ActiveShield vs Check Point Mobile Security
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ActiveShield
This app enhances mobile productivity for enterprises by providing proactive detection and prevention on iOS devices. It offers visibility, intelligence, and security measures against unverified Wi-Fi networks without impacting user experience or collecting personal data.
- Proactive detection and prevention
- BYO and corporate-owned device support
- Visibility and intelligence
- Stop connections to unverified Wi-Fi
- Remediation steps
- Minimal footprint agent
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Better provides enterprises proactive detection and prevention on BYO and corporate-owned iOS mobile devices. Smartphones and tablets give us unprecedented access to the critical business information we need to work faster and more accurately. With Better, enterprises can empower the full benefits of mobile productivity in business. Better is a lightweight agent that has no impact on the way users use their favorite apps and access data. Our solution runs in the background with a minimal footprint, and does not collect personal information from the user. Better Active Shield provides: - Visibility and intelligence - Stop connections to unverified Wi-Fi networks - Steps for remediation How to activate BETTER: 1. Consult with your IT team before downloading 2. Download from the App Store 3. Open the app and enter the credentials provided by your company 4. Better is now active
Check Point Mobile Security
Securely access corporate resources from your mobile device with an encrypted VPN tunnel. This app enforces compliance and provides advanced security for organizational data on smartphones and tablets.
- Advanced mobile security
- Compliance enforcement
- Encrypted VPN tunnel
- Secure corporate resource access
- BYOD and corporate device support
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Harmony Mobile Protect delivers advanced mobile security and compliance enforcement for organizations that allow employees to access corporate email, apps, and data from either personal (BYOD) or corporate smartphones and tablets. With Harmony Mobile Protect, you can securely connect to corporate resources on your iPhone or iPad using an encrypted Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel—ensuring safe, seamless access wherever you work. Important: This application is designed exclusively for enterprise users enrolled in Check Point Harmony Mobile for Enterprises and requires valid organizational credentials. For personal mobile protection, please download “ZoneAlarm” by Check Point from the App Store. Check Point Software Technologies is committed to safeguarding your privacy. We do not collect or share any personal information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Check Point Mobile Security at 5.0 against ActiveShield's 4.4. ActiveShield's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Check Point Mobile Security holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ActiveShield has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ActiveShield ships an update every 3 weeks, Check Point Mobile Security fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ActiveShield | Check Point Mobile Security |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 45.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 163 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Better Mobile Security Inc. | Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. |
Customer experience
ActiveShield
Check Point Mobile Security
Bugs and requests
ActiveShield
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Check Point Mobile Security
Reported bugs
10 issues- CarPlay not working after update
- Office 365 services not working under VPN
- Phone slowed down even after deletion
- Battery draining while plugged in
- App flagged as threat in App Store
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- App still reporting issues after deletion
- Cannot sync with iPhone 14 Pro
- App sync stuck on progress
- False positives even after deleting apps
- Notifications not showing on iOS 16.3
Requested features
6 requests- Optimize battery consumption
- Improve app configurability
- Provide clarity on data usage
- Block trackers from unknown apps
- Resolve CarPlay compatibility issues
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- Fix false positive detection
In-app purchases
ActiveShield
No in-app purchases
Check Point Mobile Security
No in-app purchases
Questions
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