Comparison

2Guard vs Side Browser

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

Head to head
About

2Guard

Protect your online privacy and security with this app. It blocks ads and trackers, checks for data leaks, and secures sensitive media. Enjoy a safer, cleaner browsing experience.

Highlights
  • Email and password leak checker
  • Advanced tracking protection
  • Ad blocking
  • Secure browsing and site filtering
  • Secure media storage
Features
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2Guard brings practical privacy tools together on iPhone. Block ads, trackers, and unsafe content in Safari with 2Guard's filter rules. Browse in a fresh Private Browser session that discards local website data when you leave. Check an email address or password against known breach data. Keep copies of selected photos and videos in Private Media, stored locally behind a PIN. Ask the AI Assistant for short, practical answers, with buttons that open the right feature. Manual leak checks are free. Premium adds regular checks of saved email addresses, run when you open or return to 2Guard, at most once every 24 hours. Safari blockers, Private Browser, and Private Media require Premium. Free AI messages have a daily limit; local FAQ answers remain available. 2Guard is not a VPN, antivirus, password manager, or device scanner. Blocking works in Safari only, not in every app. Private Browser is not anonymous: websites and network providers may still see your traffic. Imported originals stay in Photos until you delete them yourself. Privacy Policy: https://2guard.app/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://2guard.app/terms.html Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Side Browser

Organize your favorite websites and browse them with fewer distractions. Save links with visual previews and group them into custom collections. Features split-screen browsing and app lock for privacy.

Highlights
  • Organize daily content in one place
  • Browse with reduced ads and clutter
  • Visual bookmarks with screenshots
  • Collections for custom organization
  • Split View browsing for multitasking
  • App Lock for privacy
Features
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Too many tabs? Bookmarks you can never find again? Pages buried in ads? Side Browser keeps the sites you visit every day in one clean place — videos, articles, news, comics, web novels, forums, tools, and research pages, all a tap away. Open them faster, with fewer distracting ads and a cleaner layout. ■ Browse your daily content in one place Keep your favorite videos, articles, news, comics, novels, forums, work tools, and research pages in one simple browser. ■ Browse with less clutter Side Browser helps reduce ads and distracting elements on web pages so you can focus on the content you want to view. Effectiveness may vary depending on the website. ■ Visual bookmarks with screenshots Bookmark pages with screenshots so you can find the right page more easily than with text-only bookmarks. ■ Collections for every use case Create folders for videos, articles, comics, novels, work, research, travel, shopping, and more. ■ Split View browsing Open two pages side by side for comparison, research, reference, or multitasking. ■ App Lock support Protect your personal browser with passcode lock when opening or returning to the app. ■ Free for 30 days, then Pro Every feature is free for the first 30 days after you install the app. After that, adding favorites, adding sites to the patrol list, Split View, and bulk add require Pro (monthly / yearly). You can keep viewing and deleting the favorites and patrol sites you already saved for free. Side Browser is a web browser and content link organizer. It does not provide comics, novels, videos, articles, or other third-party content inside the app. Users can save and browse their own URLs. Ad and clutter reduction may vary depending on the website. ――――――――――― About the subscription - Side Browser Pro (monthly / yearly) - Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. - The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. - Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. - Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ - Privacy Policy: https://fillapps.com/privacy/

Screenshots

2Guard4 screens
Side Browser4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Side Browser at freemium against 2Guard's subscription. Side Browser also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). 2Guard's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1). 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. 2Guard sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days and Side Browser sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. 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 — 4.9 for 2Guard against 5.0 for Side Browser. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 2Guard has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

2Guard ships an update every 3 weeks, Side Browser weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
2Guard versus Side Browser: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter2GuardSide Browser
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB35 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDIGITAL SOURCING & STAFFING LLCSeiya.k

Customer experience

2Guard

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Side Browser

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

2Guard

Subscriptions2
  • Full Protection3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Al Secure Annual Special1 Year trial$199.991 Year
3 purchases

Side Browser

Subscriptions2
  • Pro (Monthly)$0.991 Month
  • Pro (Yearly)$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro (Lifetime)$11.99

Questions

Is 2Guard free?
2Guard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Side Browser free?
Side Browser is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 2Guard or Side Browser?
Side Browser is rated higher. 2Guard averages 4.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Side Browser averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do 2Guard or Side Browser have ads?
Neither 2Guard nor Side Browser shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 2Guard or Side Browser?
2Guard ships an update every 3 weeks, and Side Browser weekly. Most recently, 2Guard was updated on November 4, 2026 and Side Browser on November 5, 2026.

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