Comparison

ControlHub Remote vs Bag Guard

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

Head to head
About

ControlHub Remote

Monitor and manage your DNS activity in real-time with this native dashboard. Control your privacy, security, and content filtering with interactive charts, dynamic rule management, and quick actions directly from your device.

Highlights
  • Live DNS monitoring and stats
  • Interactive logs with quick actions
  • Dynamic rule management
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
  • VoiceOver accessibility
  • Latency logging
Features
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Experience powerful, real-time DNS management for Control D. ControlHub is the native dashboard for Control D on iPhone, iPad, and Mac (Apple Silicon). Monitor DNS activity, manage Profiles, Endpoints, and Clients, and stay in full control of your privacy, security, and content filtering with a fast, modern SwiftUI interface and full VoiceOver accessibility. What's New in 1.3 • Home Screen Widgets: Small (2x2) and Medium (4x2) widgets showing total queries, blocked count, and trend charts • Lock Screen Widgets: Circular gauge, rectangular stats, and inline text widgets for iOS 16+ • VoiceOver Support: Full accessibility across all views with Audio Graph support for charts • Latency Logging: Track DNS and proxy latency over time with statistics and interactive charts Key Features • Live Monitoring & Stats: Track DNS requests in real-time and explore trends with smooth, interactive charts. Quickly spot spikes, blocks, and performance issues across Profiles and Endpoints. • Interactive Logs & Quick Actions: Filter by device, date, action, or keyword. Block, allow, redirect, or bypass directly from the logs to take immediate action on unwanted domains, trackers, ads, malware, or phishing. • Dynamic Rule Management: Enable/disable native or third-party filters with one tap. Create custom rules to block, bypass, or redirect including location-based routing to appear as if you're connecting from different regions. • Live Logs: Real-time DNS query monitoring with instant updates and optional sound alerts. • Device IPs & Resolvers: See all IPs associated with each endpoint and manage DNS resolvers. • Folders for Rules: Organize custom rules into folders with inherited actions. Edit and move rules across folders. • Connection Status: See your Control D connection at a glance with a native status view on Mac and detailed diagnostics when you need them. • Polished UI, Built for Speed: Optimized layouts for iPad and large screens, faster data preloading for Stats and Logs, smarter sorting, and buttery-smooth scrolling. • Saved Filters & Preferences: Your filters persist across sessions. Choose your preferred start tab in Settings. • GitHub Feedback Integration: Request features, report bugs, or start discussions via a dedicated GitHub repository right from the app. • Privacy by Design: No data collection. Your logs and stats remain on your device. ControlHub is a private, secure companion to your Control D setup. • Free, With Optional Support: All features are free. Tip once or multiple times if you'd like, totally optional and unlocks nothing. Download ControlHub to elevate your Control D DNS management with a privacy-focused, real-time dashboard for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. Privacy Policy: https://controlhub.vishalvshekkar.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://controlhub.vishalvshekkar.com/terms Contact: controlhub@vishalvshekkar.com

About

Bag Guard

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Bag Guard turns your iPhone into an anti-theft alarm. Put the phone in your bag, backpack or purse, arm it with one tap and go for a swim, to the bar or to the gym shower. When someone moves the bag, the phone warns, then plays a loud siren at full volume and lights up the screen. A thief looks for the target nobody is watching; noise takes away exactly that. HOW IT WORKS • Pick how long you need to put the phone away, then arm with one tap. • Someone touches your things? A short warning, then the siren and a bright screen. • Only you can stop it: 3 clicks of the lock button plus Face ID or your passcode. WHY NOBODY CAN TURN IT DOWN Guarding runs only inside Guided Access, built into iOS. While the session is on, nobody can close the app, switch to another one or turn the phone down with the buttons. The app walks you through enabling it step by step, with animations instead of long instructions. You do it once. SIMPLE Three screens, big type, no settings to dig through. The app reminds you about the volume before arming and returns to the arming screen by itself when the session ends. HONEST • Collects no personal data, has no account, no ads and no tracking. The motion sensors run only while guarding. • It will not prevent theft and will not locate the phone; that is what Find My is for. Extra prevention, not certainty. • During a Guided Access session the iPhone cannot make emergency calls or use Crash Detection; that is how iOS works. End the session before you might need them. • No alerts to Apple Watch or by SMS: iOS does not allow that for an app guarding in the foreground. PRICE The first 3 armings are on us: see how the app works, with no commitment. Choose a day (a one-time purchase) or a week, a month or a year (subscriptions that renew by themselves until you end them). The yearly plan starts with 3 free days for new subscribers. Prices are shown in the app before you buy. You end a subscription in the phone’s Settings or with a button in the app. Payments and refunds are handled by Apple. Requires an iPhone with iOS 15 or later and Guided Access enabled (Settings → Accessibility). Terms of Use and Privacy: https://bagguard.websly.pl/en/terms.html

Screenshots

ControlHub Remote4 screens
Bag Guard4 screens

Verdict

The call

ControlHub Remote and Bag Guard are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. ControlHub Remote sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Bag Guard sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ControlHub Remote versus Bag Guard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterControlHub RemoteBag Guard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVishal VijayashekkarROLAND MIKA

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ControlHub Remote

One-time3
  • High-Five Me$2.99
  • Applaud$7.99
  • Shoutout$14.99
4 purchases

Bag Guard

Subscriptions3
  • 1 week$2.997 Days
  • 1 month$12.991 Month
  • 1 year3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • 1 day (24 hours)$0.99

Questions

Is ControlHub Remote free?
ControlHub Remote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bag Guard free?
Bag Guard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ControlHub Remote or Bag Guard have ads?
Neither ControlHub Remote nor Bag Guard shows ads.

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