Bartlett Connect vs Xfinity Call Guard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bartlett Connect
Report local issues like potholes and graffiti directly to your village. Access community news, interactive maps, and permit applications. Stay informed and engaged with your neighborhood.
- Report local issues (potholes, graffiti)
- Access community news
- View interactive maps
- Find permit and license applications
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See a pothole that needs filling? Graffiti making a mess of your neighborhood? Tap right into your village and report the issue fast with Bartlett Connect! Also see the latest news, find links to interactive Bartlett maps, and permits & license applications.
Xfinity Call Guard
Protect your phone from unwanted calls with real-time spam alerts and customizable blocking options. Identify unknown callers and manage your call security with insights and reporting features. Requires a Xfinity Mobile Premium Unlimited plan.
- Real-time spam call alerts
- Personalized call blocking
- Neighborhood filter
- Customizable block list
- Spam number reporting
- Caller ID and branded calling identification
- Spam and Security insights
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With Xfinity Call Guard, you can shield your phone from pesky calls in just a few taps. Xfinity Call Guard is the premium solution to keep your phone secure from spam calls. Xfinity Call Guard requires a Xfinity Mobile Premium Unlimited plan. Key Features: Real-time alerts on your incoming call screen to avoid spam calls. Personalize your protection to automatically block spam callers or send them to voicemail. Use the Neighborhood filter to block unknown numbers similar to yours or a chosen 6-digit prefix. Create a personalized block list to block unwanted callers or override blocking for known numbers. Report spam numbers to help improve service. Identify unknown callers on incoming call screens, call logs with Premium Caller ID and verified branded calling. Review spam activity and receive recommendations to adjust your block settings with Spam and Security insights. Please reference https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/call-guard for instructions on how to use the app. You can review our privacy policy at https://www.xfinity.com/privacy/policy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bartlett Connect at 5.0 against Xfinity Call Guard's 4.5. Bartlett Connect also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). Xfinity Call Guard's advantage is ratings volume (766 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Bartlett Connect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Xfinity Call Guard has 766 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bartlett Connect | Xfinity Call Guard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.5 (766 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 14.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 766 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GOGov, Inc. | Comcast |
Customer experience
Bartlett Connect
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In-app purchases
Bartlett Connect
No in-app purchases
Xfinity Call Guard
No in-app purchases
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