Comparison

pato対応Browser vs Guard

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

Head to head
About

pato対応Browser

Features
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pato対応ブラウザは、patoをはじめとする複数のWebサービスを、スマートフォン上で全画面表示できるフルスクリーン型のブラウザアプリです。 【主な対応サイト】 ・pato ・Instagram ・Google ・食べログ ・Yahoo!ニュース など Webサイトをすっきりと全画面で閲覧できるシンプルなUI設計により、Webコンテンツの利用をアプリのような感覚で快適にお楽しみいただけます。URLバーは通常非表示で、端末を振るだけで簡単に表示できます。

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Guard

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Guard shows you exactly what every app on your phone really accessed — and now helps you look after your family's screen time too. Import your iPhone's App Privacy Report and Guard turns it into clear, evidence-based answers. See which apps accessed your camera, microphone, location and contacts, which internet domains they contacted, and how that behaviour changes over time. NEW IN 1.6 — FAMILY PROTECTION Set up Family Protection from the Home tab. Guard works with Apple's Screen Time controls so you choose which apps and categories to limit, set routines such as bedtime or homework time, pause everything, or grant extra time when it's earned. CHORES & REWARDS — Create chores, let your child mark them done, review the result, and reward them with points or extra time. PAIR YOUR CHILD'S IPHONE — Send an invitation to your child's Apple Account by QR code, Messages, WhatsApp or link. Both devices need iCloud and Screen Time permission. YOUR PRIVACY REPORT EXPLORE — Investigate any app or domain in your report. Guard identifies known providers (analytics, advertising, infrastructure) and explains in plain English why an app likely accessed each sensor. CHANGES — Import a new report and Guard shows you exactly what changed: new apps, new domains, new sensor access. No guesswork. ACTIONS — Guard recommends specific permission changes, links you straight to Settings, then verifies in your next report whether the change took effect. PRIVACY RECEIPT (PRO) — Export a professional PDF summary of your privacy evidence: a personal summary, a detailed audit, or a privacy-safe version that redacts app identities, domains and exact timestamps. COMMUNITY — Vote on what Guard builds next. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Guard has no account and no Guard servers holding your data. Your App Privacy Report is analysed entirely on your device — Guard never uploads your report, your evidence, or your findings. If you use Family Protection, chores, rewards and pairing details are shared between your family's devices through your own iCloud, not through Guard. FREE AND PRO Free gives you your full privacy summary, changes, actions, community, and a preview of Explore. Personal Pro unlocks unlimited app and domain profiles, full search, the complete permission breakdown per app, and Privacy Receipt. FAMILY PLAN Family Protection is part of the Family plan, an auto-renewing subscription (monthly or yearly) that also includes everything in Personal Pro. Only the parent subscribes — your child's paired iPhone does not need its own plan. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. Available in 8 languages — English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, and Chinese (Simplified). Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mrvltechnologies.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

pato対応Browser2 screens
Guard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: pato対応Browser at none against Guard's 4. pato対応Browser also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Guard sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. pato対応Browser asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

pato対応Browser ships an update every 9 days, Guard every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
pato対応Browser versus Guard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterpato対応BrowserGuard
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB12 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperKIZUNA,KKJohn Hammond

In-app purchases

None

pato対応Browser

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Guard

Subscriptions4
  • Guard Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Guard Family Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Guard Pro Yearly$24.991 Year
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  • Guard Family Yearly$49.991 Year

Questions

Is pato対応Browser free?
pato対応Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Guard free?
Guard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do pato対応Browser or Guard have ads?
Neither pato対応Browser nor Guard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, pato対応Browser or Guard?
pato対応Browser ships an update every 9 days, and Guard every 3 weeks. Most recently, pato対応Browser was updated on October 30, 2026 and Guard on November 5, 2026.

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