Comparison

NetGuard vs Recurring Reminders

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

Head to head
About

NetGuard

Scan your WiFi network to identify all connected devices, their details, and exposed services. It alerts you to new or unusual devices, helping you secure your network. An optional one-time purchase removes ads and unlocks advanced security features.

Highlights
  • Scan WiFi network for connected devices
  • View device name, type, and IP address
  • Detect new, returned, and missing devices
  • Speed test, ping, and DNS lookup
  • Network security score and fixes
  • Background intruder alerts
  • Port scanner and traceroute
Features
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NetGuard is a free iPhone app that scans your WiFi network in one tap and lists every connected device with a friendly name, type, IP address, and the services it exposes. It flags new, returned, and missing devices so you always know what changed and can spot anything that should not be on your network. NetGuard is free and ad supported, with an optional one-time NetGuard Pro purchase (no subscription, ever) that removes ads and adds deeper security tools. FREE - Scan your WiFi and see every device - Device details: name, type, IP, Bonjour services - Current network, connectivity and public IP - Speed test: download, upload and ping - Ping and DNS lookup tools NetGuard is free to use and ad supported. NETGUARD PRO (one-time purchase, no subscription, ever) - Removes all ads, permanently - Network security score with plain language fixes - New device alert log: a history of who joined your WiFi - Background intruder alerts - Name and track your devices - What changed: new, returned and missing devices - Port scanner, traceroute, Wake on LAN, router security check - CSV and PDF export Pay once and keep it forever. No subscription. Privacy first: Your network scan history is stored locally on your iPhone. Note that iOS does not expose MAC addresses to apps, so device identity is based on names and services. Where available, you can explore recommendations for our other apps. They load online; views and taps are counted as daily totals without personal profiles or user/device identifiers. Our privacy policy explains this feature and existing advertising. Privacy Policy: https://getnetguard.vercel.app/privacy

About

Recurring Reminders

This app allows you to create custom recurring reminders using natural language sentences. Define intervals, time windows, specific days, and end dates for any schedule. It focuses solely on keeping repeating promises without requiring an account or tracking your data.

Highlights
  • Natural language reminder creation
  • Flexible scheduling options
  • Interval-based reminders
  • Time window restrictions
  • Repeating end dates
  • No account or tracking required
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Build any reminder in seconds. Set an interval, a time window, specific days, or a repeating end — in one sentence. Stop keeping it all in your head. Describe what you want to be reminded of as a plain sentence — what to do, how often, between which hours, and when it should stop — and the sentence builds itself as you answer. It is not a to-do list and not a habit tracker. It does one thing: it keeps a repeating promise running on the schedule you set. Most reminder apps can repeat daily, weekly, or monthly. Wehem can do this: "Stretch, every 30 minutes, on Weekdays, between 9 AM and 6 PM." "Take medication, every 8 hours, starting at 9 AM." "Drink water, every hour, between 8 AM and 10 PM." "Water the plants, every 3 days, at 9 AM." "Check the oven, for the next 3 hours, every 20 minutes." Yours alone. No account, no sign-up, no tracking of what you write. Everything stays on your device. Available as a weekly or annual subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

NetGuard4 screens
Recurring Reminders4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: NetGuard at free with in-app purchases against Recurring Reminders's subscription. NetGuard also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1). Recurring Reminders's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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. NetGuard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Recurring Reminders sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Recurring Reminders holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NetGuard has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
NetGuard versus Recurring Reminders: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNetGuardRecurring Reminders
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLevin David SchwabValyx Digital LLC

Customer experience

NetGuard

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Recurring Reminders

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

NetGuard

One-time1
  • NetGuard Pro$4.99
4 purchases

Recurring Reminders

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly$7.997 Days
  • Wehem Annual$19.991 Year
  • Annual$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Wehem Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is NetGuard free?
NetGuard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Recurring Reminders free?
Recurring Reminders is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NetGuard or Recurring Reminders?
Recurring Reminders is rated higher. NetGuard averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Recurring Reminders averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do NetGuard or Recurring Reminders have ads?
NetGuard shows ads; Recurring Reminders does not.
Which is updated more often, NetGuard or Recurring Reminders?
NetGuard ships an update weekly, and Recurring Reminders weekly. Most recently, NetGuard was updated on November 10, 2026 and Recurring Reminders on October 31, 2026.

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