Comparison

Unicorn Pro vs HTTPS Guard

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

Head to head
About

Unicorn Pro

This app offers advanced privacy and ad blocking across your device. It protects against malicious requests, phishing sites, and unwanted ads, enhancing browsing speed and battery life. Some features require sign-in for full protection.

Highlights
  • Safari protection
  • DNS protection
  • DPI protection
  • Blocks malicious ads and phishing sites
  • Improves page loading speed
  • Enhances battery life
  • Customizable blocking rules
Features
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Unicorn Pro is a privacy & ad blocking service developed with years of technology. It protects you from malicious requests and annoying ads that threaten you, including privacy collectors, phishing sites, and irrelevant ads. The app provides free features by default, but some features require you to log in to use. ■ Key features - Safari protection(requires sign-in) - DNS protection(requires sign-in) - DPI protection(basic feature) ■ How is it different from the existing Unicorn(Safari extension)? - Adds advanced blocking rules to block tricky ads that were difficult to block in Unicorn(Safari extension). - DNS protection protects requests from all apps, not just Safari, against privacy harvesters, malicious requests, and more. - DPI protection improves security by hiding some information about the sites you access so that third parties don't know what you're doing. ■ Features Safari Protection(requires sign-in) - Blocks banner ads, pop-up ads, personal information collectors, adult ads, and forced redirect ads. - Blocks malicious ads and phishing sites. - Improves page loading speed (up to 3 times faster) - Save money on your phone bill by blocking ad data (up to 4x savings) - 21% increase in battery life (source: New York Times) - You can block specific URLs directly or hide elements through user rules. - Unicorn ad blocker comes with 27+ popular filters and powerful ad blocking features. - Advanced blocking rules support for tricky ad blockers DNS Protection (requires sign-in) - DNS protection lets you choose a built-in DNS server or add your own. - You can view the protected results of your DNS requests in detail on the Activity tab. - Protective filters help keep you safe from malicious requests, privacy harvesters, phishing sites, and more. DPI protection (default feature) - Enhances security by hiding some information to prevent third parties from knowing which sites you access. * Privacy Policy: https://getunicorn.app/privacy-policy * Terms of Use: https://getunicorn.app/terms-condition

About

HTTPS Guard

Bypass internet censorship and access any website without slowdowns. This app offers complete anonymity and protects your personal information. It also features an ad blocker for intrusive advertisements across various formats.

Highlights
  • Bypass site censorship
  • Maintain secure HTTPS connections
  • Protect SNI and HTTP/HTTPS field information
  • Change DNS settings
  • Block intrusive advertisements in Safari
  • Local VPN for faster bypassing
Features
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Bypass site censorship, you can enjoy a free Internet, complete anonymity, and access any site without slowdowns, satisfying your needs quickly and simply. You can access all sites without any obstruction and protect your personal information. Additionally, you can block intrusive advertisements such as banner advertisements, full-page advertisements, reward advertisements, and kidnapping advertisements based on DNS. HTTPS Guard was created by Redev and allows you to bypass censorship without slowing down, protect your personal information, access all sites, and block intrusive ads. Representative functions 1. Maintain a secure connection with encrypted data transmission via HTTPS connection 2. HTTPS SNI field information protection 3. HTTP/HTTPS all field information protection 4. Change DNS (system default, 1.1.1.1, 8.8.8.8, Custom DNS) 5. Protect data transmission packets in all app webs 6. Block advertisements in Safari Bypass censorship without slowdowns? Yes. Common VPN bypass apps are created to target users from all countries and actually place VPN servers in other countries to protect your data. HTTPS Guard is designed to bypass censorship in certain countries, so it processes your data with a local VPN. In other words, unlike an external VPN, a local VPN does not require a long-distance connection to an external server, so there is no slowdown in speed. Can block ads? Yes. Blocks ads based on Safari content blocker. Enjoy 100% strong SNI protection-based HTTP/HTTPS bypass service and ad blocking service at HTTPS Guard!

Screenshots

Unicorn Pro4 screens
HTTPS Guard3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HTTPS Guard at none against Unicorn Pro's 1. HTTPS Guard also leads on review sentiment (63% vs 38%) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). Unicorn Pro's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Unicorn Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. HTTPS Guard asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HTTPS Guard holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HTTPS Guard has 211 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Unicorn Pro's written reviews are positive against 63% of HTTPS Guard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Unicorn Pro versus HTTPS Guard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnicorn ProHTTPS Guard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (18 ratings)4.5 (211 ratings) — better
Positive reviews38.5% of reviews62.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18211 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUnicorn Soft, Inc.Redev Inc.

Customer experience

Unicorn Pro

All ratings18 ratings
Positive72.2%
Neutral16.7%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive38.5%
Neutral26.9%
Negative34.6%

HTTPS Guard

All ratings211 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral2.8%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Unicorn Pro

One-time1
  • Personal Plan : Lifetime$12.99
None

HTTPS Guard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Unicorn Pro free?
Unicorn Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HTTPS Guard free?
HTTPS Guard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Unicorn Pro or HTTPS Guard?
HTTPS Guard is rated higher. Unicorn Pro averages 4.2 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while HTTPS Guard averages 4.5 from 211 ratings.
Do Unicorn Pro or HTTPS Guard have ads?
HTTPS Guard shows ads; Unicorn Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, Unicorn Pro or HTTPS Guard?
Unicorn Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, and HTTPS Guard every 2 weeks. Most recently, Unicorn Pro was updated on September 22, 2026 and HTTPS Guard on September 7, 2026.

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