PrivacyGuard - ID protection
- iPhone
- iPad
What is PrivacyGuard?
PrivacyGuard is an identity protection app in the Finance category, listed as free. It monitors personal information such as Social Security numbers, bank account numbers, cards, and email addresses, and sends email, text and push alerts. Membership plans are offered as Credit Protection, Identity Protection, or Total Protection, and include monthly triple-bureau credit reports and scores.
Pricing. PrivacyGuard - ID protection is free, with no in-app purchases on the App Store.
Good for
- Monitoring personal information for signs of identity theft
- Tracking credit scores and reports from three bureaus each month
- Monitoring children's Social Security numbers for up to 10 children
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Why this app is in B tier
PrivacyGuard scores 74 out of 100: rating 96, rating count 73, App Store search rank 73, update recency 52. The four parts are averaged with no weights, and B tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.
Description
You’ve come to the right place. The place where we know that your privacy is personal. PrivacyGuard offers 24/7 identity monitoring on the Public & Dark Web(3), plus monthly triple-bureau credit scores and reports. Yes, that’s right: MONTHLY and TRIPLE-BUREAU. All of this and more from our powerful app which is FREE to members. So, just pick the protection plan that’s right for you and enroll today. All our plans are just $1 for the first 14 days, then automatically renew monthly unless cancelled during the trial period or at any time thereafter. Plans start as low as $9.99/month. So, what exactly do we WATCH and what exactly do you GET? Good question. Let’s start with all the personal information that we monitor your: • Triple-bureau Credit Scores(2) • Social Security Number • Children’s Social Security Number - for up to 10 children • Driver’s License & Passport • Bank Account Numbers • Debit & Credit Cards • Email, Phone Number, Name, and Date of Birth • And more identity theft protection benefits! Now, what do you GET: • First, you get this PrivacyGuard App - perfect for taking your identity into your own hands • Email, text and push alerts • Monthly email status
Compare in Credit Monitoring
| Measure | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier | B | B | B |
| Score | 74 / 100 | 76 / 100 | 70 / 100 |
| Rating | 4.8 ★ | 4.7 ★ | 4.9 ★ |
| Ratings | 2.2K | 3.1K | 22.4K |
| Latest ratings · 180d | — | — | 4.8 ★ · 20 reviews |
| Last update | 356d ago | 136d ago | 17d ago |
| Price | Free | Free + IAP | Free |
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See all 18 ›Questions about PrivacyGuard
Do I have to pay to download the app?
The listing shows the price as free and says the app is free to members. Plans are separate: all plans are $1 for the first 14 days, then renew monthly, with plans starting as low as $9.99/month.
What information does it monitor?
It monitors triple-bureau credit scores, Social Security number, children's Social Security numbers for up to 10 children, driver's license and passport, bank account numbers, debit and credit cards, and email, phone number
What plan options are there?
Three plans are listed: Credit Protection only, Identity Protection only, and Total Protection, which includes the benefits of both. After choosing a plan, the listing says enrollment takes three steps.
Is PrivacyGuard free?
Yes. PrivacyGuard is free on the App Store, with no in-app purchases.
What is PrivacyGuard good for?
PrivacyGuard is built for monitoring personal information for signs of identity theft, tracking credit scores and reports from three bureaus each month, monitoring children's social security numbers for up to 10 children. It sits in the credit monitoring list on AppTierList.
Is PrivacyGuard worth it?
PrivacyGuard is B tier, ranked #17 of 19 credit monitoring apps with a score of 74 out of 100, from a 4.8 App Store rating across 2,205 ratings. Good, and 16 apps rank above it.
How does PrivacyGuard compare to Identity Guard?
PrivacyGuard is B tier at 74; Identity Guard is B tier at 76. Identity Guard ranks higher. PrivacyGuard is free, with no in-app purchases, Identity Guard is free to download, with in-app purchases.
How often is PrivacyGuard updated?
PrivacyGuard was last updated on 2025-10-31, 356 days ago.
All the facts
- List
- Credit Monitoring (B tier, #17)
- Tier
- B (Good)
- Score
- 74 / 100
- Rank in list
- #17 of 19
- Ranking certainty
- settled
- Price
- Free
- App Store rating
- 4.8 out of 5
- Number of ratings
- 2,205
- Current version
- (356 days ago)
- App Store data read
- App Store category
- Finance
- Good for
- Monitoring personal information for signs of identity theft, Tracking credit scores and reports from three bureaus each month, Monitoring children's Social Security numbers for up to 10 children
- Requires
- iOS 15.1 or later
- Size
- 32 MB
- Age rating
- 4+
- Languages
- 1
- Runs on
- iPhone, iPad
- Developer pages
- Support · Privacy policy
- Maker
- unclaimed
- As data
- JSON · why it ranks here
App Store data read · reviews · ranking · how it is computed