PC Matic Mobile Security vs Service First
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!
Service First
Receive timely alerts for federal and state half-staff observances, and get weather-based notifications for high winds or storms. This app assists homeowners, businesses, schools, and organizations in maintaining flag etiquette and safety with personalized updates.
- Half-staff alerts by state and nation
- Weather-based flag lowering notifications
- Calendar of upcoming observances
- Location-based personalized updates
- Flag etiquette guidance
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Service First: Flag Alerts helps you honor important days and protect your flags with timely notifications. Get alerts for federal and state half-staff observances, plus weather-based reminders when high winds or storms are approaching. Whether you're a homeowner, business, school, or veteran organization, this app helps you stay on top of flag etiquette and safety — all in one place. Features: • Half-staff alerts by state and nation • Weather-based flag lowering notifications • Simple calendar to track upcoming observances • Location-based support for personalized updates Disclaimer: This app is not affiliated with any government agency and does not represent or provide government services. All flag-related information is based on publicly available sources.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Service First at 55% against PC Matic Mobile Security's 10%. Service First also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 17 months) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). PC Matic Mobile Security's advantage is rating (3.7 vs 3.1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, 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.
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 21, 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 55% of Service First's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
PC Matic Mobile Security ships an update every 17 months, Service First every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PC Matic Mobile Security | Service First |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (121 ratings) — better | 3.1 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 10.0% of reviews | 54.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 121 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PC Matic Inc | Service First Flagpole |
Customer experience
PC Matic Mobile Security
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In-app purchases
PC Matic Mobile Security
No in-app purchases
Service First
No in-app purchases
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