Comparison

Surge Guard vs CyberDaddy

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

Head to head
About

Surge Guard

Monitor your RV's power status remotely. Get real-time error alerts, estimated restoration times, and track your power history. Access troubleshooting guides for easy problem-solving on the go.

Highlights
  • Monitor RV power
  • Real-time error alerts
  • Power restoration estimates
  • Error history tracking
  • Troubleshooting guides
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Now you can easily access everything you need to know about your Surge Guard, wherever your adventures lead you. • Easily monitor the power to your RV • See errors in real-time • Know when your power will be restored • Understand and track error history • Easily access troubleshooting and how-to guides

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CyberDaddy

Features
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Protect your kid's iPhone with an on-device-first setup, then add DNS only if your family wants broader network coverage. ON-DEVICE PROTECTION YOU CONTROL After you sign in and add a child, register the iPhone you are holding. CyberDaddy asks for Apple's Screen Time access, lets the parent choose the exact apps, categories, or websites to restrict, and applies those restrictions only after the parent explicitly turns them on. Saving a selection alone does not block anything. * Choose apps, categories, or websites for this iPhone * Turn the selected restrictions on or off without changing optional DNS * Keep each registered iPhone's protection status separate * Use a device-local parent PIN to open management inside CyberDaddy On-device controls are device-owner-managed. Removing CyberDaddy or changing its Screen Time access can disable them. STATUS THAT NAMES THE SOURCE CyberDaddy does not treat permission alone as protection. A child is marked Protected only when a non-empty on-device rule is active on the relevant registered iPhone, verified DNS protection is active, or both. Partial, stale, and incomplete device setups are called out for a parent review. SAFARI CONTENT BLOCKER The bundled content blocker works without an account after you enable it once in Settings. It filters supported adult, tracker, and known-malicious rules directly in Safari. It is separate from Screen Time and optional DNS. OPTIONAL DNS COVERAGE If you already have a supported third-party DNS provider account, you can connect it for another layer of filtering and manage per-child categories such as adult content, gambling, social media, gaming, streaming, ads and trackers, malware and phishing, Safe Search, and YouTube Restricted Mode. The provider account is yours and is billed by that provider, not by CyberDaddy. Buying CyberDaddy Pro does not create, upgrade, or bill a provider account. DNS is not required for on-device Screen Time restrictions or Safari filtering. PRIVACY WITH CLEAR BOUNDARIES Screen Time selections stay on the iPhone. CyberDaddy syncs source-aware protection status, selected-target counts, and on-device setup or status-event summaries; it does not receive the websites visited through on-device filtering. If you connect DNS, that provider resolves the DNS requests and holds its logs under its own terms. CyberDaddy reads provider activity when you ask to view it in Analytics and does not retain your family's DNS query logs. CYBERDADDY PRO Child setup, on-device restrictions, and Safari filtering work without a CyberDaddy purchase. CyberDaddy Pro is an optional auto-renewable subscription that adds live family analytics and recent activity from available protection sources. Monthly and annual plans are offered through Apple In-App Purchase. Eligible new subscribers may see a two-week free trial; StoreKit shows eligibility and localized pricing before purchase. Restore Purchases is available in the app. VETERAN-OWNED CyberDaddy is built by one dad, not a growth team. If something is broken, you can reach a human. Privacy Policy: https://cyberdaddy.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Surge Guard4 screens
CyberDaddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Surge Guard at none against CyberDaddy's 2. Surge Guard also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. CyberDaddy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Surge Guard asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Surge Guard versus CyberDaddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSurge GuardCyberDaddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.5 (90 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews11.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings90 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSouthwire CompanyCyberDaddy LLC

Bugs and requests

Surge Guard

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • App crashes when attempting to connect
  • Bluetooth won't connect
  • Device not connecting to app
  • App shows RV as powered down
  • App shows no power usage or data
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  • App identifies device incorrectly (e.g., 34951 as 34931)
  • No pairing code displayed
  • App shows L2 data only
  • App does not show L1 data
  • App shows 'No BLE PEERS'
  • App says RV power is off
  • App connects but doesn't show correct information
  • App shows zero values
  • App crashes upon pairing attempt on latest iOS
  • Firmware update required for connectivity
  • App doesn't connect even when close to device

Requested features

5 requests
  • Log energy use by day/date
  • Note power interruptions without new session
  • Display date and time for detected issues in history log
  • App can update firmware
  • Record and display history of monitored parameters

CyberDaddy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Surge Guard

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

CyberDaddy

Subscriptions2
  • CyberDaddy Pro Monthly14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • CyberDaddy Pro Annual14 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Surge Guard free?
Surge Guard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CyberDaddy free?
CyberDaddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Surge Guard or CyberDaddy have ads?
Neither Surge Guard nor CyberDaddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Surge Guard or CyberDaddy?
Surge Guard ships an update monthly, and CyberDaddy monthly. Most recently, Surge Guard was updated on November 3, 2026 and CyberDaddy on November 5, 2026.

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