Lodestar Tech vs BaitBlock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lodestar Tech
This app enhances personal safety by managing access to a connected device. It allows users to personalize security settings, enroll authorized users with fingerprint or PIN access, and receive real-time alerts for device status.
- Personalize safety preferences
- Enroll authorized users
- Fingerprint and PIN access
- Real-time battery alerts
- Manage device lock/unlock status
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Safety and technology aren’t just for locks and alarms anymore. The LNK9 and Lodestar Technology is changing the way you think about personal protection. Access when you need it, with security confirmed by your authorization. Once you pair your LNK9 with the Lodestar App, you can: • Personalize your safety preferences • Enroll fingerprints of authorized users to provide safety and peace of mind • Create a personalized PIN code to allow access to authorized users • Get real-time alerts when your LNK9 is low on battery. . • Manage the unlock/lock status of your LNK9.
BaitBlock
This app filters unwanted loan and financing text messages using on-device machine learning. It focuses on business funding, loan solicitations, and debt relief messages, working automatically in the background once set up. Users can report missed spam to improve the filtering model.
- On-device machine learning filtering
- Focuses on financing and loan texts
- Automatic background filtering
- User reporting to improve models
- Earn rewards for reporting spam
- Filters SMS/MMS from unknown senders
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BaitBlock helps filter unwanted loan and financing texts from unknown senders, so you can get on with your day. SMART FILTERING. RIGHT ON YOUR IPHONE. BaitBlock uses an on-device machine learning model to recognize financing pitches even when the wording changes. Incoming messages are analyzed on your iPhone, without being sent to our servers for classification. BUILT FOR UNWANTED FINANCING TEXTS BaitBlock focuses on business funding offers, loan solicitations, cash advance pitches, and debt relief messages. It’s designed for people who don’t expect financing offers by text. SET IT UP. LET IT WORK. Follow the in-app guide to enable BaitBlock in your iPhone’s message filtering settings. Once enabled, filtering works without needing to keep BaitBlock open. Your iPhone determines which unknown-sender messages are eligible for filtering. HELP THE FISH GET SMARTER Something slipped through? Paste it into the reporting center and submit it to BaitBlock. Messages you choose to report are sent to us to help improve future models. Remove private information before submitting. EARN GEAR FOR YOUR FISH Earn XP for accepted, unique reports and unlock outfits for your fish. Powerups change your fish’s look but don't worry, everyone gets the same filtering protection. FREE THE FISH. STOP THE SHARKS. BaitBlock is free. No paid upgrade is required to use the filter. A few things to know: • BaitBlock is designed primarily for English-language financing messages. • Filters eligible SMS/MMS from unknown senders, not iMessage. • Filtering must be enabled in iPhone Settings. • No filter catches everything, and legitimate messages can occasionally be filtered. Check your filtered messages periodically.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BaitBlock at 5.0 against Lodestar Tech's 4.8. Lodestar Tech's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BaitBlock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Lodestar Tech | BaitBlock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 294 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LODESTAR TECHNOLOGY | Scaler LLC |
Customer experience
Lodestar Tech
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In-app purchases
Lodestar Tech
No in-app purchases
BaitBlock
No in-app purchases









