Comparison

Paladin Security vs Makeup

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

Head to head
About

Paladin Security

This app offers a suite of tools designed to enhance personal safety and real-world utility. It includes features like sound detection, customizable flashlights, emergency signalers, and panic alarms to help users in various situations.

Highlights
  • Sound detection with alarm
  • Adjustable flashlight intensity
  • Emergency SOS flasher
  • Panic alarm with touch/shake trigger
  • Fake incoming call screen
  • Countdown timer with alarm
  • Customizable message display
Features
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PALADIN SECURITY is a free app that contains no ads and collects no data. It's just an app I made that may help you leverage your device's capability in real world situations, possibly keeping you safer. Paladin does this by incorporating 11 basic functions: MESSAGE allows the user to enter a message and delivers it in either large screen sized letters or flashing morse code. SOUND SENTRY allows the phone to be used as a dedicated sentry that sits patently, listening for any disturbing sounds. When a sound level is detected over the set threshold, the unit responds with an alarm and flashing lights. FLASH LIGHT uses the built in flash of your device as a light source with an adjustable intensity. (Please note that this particular function is only available with devices that support the rear flash hardware.) SCREEN LIGHT uses the screen of the device as an additional light source. You can select the color and the intensity. There is also an option to strobe the light at a variable speed in case you want to get attention. EMERGENCY FLASHER uses both the device flash (if available) and the front screen to flash out S.O.S. By using both the front and back of the device (if supported) as a flashing light source it increases the chances of being seen regardless of current position or how the device happens to land. PERSONAL PROTECTION uses the device as a fail safe protection device, a panic switch of sorts. Simply turn it on and place a finger or thumb on the screen. If anything happens to the user that lifts the finger, the phone will flash and set off an alarm. This will work even if you accidentally drop it or it is knocked from your hands. CALL displays a fake incoming call screen, in case you need to distract someone for a moment. TRIGGER sets up a panic screen that only needs the device to be touched or shaken to set off the alarm. COUNTDOWN is a quick selectable countdown timer that sounds the alarm unless it is canceled before the time expires. Example use would be to set it when going to your car and the alarm will sound if you don't cancel it when safe within the time limit. BEACON is a selectable pattern flasher using your device. HELP is a fixed large screen message indicating that you need assistance. Different messages are selectable. PLEASE NOTE: Continued use of the bright flash may dramatically decrease battery life. Devices without flash hardware will not have the rear flashlight function.

About

Makeup

Practice your daily brow and lip makeup routines in a gamified, calm environment. Trace shapes, fill colors, and receive instant scores on accuracy and symmetry. Improve your muscle memory with short, focused practice sessions.

Highlights
  • Trace eyebrow shapes hair by hair
  • Fill lip outlines with various shades
  • Instant scoring on accuracy and symmetry
  • Multiple brow and lip shapes
  • Variety of brow and lip brushes
  • Timed challenge mode
Features
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Brows not matching? Lip lines going over the edge? Open the app and today's shape is already on the screen. Trace the dashed guide once with one finger, tap Score, and see exactly what to fix next time. ONE PASS FILLS THE BROW Follow the dashed brow with your finger and the hair strokes grow in on their own, head to tail, in the right direction. Trace it again to build density. Hair Stroke, Pencil, and Pomade brushes, ten brow colors, and a stroke-length slider are one tap away when you want them. A SHAPE A DAY, SIX BROWS AND FOUR LIPS Every day opens on a new shape: Willow, Straight, High Arch, Peach Petal, Distant Mountain, Natural. Your streak counts the days you scored a round, and the result card already shows tomorrow's shape. SCORES IN PLAIN WORDS On the line. Both sides match. Filled in. Each one gets a two-word verdict, the lowest is circled on a thumbnail of your drawing, and the tip is in millimeters: "the right tail ends about 4 mm short of the left." Building up in layers scores higher than a single pass. LIPS: TRACE THE LINE, THEN FILL Four lip shapes with Matte, Gloss, and Liner finishes and ten colors. The liner snaps to the lip line, the fill stays inside it, and you get scores for outline, fill, and precision. A REALISTIC CLOSE-UP TO DRAW ON A skin-toned brow and eye area with closed lashes, no cartoon face. On iPad the canvas fills the screen height with the tools beside it. Draw with your finger, or Apple Pencil on a compatible iPad. All shapes, brushes, colors, untimed practice and the 30-Second Challenge are included. No account or ads. Available in English, Korean, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese. This is on-screen drawing practice with fixed templates. It does not scan faces, offer virtual try-on, analyze makeup on your face, or reproduce the feel of real skin. An internet connection is needed to load the interface.

Screenshots

Paladin Security4 screens
Makeup4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Paladin Security at free against Makeup's paid. Makeup's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Paladin Security against 5.0 for Makeup. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paladin Security ships an update every 5 months, Makeup weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Paladin Security versus Makeup: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaladin SecurityMakeup
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGreg ChaffinsYeonni Lee

Customer experience

Paladin Security

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Makeup

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Paladin Security

No in-app purchases

None

Makeup

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Paladin Security free?
Paladin Security is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Makeup free?
Makeup is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Paladin Security or Makeup?
Paladin Security and Makeup are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Paladin Security or Makeup have ads?
Neither Paladin Security nor Makeup shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paladin Security or Makeup?
Paladin Security ships an update every 5 months, and Makeup weekly. Most recently, Paladin Security was updated on November 1, 2026 and Makeup on November 3, 2026.

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