Comparison

AlphaSentry vs Relic Hound

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

Head to head
About

AlphaSentry

Enhance your mobile security and protect your personal data. Block unwanted calls and intrusive ads, secure your files in private storage, and check for data breaches. Browse the web safely by blocking malicious sites.

Highlights
  • Spam call protection
  • Private photo and video storage
  • Web protection against malicious sites
  • Intrusive ad blocking
  • Personal data breach checker
Features
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AlphaSentry provides mobile security and personal data protection. Our app will help you get rid of intrusive ads and suspicious calls. AlphaSentry will help you store your photos, videos and documents in convenient storage and will also check the breaches of your personal data. Spam Calls Protection A simple and effective solution to block all unwanted calls. The app gives you freedom from all annoying phone calls by adding spammers to the block list. To block unwanted calls, just add this number manually or select it from your list of contacts. With one tap, you can easily block and unblock any contact. Storage Store your personal photos, videos, and documents in convenient storage. Once the files are moved to the app, you can delete them from your phone's gallery and still view them in your private storage at any time. Web protection Block phishing sites, online scam programs, and other malicious sites that may contain malware, spyware, and ransomware. Browse the Internet safer using the Safari browser, while reducing the risk of accidentally visiting a fraudulent site. Ad blocking Block intrusive ads in Safari with adblocking. Don't let advertising trackers monitor your online behavior and send you targeted ads. Browse the internet with fewer distractions. Data breaches The breaches of the email address and password are getting into public access. Enter your email address or password in the search bar and click on the verification button and in a few seconds, you will see the result. If your email address and password are not in the database, then they have not appeared in the public domain and there is nothing to worry about. If the check showed that a data leak occurred, for security reasons, you need to change the password from the email account. AlphaSentry Premium Membership A free 3-day trial is available with each subscription period. The payment will be deleted from the iTunes account after the purchase is confirmed. Subscriptions are automatically renewed unless auto-renewal is disabled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. The renewal fee will be charged from the account within 24 hours before the end of the current period, and the cost of the extension will be indicated. Subscriptions can be managed by the user, and auto-renewal can be disabled by going to the user account settings after purchase. Privacy policy: https://alphasentryapp.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of use: https://alphasentryapp.com/terms-of-use/

About

Relic Hound

Easily track and log your metal detecting finds and rocks. Geolocate your discoveries to easily find them again later. This app helps organize your hobby.

Highlights
  • Track metal detecting finds
  • Log collected rocks
  • Geolocate discoveries
  • Easy recollection of finds
  • Organize hobby items
Features
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Finally an app to easily track and log all your metal detecting finds and rocks. Geolocate and keep track of all your finds for easy recollection later. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

AlphaSentry4 screens
Relic Hound3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Relic Hound at 5.0 against AlphaSentry's 4.2. AlphaSentry's advantage is ratings volume (98 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. AlphaSentry sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Relic Hound sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Relic Hound holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AlphaSentry has 98 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
AlphaSentry versus Relic Hound: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlphaSentryRelic Hound
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (98 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings98 — better1
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB49 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperINDUSTRIAL THOUGHT LIMITEDBenjamin Walton

Customer experience

AlphaSentry

All ratings99 ratings
Positive78.8%
Neutral4.0%
Negative17.2%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Relic Hound

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

AlphaSentry

Subscriptions2
  • AlphaSentry Premium Membership3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • AlphaSentry Premium Membership3 Days trial$8.997 Days
2 purchases

Relic Hound

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$9.991 Year

Questions

Is AlphaSentry free?
AlphaSentry is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Relic Hound free?
Relic Hound is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AlphaSentry or Relic Hound?
Relic Hound is rated higher. AlphaSentry averages 4.2 out of 5 from 98 ratings, while Relic Hound averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do AlphaSentry or Relic Hound have ads?
Neither AlphaSentry nor Relic Hound shows ads.

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