Protect Search vs Web Guard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Protect Search
This app offers an ultrafast, secure, and private browsing experience on your iPhone. It features a built-in VPN and ad blocker to ensure anonymity, prevent tracking, and remove intrusive advertisements for a cleaner web.
- Built-in VPN
- Ad blocker
- Private browsing
- Fast browsing speed
- IP address hiding
- Website security checks
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ProtectSearch – The Ultrafast, Secure, and Private Browser with VPN & Ad Blocker ProtectSearch is a powerful iPhone browser with built-in VPN and ad blocker, ensuring fast, private, and secure browsing. Why Choose ProtectSearch? - No More Ads – Enjoy an ad-free browsing experience - Lightning-Fast Speed – Seamless and smooth web surfing - Built-in VPN – Browse the internet anonymously - Privacy Protection – Prevent websites from tracking you - No Logs Policy – We don’t collect your data - Hide Your IP Address – Stay anonymous online Premium Features: - Unlimited VPN with multi-geo servers - Regular Ad Blocker Updates Built-in Ad Blocker ProtectSearch removes intrusive ads, enhances page loading speed, and prevents advertisers from tracking your activity, ensuring a cleaner and safer browsing experience. Private Browsing No need for incognito mode – ProtectSearch doesn’t save your browsing history, cookies, or logs. Your online activity remains completely private. Safe & Secure Browsing Our browser checks website security, alerts you to potential malware or scams, and ensures a secure browsing experience by blocking tracking attempts. ProtectSearch – The ultimate browsing experience with no ads, no restrictions, and no compromises on privacy!
Web Guard
Enhance your online privacy and security with this comprehensive tool. It blocks intrusive ads, secures sensitive files in a hidden folder, and monitors your accounts for data leaks. A built-in secure browser further protects your browsing activities from trackers and threats.
- Advanced ad blocking
- Hidden folder for secure storage
- Data leak monitoring
- Built-in secure browser
- Privacy protection
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Web Guard is your all-in-one privacy solution, designed to keep your personal information safe and secure while browsing the web. With advanced ad-blocking technology, it effectively eliminates intrusive advertisements, ensuring a smoother and more private online experience. Web Guard also features a hidden folder for secure storage, allowing you to safely store sensitive media files away from prying eyes. The app's data leaks check monitors the security of your accounts, alerting you if your personal information is compromised. Additionally, the built-in secure browser ensures your browsing activities remain private, safeguarding your data from trackers and cyber threats. The application offers the following subscription options: - Premium Weekly subscription - Premium Yearly subscription Both subscriptions provide access to all premium features, including ad blocking, secret folder, data leaks monitoring. Your subscription will automatically renew unless you disable auto-renewal at least 24 hours before the current period expires. After purchase, users can manage their subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal through Account Settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited once a subscription is purchased. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account upon confirmation of purchase. The renewal fee will be charged within 24 hours before the end of the current period, based on the selected plan. By using Web Guard, you consent to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy: https://phoneguardiosapp.com/privacy_policy.html https://phoneguardiosapp.com/terms_and_conditions.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Protect Search at free with in-app purchases against Web Guard's subscription. Protect Search also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (90% vs 80%). Web Guard's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (585 vs 83). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Protect Search sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Web Guard sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Web Guard holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Web Guard has 585 ratings behind it against 83, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 90% of Protect Search's written reviews are positive against 80% of Web Guard's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Protect Search ships an update every 5 days, Web Guard weekly. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.
| Parameter | Protect Search | Web Guard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (83 ratings) | 4.5 (585 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.7% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 83 | 585 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | PF Tech s.r.o. | Emiliya LTD |
Customer experience
Protect Search
Web Guard
Bugs and requests
Protect Search
Reported bugs
2 issues- Random country server changes
- No response to refund requests
Requested features
3 requests- Customer support contact
- Refund process improvement
- Clear explanation of app function
Web Guard
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Protect Search
- Premium Access3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Premium Version3 Days trial$14.997 Days
- Premium Version3 Days trial$29.991 Month
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- Premium Version3 Days trial$69.991 Year
Web Guard
- Premium Weekly3 Days trial$8.997 Days
- Premium Yearly$59.991 Year








