Astra Cleaner vs Protect Search
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Astra Cleaner
Block intrusive and malicious ads across the internet for a faster, more secure browsing experience. This application also prevents websites from tracking your online activities, ensuring greater privacy.
- Blocks intrusive ads
- Blocks malicious ads
- Speeds up site loading
- Blocks activity tracking
- Blocks ad trackers
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Astra Cleaner — is a free application for blocking intrusive ads on the Internet. Forget about malicious sites that try to trick you - all this is blocked by our wonderful application. Also, with the help of our application, sites load much faster - because they block all malicious content that can be loaded! This blocker is committed to the idea of net neutrality and goes out of its way to make your online experience as secure and private as possible. Astra Cleaner will allow you to browse websites with active tracking blocking, which will ensure a safe browsing experience. The main functions of the application: - Blocking intrusive ads - Malicious ad blocking - Speed up site loading almost twice - Block tracking of your activities on sites - Block ad trackers Helpful links: Terms of Use - https://adsguarde.pro/terms.html Privacy Policy - https://adsguarde.pro/privacy.html
Protect Search
This app offers an ultrafast, secure, and private browsing experience on your iPhone. It features a built-in VPN and ad blocker to ensure anonymity, prevent tracking, and remove intrusive advertisements for a cleaner web.
- Built-in VPN
- Ad blocker
- Private browsing
- Fast browsing speed
- IP address hiding
- Website security checks
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ProtectSearch – The Ultrafast, Secure, and Private Browser with VPN & Ad Blocker ProtectSearch is a powerful iPhone browser with built-in VPN and ad blocker, ensuring fast, private, and secure browsing. Why Choose ProtectSearch? - No More Ads – Enjoy an ad-free browsing experience - Lightning-Fast Speed – Seamless and smooth web surfing - Built-in VPN – Browse the internet anonymously - Privacy Protection – Prevent websites from tracking you - No Logs Policy – We don’t collect your data - Hide Your IP Address – Stay anonymous online Premium Features: - Unlimited VPN with multi-geo servers - Regular Ad Blocker Updates Built-in Ad Blocker ProtectSearch removes intrusive ads, enhances page loading speed, and prevents advertisers from tracking your activity, ensuring a cleaner and safer browsing experience. Private Browsing No need for incognito mode – ProtectSearch doesn’t save your browsing history, cookies, or logs. Your online activity remains completely private. Safe & Secure Browsing Our browser checks website security, alerts you to potential malware or scams, and ensures a secure browsing experience by blocking tracking attempts. ProtectSearch – The ultimate browsing experience with no ads, no restrictions, and no compromises on privacy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Protect Search at every 5 days against Astra Cleaner's every 3 months. Protect Search also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 63%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Astra Cleaner sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per 7 days and Protect Search sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Astra Cleaner against 4.1 for Protect Search. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 52 and 83 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Astra Cleaner's written reviews are positive against 90% of Protect Search's.
Astra Cleaner ships an update every 3 months, Protect Search every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Astra Cleaner | Protect Search |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (52 ratings) — better | 4.1 (83 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | 89.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 52 | 83 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Viktor Zaitsev | PF Tech s.r.o. |
Customer experience
Astra Cleaner
Protect Search
Bugs and requests
Astra Cleaner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Protect Search
Reported bugs
2 issues- Random country server changes
- No response to refund requests
Requested features
3 requests- Customer support contact
- Refund process improvement
- Clear explanation of app function
In-app purchases
Astra Cleaner
- Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$9.997 Days
Protect Search
- Premium Access3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Premium Version3 Days trial$14.997 Days
- Premium Version3 Days trial$29.991 Month
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- Premium Version3 Days trial$69.991 Year







