Comparison

Am I Secure? Forensic Scan vs Fortect Mobile Security

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

Head to head
About

Am I Secure? Forensic Scan

This app provides advanced security scanning to detect malware, spyware, and viruses. It goes beyond basic checks with deep forensic analysis and AI-driven threat detection, offering manual review by cybersecurity experts for confirmed threats.

Highlights
  • Advanced security scanning
  • Detects malware, spyware, and viruses
  • Deep forensic analysis
  • AI-driven threat detection
  • Manual review by experts
  • Anomaly-based analysis
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Am I Secure? performs forensic analysis of your iPhone or iPad to find signs of compromise. If you are a journalist, activist, executive, lawyer, government official or anyone with reason to think you may be of interest to a sophisticated adversary, this app is built for you. The same applies if you hold digital assets in self-custody. The device holding your keys is the target, and that device is what Am I Secure? examines. WHAT A COMPROMISED DEVICE MEANS Your whole life is on your phone. Private messages, email, photos, contacts, financial information. If you can read it, so can someone who has compromised the device. Encryption protects your messages in transit; it does not protect anything once the device itself is under someone else's control. An attacker in that position can read your messages before they are encrypted and after they are decrypted, see your location, take your stored credentials, and reach any account you are signed in to. They can listen through the microphone to conversations in the room, record through the camera, and follow your movements. There is generally no way to tell from using the device. WHY THIS REQUIRES A DIFFERENT APPROACH iOS is among the most secure consumer platforms available. iOS does not let any app, including security apps, look outside its own container or "sandbox". No security app on your device can inspect the processes, the filesystem, or the behavior of the rest of the system. That is a deliberate security property of the platform, and it is why an app running on your phone can only report on your settings, not on what is actually running. Am I Secure? works differently. You generate a system diagnostic "sysdiagnose" file using the tool built into iOS. That file is produced by the operating system itself, not by us, and it contains a detailed record of processes, logs, and system state. You share that file with the app, which uploads it to our servers. We analyze it and report what we find. The diagnostic file is end-to-end encrypted on your device before it is uploaded and stays encrypted until it reaches hardware we own and operate in our own facilities in Canada and the European Union (EU). It is not decrypted or accessible by any third party, including intermediary data center and network operators. Once analysis is complete the file is deleted. A HUMAN REVIEWS ANYTHING UNUSUAL Where our automated analysis flags something, our team examines the results by hand before anything is reported to you. The same automated analysis pipeline is used by our government clients via our on-premises Private Protection suite. WE LOOK FOR ANOMALIES, NOT JUST KNOWN INDICATORS Most detection tools match against published indicators of compromise. The moment those indicators become public, the operators behind commercial surveillance tools change their software to avoid them, and signature matching stops working against the new version. We compare your device against a baseline of expected iOS behavior instead. That can surface anomalies that do not match public indicators. MEDIA COVERAGE Reviewed by Forbes cybersecurity contributor Davey Winder in December 2024, who wrote he was "very impressed with the capabilities of this app." WHAT ELSE THE APP CHECKS, FOR EVERYONE • Whether your iOS version is current, overall and for your specific device • Lockdown Mode status • Lock screen, passcode, and biometric configuration • iCloud Private Relay and VPN status • Whether connections to well-known sites are being intercepted or inspected • Third-party keyboards installed on the device • Device integrity • Your processor's security features, network details, and diagnostic information SUBSCRIPTION The Advanced Security Scan requires a subscription, available as an in-app purchase (monthly or annual). For the Government & Enterprise Edition, search for Am I Secure? Endpoint Security here on the App Store. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Fortect Mobile Security

This app provides comprehensive digital protection, safeguarding your browsing by blocking malicious websites and analyzing Wi-Fi network security. It also monitors for data leaks of your email address and offers real-time security insights through an intuitive dashboard.

