Comparison

PC Matic Mobile Security vs Culligan Link

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

Head to head
About

PC Matic Mobile Security

Enhance your Safari browsing experience by blocking ads, social media content, tracking scripts, and malicious URLs. Manage your PC Matic protected devices and monitor their security status.

Highlights
  • Safari Ad Blocking
  • Malware URL Blocking
  • Social Media Blocking
  • Privacy Protection
  • PC Matic Account Management
Features
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PC Matic Mobile Security provides the latest in content blocking for Safari users. Fully configurable to filter Ads, Social, Privacy, and Security related items depending on your choices. The app is free to use but does offer additional management features for existing PC Matic customers. Key Features * Safari Ad Blocking: Keep pesky ads out of your web browsing. PC Matic brings together the best of EasyList to block ads which can also increase your browsing speeds and lower bandwidth use. * Safari & PC Matic Security: PC Matic’s team of malware researchers are constantly updating our own security list to block URLs that are likely to contain malware and keep you safe while browsing the web. * Safari Social Media Blocking: Looking to stay dark on social media and don’t want to be pestered with content, buttons, or widgets related to social media? Enable our social media blocking for some peace and quiet online. * Safari Privacy Protection: The ultimate boost in privacy protection while using Safari, PC Matic blocks tracking scripts and web analytics tools to keep you a bit more anonymous online. * PC Matic Account Management: PC Matic customers can use this application to monitor all of their devices that are secured by PC Matic. Easily browse through your active devices, and monitor notifications and protection status. With this app, it’s simple to monitor 5 devices at home or 5,000 devices at your business. About PC Matic Established in 1999, PC Matic is a minority owned small business that provides zero trust endpoint protection through application allowlisting for organizations of all sizes and made exclusively in America. PC Matic’s products provide our customers with essential security that enhances the zero-trust model and fills potential gaps left by other traditional endpoint security software. With a foundation in application allowlisting, PC Matic uses a default-deny approach that prevents all known bad and unknown applications from executing.  Follow us at @pcmatic on Twitter and Facebook or @pcmaticusa on Instagram!

About

Culligan Link

Easily manage and monitor your connected appliances remotely. Control multiple devices simultaneously and manage various projects with a simple and quick connection process.

Highlights
  • Remote control and monitoring
  • Simultaneous multi-device control
  • Project management
  • Easy device connection
Features
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Culligan Link, easy manage culligan devices 1. Remote control: control & monitor appliances from anywhere 2. Simultaneously control: control multiple devices with one App 3. Device Management: Manage multiple projects conveniently 5. Easy connection: easily and quickly connect App to devices

Screenshots

PC Matic Mobile Security4 screens
Culligan Link4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Culligan Link at 5.0 against PC Matic Mobile Security's 3.6. Culligan Link also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). PC Matic Mobile Security's advantage is ratings volume (90 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Culligan Link holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PC Matic Mobile Security has 90 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PC Matic Mobile Security ships an update every 17 months, Culligan Link every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PC Matic Mobile Security versus Culligan Link: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPC Matic Mobile SecurityCulligan Link
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (90 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews10.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings90 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 11 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB163 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPC Matic IncCulligan Water Treatment Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

PC Matic Mobile Security

All ratings90 ratings
Positive65.6%
Neutral5.6%
Negative28.9%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive10.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative80.0%

Culligan Link

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

In-app purchases

None

PC Matic Mobile Security

No in-app purchases

None

Culligan Link

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PC Matic Mobile Security free?
PC Matic Mobile Security is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Culligan Link free?
Culligan Link is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PC Matic Mobile Security or Culligan Link?
Culligan Link is rated higher. PC Matic Mobile Security averages 3.6 out of 5 from 90 ratings, while Culligan Link averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do PC Matic Mobile Security or Culligan Link have ads?
Neither PC Matic Mobile Security nor Culligan Link shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PC Matic Mobile Security or Culligan Link?
PC Matic Mobile Security ships an update every 17 months, and Culligan Link every 11 months. Most recently, PC Matic Mobile Security was updated on September 23, 2026 and Culligan Link on September 14, 2026.

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