Smithville CommandIQ vs Deaconess Guardian
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smithville CommandIQ
Manage your home Wi-Fi network with advanced features like parental controls and network security. Prioritize devices, customize passwords, and protect your home from online threats.
- Parental controls
- Network security
- Password management
- SSID management
- Device prioritization
- Content filtering
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Customize your home Wi-Fi experience with Smithville CommandIQ. From utilizing parental controls, preventing unwanted content, to prioritizing devices, you create a unique home experience. Protect your home with network security, password, and SSID management.
Deaconess Guardian
Enhance campus safety with tools like a panic slider, tip submission, and a safety timer. This application provides an extra layer of security for users on campus.
- Panic Slider
- Submit Tips
- Safety Timer
- Campus Security Tools
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Use Deaconess Guardian to add an additional layer of protection to your campus by utilizing tools such as: Panic Slider, Submit Tips and Safety Timer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Smithville CommandIQ at 4.5 against Deaconess Guardian's 3.5. Smithville CommandIQ also leads on ratings volume (20 vs 4). Deaconess Guardian's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.2 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Smithville CommandIQ holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smithville CommandIQ has 20 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Smithville CommandIQ ships an update every 3 months, Deaconess Guardian every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smithville CommandIQ | Deaconess Guardian |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (20 ratings) — better | 3.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Smithville Communications, Inc. | Deaconess Health System, Inc. |
Customer experience
Smithville CommandIQ
Deaconess Guardian
In-app purchases
Smithville CommandIQ
No in-app purchases
Deaconess Guardian
No in-app purchases
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