Comparison

Semaphor vs Box Protector

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

Head to head
About

Semaphor

Features
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Semaphor answers simple question: Are my websites online and running? Stop finding out your site is down from a customer email. PERFECT FOR - Business owners wanting to know if their store is online - Agencies and freelancers watching client websites - Indie makers watching their own sites and landing pages - Developers watching endpoints and APIs FRESH WIDGETS Semaphor has beautiful widgets so you can see your status anywhere on your screen. Pick your refresh interval and turn on notifications so you never miss alert. THE APP IS YOUR DASHBOARD Add and organize your sites, see them all on one board, and tap any site for its response time, its recent checks and the latest HTTP result. Tap refresh to re-check every site at once. TELLS YOU WHEN IT BREAKS Turn on down alerts and Semaphor notifies you when a site goes red. Quiet hours hold alerts back overnight, and you can mute one site while you are busy fixing it. SSL CERTIFICATES BEFORE THEY EXPIRE See how many days are left on a site's SSL certificate and who issued it, and get a warning 14 days and 3 days before it expires. UPTIME HISTORY Uptime over 7 and 30 days, total downtime, the longest outage and the average response time, per site and across all of them. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no sign-up. Semaphor contacts the websites you add and nothing else, and it stores your list and results on your device. No analytics, no tracking, no data collected about you. Ever. UPGRADE IF YOU NEED MORE Full version contains: Unlimited sites, down alerts, quiet hours, every check interval, website history, every widget size including Lock Screen. REQUIREMENTS - iPhone and iPad - iOS 17 or later - Free to download, no account required

About

Box Protector

Features
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Order 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 Order Protector does not require an account and does not depend on network connectivity. Videos and records are stored locally on the device by default. Subscriptions use Apple's standard End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Semaphor4 screens
Box Protector4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Box Protector at every 9 days against Semaphor's every 2 months. Box Protector also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, 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. Semaphor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Box Protector sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Semaphor ships an update every 2 months, Box Protector every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Semaphor versus Box Protector: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSemaphorBox Protector
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
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In-app purchases

1 purchases

Semaphor

One-time1
  • Semaphor Lifetime$3.99
2 purchases

Box Protector

Subscriptions2
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  • æŠ€ć•ćźäž“äžšç‰ˆćčŽä»˜äŒšć‘˜$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Semaphor free?
Semaphor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Box Protector free?
Box Protector is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
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 2 months, and Box Protector every 9 days. Most recently, Semaphor was updated on October 31, 2026 and Box Protector on October 31, 2026.

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