Comparison

Tracker Protection vs START Connect

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

START Connect

Remotely manage and monitor all your IoT devices from a single platform. Streamline workflows, gain a 360-degree view of your device ecosystem, and ensure data usage compliance with AI-powered real-time alerts and security policies.

Highlights
  • Remote device management
  • Cloud-based platform
  • Real-time alerts
  • AI-powered security policies
  • 360-degree device view
  • Seamless user onboarding
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Through START Connect APP, Administrator or user can remotely manage all your START devices like Hotspots, CPEs, Dongles, Wearables, Trackers and other IoT devices from a single cloud-based mobile device management platform (desktop and mobile access available) that speeds up deployment, improves monitoring and easily makes sure all devices comply with company data usage policies. Powered by AI, real-time alerts and security policies, these dashboards help you streamline workflows, get a 360-degree view of your ecosystem of devices, and seamless user onboarding.

Screenshots

Tracker Protection3 screens
START Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: START Connect at 5.0 against Tracker Protection's 4.2. START Connect also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). Tracker Protection's advantage is ratings volume (78 vs 1). 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. Tracker Protection sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. START Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

START Connect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tracker Protection has 78 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tracker Protection ships an update every 4 months, START Connect every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Tracker Protection versus START Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTracker ProtectionSTART Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (78 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings78 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.512.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDisconnectSTART USA, INC.

Customer experience

Tracker Protection

All ratings78 ratings
Positive78.2%
Neutral9.0%
Negative12.8%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive53.1%
Neutral9.4%
Negative37.5%

START Connect

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

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

START Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tracker Protection free?
Tracker Protection is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is START Connect free?
START Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tracker Protection or START Connect?
START Connect is rated higher. Tracker Protection averages 4.2 out of 5 from 78 ratings, while START Connect averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Tracker Protection or START Connect have ads?
Neither Tracker Protection nor START Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tracker Protection or START Connect?
Tracker Protection ships an update every 4 months, and START Connect every 2 months. Most recently, Tracker Protection was updated on October 15, 2026 and START Connect on September 29, 2026.

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