PC Matic Mobile Security vs AireBeam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Safari Ad Blocking
- Malware URL Blocking
- Social Media Blocking
- Privacy Protection
- PC Matic Account Management
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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!
AireBeam
Manage your home Wi-Fi network with ease. This application offers parental controls, guest network creation, and network usage monitoring. Enhance your home network security and control.
- Parental controls
- Guest network creation
- Network usage monitoring
- Network security features
- Smart home control
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AireBeam is a user-friendly home Wi-Fi network management application. Control your smart home with features such as parental controls, creating guest networks, monitoring network usage, and network security.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AireBeam at 4.7 against PC Matic Mobile Security's 3.6. AireBeam also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 17 months) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). PC Matic Mobile Security's advantage is ratings volume (90 vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AireBeam holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PC Matic Mobile Security has 90 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
PC Matic Mobile Security ships an update every 17 months, AireBeam every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PC Matic Mobile Security | AireBeam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (90 ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 90 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PC Matic Inc | FIF Airebeam, LLC |
Customer experience
PC Matic Mobile Security
AireBeam
In-app purchases
PC Matic Mobile Security
No in-app purchases
AireBeam
No in-app purchases
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