Highlights
  • Web protection against phishing and fraud
  • Wi-Fi network security analysis
  • Data leak monitoring for email addresses
  • Real-time security status insights
  • Intuitive user dashboard
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Important: An active Fortect Premium subscription or a purchase via the In-App purchasing is necessary to access and use this app. Fortect Mobile Security: Your Digital Guardian Welcome to Fortect Mobile Security, crafted with cutting-edge technology and recognized for its excellence in digital protection. Part of the comprehensive Fortect family, including PC repair and web protection, we're dedicated to safeguarding your digital life. Key Features: Web Protection Safeguards your browsing experience by blocking malicious websites like phishing and fraud. Remote VPN Encrypts your internet traffic through a secure tunnel, keeping your data private on public and untrusted Wi-Fi networks. Connect remotely to servers in multiple locations with one-tap activation, masking your IP address and shielding your online activity from tracking or interception. Network Advisor Analyzes the Wi-Fi network to which the device is connected and alerts in real-time if it is insecure (no encryption). Information Leaks Monitors for unauthorized sharing of your email address in data leaks or email hacks. Receive daily alerts if your email address was involved in a data breach. Intuitive Dashboard User-friendly interface for easy navigation and management of security features. Real-time insights into your device's security status. Permissions: To function effectively and deliver comprehensive protection, the app requires the following permissions: - Location Access: Needed to gather information about the connected Wi-Fi network. - VPN Profile: Necessary to establish a local VPN tunnel for intercepting and filtering web traffic and blocking malicious domains. - Notifications: Required to alert you when a domain is blocked or a network is insecure. Privacy: VPN profile: This app is not a VPN app and it does NOT provide a remote VPN connection to an external server. A VPN profile is only needed to be able to intercept the traffic locally on the device. No web traffic ever leaves the device, and this includes the URLs the app filters. No data is sent to our servers because the filtering takes places on your device. No personal identifiable information (PII) is collected or processed on the device or sent to cloud-based services. The app utilizes analytics services to monitor functionality completely anonymously. Join the Fortect Community Embrace a holistic security approach with Fortect. Choose our Mobile Security and gain more than just an app; become part of a community dedicated to robust protection for iOS devices and beyond. Install now and join a community that values smart, comprehensive security for your digital ecosystem. Terms of use: https://www.fortect.com/eula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.fortect.com/privacy Data Removal Request: https://www.fortect.com/dsr/

Screenshots

Am I Secure? Forensic Scan4 screens
Fortect Mobile Security4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Am I Secure? Forensic Scan at monthly against Fortect Mobile Security's every 4 months. Am I Secure? Forensic Scan also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 67%) and ratings volume (80 vs 7). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Am I Secure? Forensic Scan sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Fortect Mobile Security sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $39.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Am I Secure? Forensic Scan against 4.7 for Fortect Mobile Security. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Am I Secure? Forensic Scan has 80 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Am I Secure? Forensic Scan's written reviews are positive against 67% of Fortect Mobile Security's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Am I Secure? Forensic Scan ships an update monthly, Fortect Mobile Security every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Am I Secure? Forensic Scan versus Fortect Mobile Security: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAm I Secure? Forensic ScanFortect Mobile Security
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (80 ratings)4.7 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews81.6% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings80 — better7
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.616.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNumbers Station IncFortect

Customer experience

Am I Secure? Forensic Scan

All ratings80 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral1.3%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive81.6%
Neutral5.3%
Negative13.2%

Fortect Mobile Security

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Am I Secure? Forensic Scan

Subscriptions4
  • Advanced Threat Detection$9.991 Month
  • Advanced Threat Detection$24.993 Months
  • Advanced Threat Detection$34.996 Months
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  • Advanced Threat Detection$49.991 Year
1 purchases

Fortect Mobile Security

Subscriptions1
  • Fortect - One Year License1 Year trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Am I Secure? Forensic Scan free?
Am I Secure? Forensic Scan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fortect Mobile Security free?
Fortect Mobile Security is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Am I Secure? Forensic Scan or Fortect Mobile Security?
Am I Secure? Forensic Scan and Fortect Mobile Security are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 80 and 7 ratings respectively.
Do Am I Secure? Forensic Scan or Fortect Mobile Security have ads?
Neither Am I Secure? Forensic Scan nor Fortect Mobile Security shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Am I Secure? Forensic Scan or Fortect Mobile Security?
Am I Secure? Forensic Scan ships an update monthly, and Fortect Mobile Security every 4 months. Most recently, Am I Secure? Forensic Scan was updated on October 17, 2026 and Fortect Mobile Security on October 4, 2026.

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