ProxiOne vs NetGuard

Walk away. Your laptop locks. ProxiOne turns your phone into a key for your laptop. Leave your desk and the laptop locks by itself. Come back and you are ready to work again. No buttons, no habits to learn. PROXIMITY AUTO-LOCK • Locks your laptop when your phone moves away, over Bluetooth. • Smart signal filter: a short drop does not lock you out. • Waits while you type, so it does not lock in the middle of your work. • Choose your own lock distance and see it live on the signal card. • Pair more than one phone. The laptop locks only when all of them are gone. TRUSTED PLACES • Save places like Home or Office. • Relaxed at home, Standard at work, Strict at the café: your laptop picks the profile by itself. • Strict locks as soon as you leave and turns on Privacy Screen. • Location is optional and stays on your laptop. Focus, Shortcuts or one tap on your phone work too. PRIVACY SCREEN • Covers your screen the moment you step away, before anyone can read it. • Any key asks for your password. Quick Unlock gets you back in fast. CAFÉ MODE ANTI-THEFT • Arm it before you leave your laptop in a public place. • A loud alarm sounds if someone unplugs the charger, closes the lid or wakes the screen. • Your phone gets an alert the same second. SECURITY ALARM AND REMOTE CONTROL • Sound a loud alarm on your laptop from your phone. • Lock, sleep or start the screen saver from your phone. • Check battery and lock status at a glance. • Activity Log shows every lock, unlock and alert with the time. ALSO INCLUDED • Work Mode keeps your laptop awake and tells you before it sleeps. • Home Screen widgets, Live Activity and a watch app. • Pair in seconds with a QR code. No account. PRIVACY FIRST Your phone and laptop talk directly over Bluetooth. There is no ProxiOne account and no ProxiOne server. Your places and activity stay on your devices. The app sends anonymous usage statistics and crash reports, and you can turn them off in About. PRICE Free to download. Every feature is free for 3 days after you pair. After that, a one-time Pro purchase keeps Proximity Auto-Lock, Trusted Places, Privacy Screen, Café Mode, Security Alarm, Remote Lock & Sleep, Screen Saver, Battery & Status and Activity Log on. No subscription. REQUIREMENTS Install ProxiOne on your phone and on your laptop. One Pro purchase works on both.

NetGuard is a zero-trust local firewall for iPhone and iPad built with Apple NetworkExtension technology. All network connections are blocked by default. Only domains and services you explicitly whitelist are allowed to communicate. Take full control over your device’s network activity with private on-device packet filtering and domain-based access rules. Features • Block all outbound network traffic by default • Whitelist trusted domains and services • Real-time connection monitoring • On-device packet filtering using Apple NetworkExtension • Zero-trust network protection model • Lightweight and privacy-focused • No cloud processing or external VPN servers • Simple and secure rule management NetGuard helps you decide which apps and domains can access the internet — giving you a safer and more private networking experience.