F vs Mobolize
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
F
This app offers comprehensive online security and privacy features, including phishing detection, secure VPN access, and identity theft prevention. It protects your devices against cyber threats and provides tools like a password manager and ad blocker for a safer online experience.
- Phishing and scam detection
- Secure VPN for private browsing
- Safe online banking and shopping
- Dark web monitoring
- Ad Blocker for Safari
- Password manager
- Cross-device protection
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F-Secure all-in-one security makes online protection easy Choose the protection that matches your needs. Sign up in the app and get Mobile security subscription 14 days free. Mobile Security subscription: Security on the go • No more guessing – detect phishing websites, fake online stores, and SMS scams automatically. • Keep your money safe when banking, browsing, and shopping online. • Spot scams with Scam Scanner — upload a screenshot of anything suspicious and find out if it’s a scam. • Connect to any WiFi hotspot securely with a VPN and make your browsing private. • Prevent identity theft with 24/7 dark web monitoring and data breach alerts. • Eliminate excessive online ads and speed up page loading with Ad Blocker for Safari. Total subscription: complete protection on all devices • Everything included in Mobile security plus all the following benefits. • Protect all your PC, Mac, and mobile devices against cyber threats with one subscription. • Store and access passwords from any device with a password manager. F‑Secure VPN subscription If you only want to guard your privacy, you can get the F‑Secure VPN subscription. With it you only pay for F‑Secure VPN that allows you to browse privately, join any Wi-Fi hotspot safely, and change your IP address. Secure everything you do online F-Secure makes protecting everything you do online easy – whether it’s streaming your favorite show, connecting with family, managing your money, or saving priceless memories. Everything you need is in one app.
Mobolize
This app enhances your mobile data experience by providing advanced security and connectivity features. It protects against malware and phishing, encrypts your Wi-Fi connection, and optimizes data usage by bonding Wi-Fi and cellular networks for a seamless experience.
- Malware and phishing protection
- Wi-Fi data encryption
- Wi-Fi and cellular data bonding
- SmartVPN® technology
- Optimized battery usage
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Welcome to Mobolize for iOS! Try out our newest features and help provide feedback on the cutting edge technology coming out of the Mobolize labs. All-in one Mobile Data Protection app built on our SmartVPN® technology that looks like a VPN but has the smarts that other VPN solutions lack, to deliver you the fastest, most secure and efficient mobile data experience possible. Three awesome features to protect and enhance mobile data on your device: PROTECT • Blocks malware and phishing sites in the browser/apps/email/texts to always keep you safe and secure. ENCRYPT • Protects your data privacy when using Wi-Fi by automatically encrypting unsecured content and ensuring your Wi-Fi connection is safe. • Works without breaking most VPN sensitive apps like streaming video services. BOND • Provides the best possible data connection by leveraging both the Wi-Fi and cellular data networks to keep your apps and services running continuously. • By intelligently augmenting poor performing Wi-Fi with cellular data, Wi-Fi dead zones are eliminated. Congested Wi-Fi is unclogged with load-balancing of Wi-Fi and cellular which provides seamless transitions when moving from Wi-Fi to cellular coverage for most apps and services. HOW IT WORKS • SmartVPN® technology automatically and intelligently applies threat protection, encryption and wifi+cell bonding only when necessary to ensure the fastest possible performance and most efficient battery usage of any VPN. • The "VPN" will be visible on the Status Bar while any of features are running. You will also see occasional notifications when status changes in the app and as you connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi. • Automatically encrypts your data when you connect to Wi-Fi networks. Avoids re-encrypting of HTTPS for faster performance, less battery usage and compatibility with all apps and video services. IMPORTANT NOTES • The Wi-Fi logo may disappear when the VPN is running, even though you are still connected to Wi-Fi. This is a known occurrence for all VPNs. To check you are still on Wi-Fi tap on your iPhone settings app and look at the Wi-Fi status. • Please note that if you check the data or battery usage on your phone, it may appear as though this app is using a lot of data and battery. However, this app isn’t actually using all that data/battery. Reporting for the data/battery usage has been shifted from your other apps to this one, because your data now passes through this app so it can manage your security and connectivity. Actual battery usage will be minimal – on average 0.1%. • Reporting an issue with the application is performed by tapping the Menu (upper right corner of the app) and then tapping ‘Report problem.’ When reporting a problem, please be as specific as you can.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mobolize at none against F's 3. Mobolize also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 42%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). F's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (491 vs 17). On price, 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
Both are free to download. F sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Mobolize asks for nothing beyond the download.
F holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: F has 491 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 42% of F's written reviews are positive against 75% of Mobolize's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
F ships an update every 4 weeks, Mobolize every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | F | Mobolize |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (491 ratings) — better | 4.1 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 42.4% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 491 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 273 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | F-Secure Corporation | Mobophiles Inc. |
Customer experience
F
Mobolize
Bugs and requests
F
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent login issues
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
- Inconsistent browsing protection
Requested features
3 requests- Add DuckDuckGo search engine
- Improve VPN reliability and connectivity
- Streamline subscription management
Mobolize
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
F
- F-Secure VPN - 12 Months$34.99
- Mobile Security - 12 Months$44.99
- Total - 12 months 5 devices$89.99
Mobolize
No in-app purchases









