Destiny Mobile vs GuardHQ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Destiny Mobile
This app streamlines security officer duties by integrating QR code scanning, image capture, and GPS tracking. It provides digital timekeeping and validates all tasks performed by security personnel.
- QR code scanning
- Image capture
- GPS Geofencing
- GPS location reporting
- Digital timeclock
- Task validation
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Destiny Mobile IOS Security System manages a variety of important security officer responsibilities within one application and utilizes a variety of technologies including QR codes (similar to barcodes but capable of more data), image capture, GPS Geofencing, GPS location reporting, and digital timeclock to facilitate and validate all security officer's duties. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
GuardHQ
This app helps professional security guards and patrol officers manage on-site operations. It offers a direct connection between field personnel and their security administration team for streamlined communication and task management.
- On-site operations management
- Streamlined field reporting
- Connection between field officers and administration
- Security patrol management
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GuardHQ is a comprehensive security management application designed specifically for professional security guards and patrol officers. Built to streamline on-site operations, GuardHQ provides a seamless connection between field officers and the security administration team.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GuardHQ at 5.0 against Destiny Mobile's 2.6. Destiny Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (113 vs 3) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GuardHQ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Destiny Mobile has 113 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Destiny Mobile ships an update monthly, GuardHQ every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Destiny Mobile | GuardHQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (113 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 113 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Destiny Software, Inc. | Amin Himat |
Customer experience
Destiny Mobile
GuardHQ
Bugs and requests
Destiny Mobile
Reported bugs
48 issues- iOS copy/paste not working
- Media playback issues
- App logs out after uploading >5 photos
- Manual checkbox selection required
- Reports deleted randomly
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- Scrolling causes app to swipe back up
- App freezes and cannot add notes
- App crashes
- App freezes while typing reports
- Photos not appearing on app (iOS)
- App crashes regularly
- Extremely slow loading
- Cuts out audio while in app
- App not working on iPhone 15 Pro Max
- Camera not recognized
- Photo attachment issues
- Multiple photos not uploading correctly
- Save button cut off
- Header stuck in the middle of the screen
- App crashes when scrolling too fast
- Video playback crashes
- Cannot add pictures from gallery a second time
- App force closes during reports
- Select multiple photos occasionally leaves out selected photo
- Single photo upload fails at times
- Device not compatible error
- App freezes and kicks user out
- Cannot log back in without reinstalling
- New update menu is slow
- Music pauses when app opens
- App freezes every morning
- Inability to run music within the app
- Login screen shows only login
- Cannot open call tags on iPhones
- iPad needs specific requirements not met
- Guard Duty Scan not working correctly
- Search button hard to press/doesn't register
- App double scans and freezes
- QR scanning crashing problem
- Timestamp bug with numerical order
- Cannot login
- App crashes when uploading saved reports
- Runs slow on iPhone 4
- New version 5.0 is confusing and worse
- Upgrade of 3/20/17 not recognizing QR codes
- Flash goes off after image leaves screen
- Red circle notification badge stays after dispatch
- New update is slower when clicking checkboxes
Requested features
26 requests- Memory function for checkboxes
- Dark mode option
- Fix iOS copy/paste
- Improve media playback
- Fix photo upload issues
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- Improve save button visibility
- Fix header obstruction
- Add delete confirmation for attachments
- Allow multiple photo uploads
- Fix QR scanning crashing
- Add more time stamps
- Fix timestamp ordering bug
- Improve dispatch functionality
- Improve chat feature
- Make notifications persistent
- Allow music playback while app is open
- Add voice-to-text functionality
- Fix iPad compatibility issues
- Fix call tag opening issue for iPhones
- Improve app performance on older iPhones
- Fix app freezing on startup
- Allow cloud saving of reports
- Fix app not recognizing cameras
- Make app faster on iOS
- Fix screen sizing on larger phones
- Improve guard tour scan functionality
GuardHQ
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Destiny Mobile
No in-app purchases
GuardHQ
No in-app purchases
