Comparison

My MobileRx vs MTA Shield

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

Head to head
About

My MobileRx

Easily refill prescriptions and check order status with this pharmacy application. Access your pharmacy's contact information and scan or type prescription numbers for quick refills or pickup updates.

Highlights
  • Prescription refills
  • Order status tracking
  • Pharmacy contact information
  • Scan prescription numbers
  • Type prescription numbers
Features
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The My MobileRx pharmacy refill application provides customers of participating pharmacies with quick and easy access to prescription refills and order status. My MobileRx also provides easy access to your pharmacy's contact information. To set up: Log in with your Apple account and search for your participating pharmacy by zip code. To use: Scan prescription numbers with your camera or type them with the keyboard to fill them or find out if they're ready for pickup.

About

MTA Shield

Secure your mobile devices and personal information from online threats. Protect your family with parental controls, locate lost devices, and safeguard your online activities with a VPN and password vault. Requires an active MTA Internet subscription.

Highlights
  • Device protection from online threats
  • Online banking and shopping security
  • Lost/stolen device location and protection
  • Parental controls and content management
  • VPN for privacy
  • Password vault
  • Web-based family device management
Features
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Today, the Internet is full of criminals. Their goals range from stealing your private information, to damaging your devices, spreading harmful content and more. With MTA Shield, you can ensure the safety and security of all of you and your loved ones’ mobile devices. MTA Shield can be downloaded on up to 10 devices. Protect all of your and your family’s devices from criminals and hackers; both at home and on the go. Ensure your children are safe with the included Parental Controls and Content Management. Protect your children and decide what they see and where they go online. If your device is stolen or lost, Mobile Shield helps you locate and protect it, by locking your device or erasing its contents. With MTA Shield, you are able to: • Protect your mobile devices • Keep your personal information safe while banking and shopping online • Locate your device if it is lost or stolen • Protect your children while they surf the internet with Parental Controls • VPN for privacy • Password vault to secure all of your passwords • Manage and protect all your family’s devices using a simple, web-based dashboard *MTA Shield is exclusively available only to MTA Internet subscribers—an active MTA Internet service is a requirement for gaining access to use this app. *Disclaimer: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

Screenshots

My MobileRx4 screens
MTA Shield4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MTA Shield at 4.6 against My MobileRx's 4.0. MTA Shield also leads on update cadence (every 8 months vs every 21 months) and ratings volume (14 vs 3). My MobileRx's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MTA Shield holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 14 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My MobileRx ships an update every 21 months, MTA Shield every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and August 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
My MobileRx versus MTA Shield: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy MobileRxMTA Shield
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (3 ratings)4.6 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings314 — better
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsEvery 8 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB277 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSmart Solutions, IncMatanuska Telephone

Customer experience

My MobileRx

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

MTA Shield

All ratings14 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

My MobileRx

No in-app purchases

None

MTA Shield

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My MobileRx free?
My MobileRx is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MTA Shield free?
MTA Shield is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, My MobileRx or MTA Shield?
MTA Shield is rated higher. My MobileRx averages 4.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while MTA Shield averages 4.6 from 14 ratings.
Do My MobileRx or MTA Shield have ads?
Neither My MobileRx nor MTA Shield shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My MobileRx or MTA Shield?
My MobileRx ships an update every 21 months, and MTA Shield every 8 months. Most recently, My MobileRx was updated on June 1, 2026 and MTA Shield on August 16, 2026.

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