Avira Mobile Security vs Focus5
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Avira Mobile Security
Enhance your iPhone's privacy and security with a VPN for anonymous browsing, identity protection against email leaks, and web protection against malicious sites. It also includes call blocking and contact backup features.
- Free VPN for anonymous browsing
- Identity Safeguard for email leak detection
- Web Protection against phishing and malware
- Call Blocker for unwanted calls
- Contacts Backup and Restore
- Device Analyzer for storage and memory
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Why iPhones deserve Avira? We’re a multi-award-winning German security company with +30 years of experience and a global vision: To keep people connected and secure in our digital world. Avira loves iPhones. Your phone is state-of-the-art—give it privacy and security to match: • Care about your Privacy? Keep your data safe and your online activity anonymous with our Free VPN • Email leaked? Find out fast with Identity Safeguard • Browsing online? Web Protection checks the safety of sites first Avira Mobile Security protects your phone: • VPN: Secure your connection with a simple push of a button for complete privacy as you surf. When you use our VPN, all your data goes through a secure connection—so it can’t be intercepted or stolen. Plus, we use military-grade encryption to keep your data extra safe. The auto-secure function detects if your WiFi network is untrusted, and we promise our servers don’t save your log files. • Web Protection: Like online shopping and banking? Do you store your credit card details online? This categorizes and blocks phishing, malware, spam, and fraud so you can browse freely and safely. • Identity Safeguard: Find out if your email addresses have been hacked. Schedule the frequency (once a day/week/month), and we’ll automatically scan your email, and those of your contacts, to check whether they were leaked online in a security breach. • Call Blocker: Create your own blacklist and block spam and other unwanted calls and texts. • Contacts Backup: Easily back up and restore contacts straight from your phone and send them to your email, Dropbox, or Google Drive. Avira Mobile Security lets nothing stand in the way of your iPhone’s awesomeness: • Device Analyzer: View your iPhone’s use of storage and memory to see where you can make gains. * VPN service is not available for use within India as a result of governmental regulations requiring the logging and saving of user data, but you can still use your VPN service when traveling outside of India. Avira Mobile Security keeps everything you do between you and your iPhone: Privacy Policy available at https://www.avira.com/en/general-privacy Terms and Conditions available at https://www.avira.com/en/legal-terms
Focus5
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Focus5 is not another task manager. It helps you choose exactly five priorities each day — nothing more. Decide what truly matters today. Work through your most important priorities step by step, use the Focus Timer to stay on track, and create the right environment for deep concentration with Ambience. Less organizing. More progress. • Up to five priorities per day • Focus Timer for concentrated work sessions • Ambience and calming sounds • Intentional breaks between focus sessions • Widgets for quick access • Your personal Focus5 data stays on your device Focus5 brings productivity back to what matters: choosing what deserves your attention and actually moving it forward. Five priorities. Nothing more. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Focus5 at every 4 days against Avira Mobile Security's monthly. Avira Mobile Security's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Avira Mobile Security sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Focus5 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Avira Mobile Security ships an update monthly, Focus5 every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Avira Mobile Security | Focus5 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4.7K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 67.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.7K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Avira Holding | Monique Mutti |
Bugs and requests
Avira Mobile Security
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login/account issues, unable to restore purchases
- Inconsistent VPN behavior, frequently turning off
- Scanning issues, getting stuck at certain percentages
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
- Unexplained charges and subscription issues
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved VPN functionality and reliability
- Better customer support and communication channels
- Ability to selectively delete duplicate photos
- More transparency on free vs paid features
Focus5
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Avira Mobile Security
- Identity & Web Protection$1.991 Month
- Ultimate Security - Pro + VPN$3.491 Month
- Identity & Web Protection$5.491 Year
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- Pro: Identity & Web Protection7 Days trial$5.491 Year
- Identity & Web Protection2 variants$14.991 Year
- Ultimate Security - Pro + VPN$22.991 Year
- Prime Mobile Trial$22.991 Year
- Pro+Unlimited VPN+Spam Caller$29.991 Year
- Pro+Unlimited VPN+Spam Caller$34.991 Year
Focus5
- Focus5 Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
- Focus5 Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
- Focus5 Pro$19.99
Questions
Is Avira Mobile Security free?
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Do Avira Mobile Security or Focus5 have ads?
Which is updated more often, Avira Mobile Security or Focus5?
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