Comparison

PC Matic Mobile Security vs Rio Router

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

Rio Router

Manage your home network and connected devices with a user-friendly interface. Create custom secure rooms to isolate devices and assign VPN communication for enhanced privacy and security.

Highlights
  • Seamless device connection
  • User-friendly interface
  • Custom SecureRooms for device isolation
  • Assign VPN to devices and rooms
  • Enhanced privacy and security
  • Redefines conventional router functionality
Features
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Rio Router puts your whole home network in one simple app. See what is connected, keep it safe, and set it up the way your home actually works. Version 2.0 is a ground-up redesign: cleaner, faster, and easier to use. Your network at a glance See your connection status, connected devices, and network health the moment you open the app. Simple device management See every device that joins your network, approve the ones you trust, and block anything you do not recognize, all in a tap. Organize by room Group devices into rooms so a problem with one device cannot reach the others. Each room gets its own controls: VPN, content filtering for kids, and schedules. Built-in VPN Turn on a private, encrypted connection for a room with a single switch. Name your Wi-Fi networks Give your family, guest, and work networks names that feel like yours. Parental controls and guest access Set schedules and filtering for kids, and share Wi-Fi with guests using a simple code instead of a password. Rio is designed to make a secure home network something anyone can manage, not just experts. Note: Rio Router works with Rio router hardware on your home network.

Screenshots

PC Matic Mobile Security4 screens
Rio Router4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rio Router at 57% against PC Matic Mobile Security's 10%. Rio Router also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 17 months) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). PC Matic Mobile Security's advantage is rating (3.7 vs 3.1) and ratings volume (121 vs 10). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PC Matic Mobile Security holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PC Matic Mobile Security has 121 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 10% of PC Matic Mobile Security's written reviews are positive against 57% of Rio Router's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PC Matic Mobile Security ships an update every 17 months, Rio Router every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
PC Matic Mobile Security versus Rio Router: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPC Matic Mobile SecurityRio Router
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (121 ratings) — better3.1 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews10.0% of reviews57.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings121 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB52 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPC Matic IncRio Router, Inc.

Customer experience

PC Matic Mobile Security

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

Rio Router

All ratings10 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

None

PC Matic Mobile Security

No in-app purchases

None

Rio Router

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 Rio Router free?
Rio Router is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PC Matic Mobile Security or Rio Router?
PC Matic Mobile Security is rated higher. PC Matic Mobile Security averages 3.7 out of 5 from 121 ratings, while Rio Router averages 3.1 from 10 ratings.
Do PC Matic Mobile Security or Rio Router have ads?
Neither PC Matic Mobile Security nor Rio Router shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PC Matic Mobile Security or Rio Router?
PC Matic Mobile Security ships an update every 17 months, and Rio Router every 9 days. Most recently, PC Matic Mobile Security was updated on October 24, 2026 and Rio Router on October 24, 2026.

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