Comparison

Verity Protect vs CallShield

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

Head to head
About

Verity Protect

This app screens unknown callers, flags suspicious activity, and provides real-time alerts to help families respond quickly to scam calls. It offers trusted caller routing and a shared history for family circle members, ensuring everyone stays informed about call safety.

Highlights
  • Screens unknown callers
  • Flags suspicious activity
  • Real-time risk alerts
  • Trusted contact routing
  • Shared family alerts and history
  • Call details, transcripts, and timelines
Features
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Protect your loved ones from scam calls before damage is done. Verity Protect screens unknown callers first, flags suspicious activity, and helps your family respond quickly with clear call context. Claim a 7-day free trial for eligible new subscribers. How it works - Calls to your Verity number are screened before they reach you. - Trusted callers route through quickly. - High-risk calls are flagged so you can take action fast. - Your family circle sees the same alerts and history. What you can do with Verity - Catch suspicious calls early with real-time risk alerts. - Keep trusted people moving with trusted-contact routing. - Review clear call details, transcripts, and timelines in one place. - See urgent calls separately from past history at a glance. - Coordinate with circle members so everyone stays informed. - Get live support replies when you need help. Built for real life - Simple, readable screens designed for fast decisions. - Useful for older adults, caregivers, and families managing call safety together. - Clear records of what happened on each call and alert. Privacy and control You choose who is in your circle and how notifications are delivered. Verity is designed to reduce confusion during stressful call moments while keeping you in control. Set up in minutes and stay protected from the very first call. Terms: https://www.verityprotect.com/terms Privacy: https://www.verityprotect.com/privacy Support: https://www.verityprotect.com/support

About

CallShield

This app helps you avoid unwanted calls by identifying and blocking scam numbers. It labels suspicious calls and silences those with strong evidence of being fraudulent, while also filing scam texts to your spam folder. You can report new scam numbers to help protect others.

Highlights
  • Silences scam calls
  • Labels suspicious calls
  • Files scam texts to spam
  • One-tap number reporting
  • Explains scam types
  • Contacts always ring through
Features
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CallShield helps you stop answering calls you never wanted in the first place. Every night it gathers numbers that people across the country have reported as scams, scores them, and sends the list to your iPhone. Newly reported scam numbers are added throughout the day, so a scam that started this morning can be on your list the same day. The ones with the strongest evidence against them stop ringing. The rest still ring, with a label, so you know something before you pick up. WHAT IT DOES • Silences the numbers with the strongest evidence against them • Labels the rest, so you have something to go on before you answer • Files scam texts into your Spam folder instead of your inbox • Lets you report a number in one tap, which helps everyone else using CallShield • Shows the numbers you have reported, and whether each one is now on CallShield's list • Explains how each kind of scam works, so it is familiar if you ever hear it • Anyone saved in your Contacts always rings through ONE GLANCE TELLS YOU IF IT IS WORKING The shield on the home screen turns green when calls are being blocked and red when they are not, with the reason written underneath in plain words. iPhone needs your permission before any app can block a call, and CallShield says so rather than claiming to protect you before you have given it. WHERE THE LIST COMES FROM Numbers come from public consumer complaint records kept by federal agencies, together with CallShield's own review of numbers reported to us. More than 750,000 numbers are on the list, and it is rebuilt every night. CallShield is not affiliated with or endorsed by any government agency. ALWAYS YOUR DECISION Scam numbers change daily, and no call blocker can recognize one that has never been reported. So CallShield shows you what it knows and where it learned it, labels anything it is unsure about, and leaves the choice with you. Any number it silences can be allowed again in a single tap, and any number it lets through can be blocked just as easily. YOUR CALLS STAY YOURS Matching happens on your iPhone. CallShield does not record your calls, and no call history leaves your device. There is no account to create and nothing to sign in to. The only thing that is ever sent is a number you deliberately choose to report. CLEAR AND SIMPLE TO USE Plain words, large text, and a screen that tells you what is happening rather than leaving you to work it out. When something needs switching on in Settings, CallShield shows you the screen and takes you straight there. The home screen starts simple: four large buttons and one short answer. If you would rather see the counts and the detail, the fuller view is one tap away. The arrangement, the colors and the text size are all yours to change, so you can set it to whatever is easiest for you to read. SUBSCRIPTION Choose a plan for one person or for your family, paid yearly or monthly: • Individual — $24.99 a year (under 7¢ a day), or $2.99 a month, for one person • Family — $39.99 a year, or $4.99 a month, covering you and up to five family members through Apple's Family Sharing New users can try CallShield free for 3 days, with no payment and no card. When the 3 days end, choose a plan to keep getting new scam-number lists. Nothing is charged unless you choose one. Plan payments are charged to your Apple Account. Every plan renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Privacy policy: https://callshield.me/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Verity Protect4 screens
CallShield4 screens

Verdict

The call

Verity Protect and CallShield are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Verity Protect sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and CallShield sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 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 — 5.0 for Verity Protect against 5.0 for CallShield. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Verity Protect ships an update every 3 days, CallShield every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Verity Protect versus CallShield: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVerity ProtectCallShield
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB15 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperALEXANDER RAY FERGUSONSteven Hall

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Verity Protect

Subscriptions3
  • Verity Protect Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Verity Protect Facility Annual14 Days trial$74.991 Year
  • Verity Protect Annual$99.991 Year
5 purchases

CallShield

Subscriptions4
  • Individual$2.991 Month
  • Family$4.991 Month
  • Individual$24.991 Year
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  • Family$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • 3-Day TrialFree

Questions

Is Verity Protect free?
Verity Protect is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CallShield free?
CallShield is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Verity Protect or CallShield?
Verity Protect and CallShield are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Verity Protect or CallShield have ads?
Neither Verity Protect nor CallShield shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Verity Protect or CallShield?
Verity Protect ships an update every 3 days, and CallShield every 2 days. Most recently, Verity Protect was updated on November 5, 2026 and CallShield on November 6, 2026.

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