Comparison

ActiveShield vs EY Virtual Events

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

EY Virtual Events

This business event app offers access to essential information, tools, and content for attendees. It provides event logistics, announcements, speaker details, agendas, and social media feeds. Users can also engage in live polling and network with other participants.

Highlights
  • Event logistics and announcements
  • Speaker and agenda details
  • Live interactive polling
  • Networking with attendees
  • Related social media feeds
Features
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EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, and provides global perspectives on the issues affecting today's businesses. This mobile event app provides access to information, tools and content you need when attending one of our premier events. Specifically, you'll have access to event logistics, announcements, speaker information, agendas with detailed session information and related social media feeds. We also provide the option to partake in live, interactive polling and network with fellow attendees. Specific event joining instructions will be provided by your event organizer.

Screenshots

ActiveShield1 screens
EY Virtual Events4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ActiveShield at 10.0 against EY Virtual Events's 17.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for ActiveShield against 4.5 for EY Virtual Events. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 8 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ActiveShield ships an update every 3 weeks, EY Virtual Events monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ActiveShield versus EY Virtual Events: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActiveShieldEY Virtual Events
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7 ratings)4.5 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings78 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB56 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBetter Mobile Security Inc.EY Global Services Limited

Customer experience

ActiveShield

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

EY Virtual Events

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ActiveShield

No in-app purchases

None

EY Virtual Events

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ActiveShield free?
ActiveShield is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EY Virtual Events free?
EY Virtual Events is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ActiveShield or EY Virtual Events?
EY Virtual Events is rated higher. ActiveShield averages 4.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while EY Virtual Events averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do ActiveShield or EY Virtual Events have ads?
Neither ActiveShield nor EY Virtual Events shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ActiveShield or EY Virtual Events?
ActiveShield ships an update every 3 weeks, and EY Virtual Events monthly. Most recently, ActiveShield was updated on October 2, 2026 and EY Virtual Events on September 30, 2026.

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