
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Bypass site censorship, you can enjoy a free Internet, complete anonymity, and access any site without slowdowns, satisfying your needs quickly and simply. You can access all sites without any obstruction and protect your personal information. Additionally, you can block intrusive advertisements such as banner advertisements, full-page advertisements, reward advertisements, and kidnapping advertisements based on DNS. HTTPS Guard was created by Redev and allows you to bypass censorship without slowing down, protect your personal information, access all sites, and block intrusive ads. Representative functions 1. Maintain a secure connection with encrypted data transmission via HTTPS connection 2. HTTPS SNI field information protection 3. HTTP/HTTPS all field information protection 4. Change DNS (system default, 1.1.1.1, 8.8.8.8, Custom DNS) 5. Protect data transmission packets in all app webs 6. Block advertisements in Safari Bypass censorship without slowdowns? Yes. Common VPN bypass apps are created to target users from all countries and actually place VPN servers in other countries to protect your data. HTTPS Guard is designed to bypass censorship in certain countries, so it processes your data with a local VPN. In other words, unlike an external VPN, a local VPN does not require a long-distance connection to an external server, so there is no slowdown in speed. Can block ads? Yes. Blocks ads based on Safari content blocker. Enjoy 100% strong SNI protection-based HTTP/HTTPS bypass service and ad blocking service at HTTPS Guard!

Screenshots

Tracker Protection3 screens
HTTPS Guard3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HTTPS Guard at none against Tracker Protection's 3. HTTPS Guard also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). Tracker Protection's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and monetization model 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. Tracker Protection sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. HTTPS Guard asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HTTPS Guard holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 78 and 211 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Tracker Protection's written reviews are positive against 63% of HTTPS Guard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tracker Protection ships an update every 4 months, HTTPS Guard every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tracker Protection versus HTTPS Guard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTracker ProtectionHTTPS Guard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (78 ratings)4.5 (211 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.8% of reviews62.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings78211 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDisconnectRedev Inc.

Customer experience

Tracker Protection

All ratings78 ratings
Positive78.2%
Neutral9.0%
Negative12.8%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive54.8%
Neutral9.7%
Negative35.5%

HTTPS Guard

All ratings211 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral2.8%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Tracker Protection

Subscriptions2
  • Premier Plus7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Premier Plus7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Day Pass Tracker Protection$0.99
None

HTTPS Guard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tracker Protection free?
Tracker Protection is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HTTPS Guard free?
HTTPS Guard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tracker Protection or HTTPS Guard?
HTTPS Guard is rated higher. Tracker Protection averages 4.2 out of 5 from 78 ratings, while HTTPS Guard averages 4.5 from 211 ratings.
Do Tracker Protection or HTTPS Guard have ads?
HTTPS Guard shows ads; Tracker Protection does not.
Which is updated more often, Tracker Protection or HTTPS Guard?
Tracker Protection ships an update every 4 months, and HTTPS Guard every 2 weeks. Most recently, Tracker Protection was updated on September 22, 2026 and HTTPS Guard on September 7, 2026.

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