Comparison

OptOutCode Easy Device Opt vs Try Portal

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

Head to head
About

OptOutCode Easy Device Opt

This utility app simplifies the process of opting out of commercial surveillance by allowing users to easily rename their devices with a specific prefix. It provides a universal and decentralized mechanism to signal a desire not to have data sold or shared, enhancing user privacy across various connected devices.

Highlights
  • Universal opt-out mechanism
  • Decentralized and privacy-preserving
  • Consumer-friendly device renaming
  • Automated opt-out switch
  • Business-friendly detection protocols
Features
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Saying “No” to commercial surveillance is as easy as renaming your device & our app makes it even easier! Invented by Privacy4Cars, OptOutCode is a new Universal Opt-Out Mechanism that only requires to add the prefix 0$S = Do Not (zero) Sell (dollar) or Share (capital letter S) as the first three letters of the name of consumers’ smartphones, computers, and wi-fi router. More info at https://optoutcode.com/ OptOutCode has four distinguishing advantages: 1. It is truly Universal: OptOutCode is compatible with smartphones, laptops, tablets,routers, the apps that run on them and the IoTs they connect to, including vehicles, smart appliances, tracking beacons, and more. 2. It’s fully decentralized: OptOutCode does not require to build, maintain, query, or secure a central database of opting-out users, devices, or apps. The signal is detected locally: either by the programs and apps running on the device that has OptOutCode turned on (e.g., an app on a smartphone), or by other devices that connect to the device of the Consumer that has OptOutCode turned on (e.g. a SmartTV connected to a Wi-Fi router with OptOutCode on, a fitness watch connected to a smartphone with OptOutCode on). This architecture makes it privacy-preserving, more secure, without a single point of failure, cheaper, and faster. 3. It’s Consumer-friendly: All Consumers need to do to turn on OptOutCode is simply rename their devices by adding “0$S” as the first three characters. For instance, rename their phone from “My Phone” to “0$S My Phone”. Most Consumers can do it themselves by going through the settings of their devices in less than a minute, but we have also written code to automate the task of turning OptOutCode on or off with a simple “switch” on an app. 4. It’s business-friendly: Businesses can easily read and parse the “0$S” opt-out code from each device using backward-compatible and future proof protocols that require no special authorizations. We want to thank Professor Sebastian Zimmeck of Wesleyan University (credited with inventing GPC) for recently pointing out to us that Google has a somewhat similar protocol to allow users to opt-out of their Wi-Fi routers’ signals to be used by Google Maps, providing an independent industry validation that a portion of the name of a device can be used as an opt-out signal. This app has three purposes: 1. It makes it even easier for consumers to turn on OptOutCode on their iOS devices 2. It demonstrates how easy it is for companies who make apps (social media, gaming, dating, mapping, etc.) to detect OptOutCode and understand that consumer wants to opt-out of targeted advertising and other privacy-invading AdTech. Similarly, it demonstrates how easy it is for companies who make and/or deploy IoTs that connect to devices with OptOutCode to respect the privacy of those users. 3. It offers companies who want to promote privacy a simple way to integrate the OptOutCode “switch” into their own apps (we also created a banner they can add to their websites to help their web visitors enable Global Privacy Control (a Universal Opt-Out Mechanism for browsers) and OptOutCode to extend their protections beyond to web to apps and IoTs they connect to.

About

Try Portal

Features
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Effortlessly manage and configure your Portal devices. This app allows you to connect to the portal system easily, allowing property staff to unlock doors using smart keys for secure and convenient access.

Screenshots

OptOutCode Easy Device Opt4 screens
Try Portal4 screens

Verdict

The call

OptOutCode Easy Device Opt and Try Portal are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OptOutCode Easy Device Opt ships an update fortnightly, Try Portal every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
OptOutCode Easy Device Opt versus Try Portal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOptOutCode Easy Device OptTry Portal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPrivacy4Cars. LLCTipi

In-app purchases

None

OptOutCode Easy Device Opt

No in-app purchases

None

Try Portal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OptOutCode Easy Device Opt free?
OptOutCode Easy Device Opt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Try Portal free?
Try Portal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OptOutCode Easy Device Opt or Try Portal have ads?
Neither OptOutCode Easy Device Opt nor Try Portal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OptOutCode Easy Device Opt or Try Portal?
OptOutCode Easy Device Opt ships an update fortnightly, and Try Portal every 3 weeks. Most recently, OptOutCode Easy Device Opt was updated on November 4, 2026 and Try Portal on November 4, 2026.

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