Comparison

Tracker Protection vs TagGuard

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

TagGuard

Features
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n your bag, under your car — what if there's a tracker that isn't yours? TagGuard finds hidden Bluetooth trackers (AirTag, Galaxy SmartTag, Tile, Chipolo, Google Find My) and makes sure your family knows the moment something is wrong. ■ Hidden tracker detection • One-tap scan — results in seconds • Risk score — sightings, time together, distance traveled and distinct places are computed so you're only warned about real threats • Radar finder — the gauge climbs and vibration speeds up as you get closer; find it under the couch or inside the car • Route evidence — every shared movement is mapped, ready to reference in a police report ■ Family safety net (optional) • When tracking risk is detected, connected family members are alerted automatically — even before you notice • SOS — hold for 2 seconds to share your live location with family • SOS location texts reach family even without the app • Everything is end-to-end encrypted — even our server can't read it ■ Caring for parents • Connect with a single 6-digit code (no sign-up) • Once a parent turns on consent, you can request their location whenever you're worried • Every share posts a notification on the parent's phone — this is not covert monitoring ■ Privacy principles • Tracker detection runs 100% on your phone • Location leaves your phone only for family sharing you start yourself (end-to-end encrypted) • No ads. No account. Free to start.

Screenshots

Tracker Protection3 screens
TagGuard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TagGuard at none against Tracker Protection's 3. TagGuard also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). 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. TagGuard asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Tracker Protection versus TagGuard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTracker ProtectionTagGuard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (78 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings78 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDisconnectHeung Gi Kim

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

TagGuard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tracker Protection free?
Tracker Protection is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TagGuard free?
TagGuard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tracker Protection or TagGuard have ads?
Neither Tracker Protection nor TagGuard shows ads.

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