Comparison

Semaphor vs Box Protector

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

Head to head
About

Semaphor

Features
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Stop finding out your site is down from a customer email. Semaphor puts a traffic-light status board for your websites right on your Home Screen, so one glance answers the question you keep asking: is my site up? Semaphor is built around its widget. Add your websites once, then live on the Home Screen: a clean grid of green, amber, and red dots for every site you care about. Open the app when you want the full dashboard or an on-demand check. The rest of the time, the widget does the watching. WHY SEMAPHOR Most uptime tools assume you want another web dashboard, another account, another subscription. Semaphor assumes you don't. It is a free website uptime checker that lives where you already look two hundred times a day: your Home Screen. PERFECT FOR - Indie makers keeping an eye on their own sites and landing pages - Freelancers and agencies watching client websites - Developers and webmasters watching endpoints and APIs without a tab open - Anyone who just wants to know "is my website down?" at a glance A HOME SCREEN WIDGET, FIRST Pin Semaphor to your Home Screen and every site shows its latest status as a simple traffic light. Green for healthy, amber for slow, red for down. No opening, no scrolling, no login. The widget matches your style with its own light and dark themes. THE APP IS YOUR DASHBOARD Inside the app you add and organize the sites you want to track, see them all on one board, and tap any site for its response time and the latest HTTP result. Hit Ping All to re-check every site at once. Set how often Semaphor re-checks your sites while the app is open. SLOW IS A STATUS TOO Most monitors are binary: up or down. But "up" that takes three seconds to load is losing you visitors. When a site answers slowly, Semaphor shows amber instead of hiding it behind a green checkmark. If you ever wondered "is my website slow?", the answer is now a color. MADE TO FEEL FAST Semaphor is a native app with light and dark themes for both the app and the widget, and crisp haptics as your checks come back. Quick to open, quicker to read. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Semaphor has no account and no sign-up. It only contacts the websites you add, and it stores your list and results on your device. No analytics, no tracking, no data collected about you. Ever. REQUIREMENTS - iPhone and iPad - iOS 26 or later - Free, no account required Put your uptime where you'll actually see it. Add your first site in seconds with Semaphor.

About

Box Protector

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Box Protector is a video evidence tool for ecommerce sellers, warehouses, retail stores, and after-sales teams. Scan or enter a tracking number to start recording shipment dispatch, return check-in, or an on-site inspection. Video, tracking number, and recording time are saved together so you can find evidence quickly during disputes or platform appeals. Core features: Shipment dispatch and return check-in flows Standard recording and continuous recording modes Local search by tracking number, order number, or SKU Multi-store record ownership and filtering Local save, playback, export, and storage management Box Protector does not require an account and does not depend on network connectivity. Videos and records are stored locally on the device by default.

Screenshots

Semaphor4 screens
Box Protector4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Semaphor at every 8 days against Box Protector's monthly. Box Protector's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Semaphor ships an update every 8 days, Box Protector monthly. Both last shipped on September 19, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Semaphor versus Box Protector: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSemaphorBox Protector
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 days β€” betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS26.415.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size6 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBEGRIP, s.r.o.ζ΅·ζ³’ 胑

In-app purchases

None

Semaphor

No in-app purchases

None

Box Protector

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Semaphor free?
Semaphor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Box Protector free?
Box Protector is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Semaphor or Box Protector have ads?
Neither Semaphor nor Box Protector shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Semaphor or Box Protector?
Semaphor ships an update every 8 days, and Box Protector monthly. Most recently, Semaphor was updated on September 19, 2026 and Box Protector on September 19, 2026.

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