# Mobile security apps privacy ratings

Android and iOS apps that improve privacy and security.

| Name | Grade | Jurisdiction | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [AFWall+](https://privacyratings.com/mobile-security-apps/afwall/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | AFWall+ is an iptables front end for rooted Android devices that controls which apps can reach the network over Wi-Fi, mobile data, VPN and LAN. |
| [App Manager](https://privacyratings.com/mobile-security-apps/app-manager/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Open source Android package manager that shows app components, permissions, trackers and signatures, and can block trackers, freeze apps and change permissions, with more control on rooted devices or through ADB. |
| [Exodus](https://privacyratings.com/mobile-security-apps/exodus/) | B (80/100) | France (Nine Eyes) | Android app that shows which trackers and permissions each installed app has, using reports from the Exodus Privacy database of scanned APKs. |
| [Greentooth](https://privacyratings.com/mobile-security-apps/greentooth/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Android app that turns Bluetooth off automatically after the last connected device disconnects. It is no longer maintained. |
| [Insular](https://privacyratings.com/mobile-security-apps/insular/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Fully open-source fork of Island that isolates Android apps in a work profile, where they can be cloned, frozen or hidden. Distributed through F-Droid. |
| [InviZible Pro](https://privacyratings.com/mobile-security-apps/invizible-pro/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Open source Android app that routes device traffic through Tor, encrypts DNS with DNSCrypt, and gives access to the I2P network, with a per-app firewall. Works with or without root. |
| [NetGuard](https://privacyratings.com/mobile-security-apps/netguard/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | A firewall app for Android, which does not require root. |
| [Orbot](https://privacyratings.com/mobile-security-apps/orbot/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Android and iOS app from the Guardian Project that routes app traffic through the Tor network as a VPN or proxy. |
| [PCAPdroid](https://privacyratings.com/mobile-security-apps/pcapdroid/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Open source Android app that captures and inspects the network traffic of other apps without root, using a local VPN. It can export PCAP files and decrypt TLS, with optional paid firewall and malware detection features. |
| [PrivateLock](https://privacyratings.com/mobile-security-apps/privatelock/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Android app that locks the screen when the accelerometer detects movement above a set threshold. |
| [RethinkDNS & Firewall](https://privacyratings.com/mobile-security-apps/rethinkdns-firewall/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Open-source DNS-based content blocker and firewall for Android that does not require root. |
| [Shelter](https://privacyratings.com/mobile-security-apps/shelter/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Open source Android app that uses the work profile feature to run cloned or separately installed apps in an isolated space, and can freeze them when they are not in use. |
| [Spectre](https://privacyratings.com/mobile-security-apps/spectre/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Android app that scans Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, cellular and GNSS signals, with tools for wireless security testing. |
| [SuperFreezZ](https://privacyratings.com/mobile-security-apps/superfreezz/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Android app that freezes all background activity of selected apps. |
| [TrackerControl](https://privacyratings.com/mobile-security-apps/trackercontrol/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Android app that monitors and blocks tracking connections made by other apps, using a local VPN that needs no root. |
| [Blokada](https://privacyratings.com/mobile-security-apps/blokada/) | C (65/100) | Sweden (Fourteen Eyes) | Android and iOS app that blocks ads and trackers in all apps without root. Blokada 5 filters on the device, and Blokada 6 uses a subscription cloud DNS service. |
| [Bouncer](https://privacyratings.com/mobile-security-apps/bouncer/) | D (50/100) | Unknown | Android app that grants app permissions temporarily and revokes them after the app is closed. It is no longer available on Google Play. |
| [CamWings](https://privacyratings.com/mobile-security-apps/camwings/) | D (50/100) | Germany (Fourteen Eyes) | Android app that disables the device cameras system-wide so that apps, including background processes, cannot use them until access is restored. |
| [Island](https://privacyratings.com/mobile-security-apps/island/) | D (50/100) | Unknown | Android sandbox that uses a work profile to clone selected apps, isolate them from personal data, and freeze them when not in use. |
| [1.1.1.1](https://privacyratings.com/mobile-security-apps/1-1-1-1/) | F (20/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | Cloudflare app that sends DNS queries to the 1.1.1.1 resolver over encrypted DNS, with an optional WARP VPN that encrypts all device traffic. |
| [Fing App](https://privacyratings.com/mobile-security-apps/fing-app/) | F (0/100) | Ireland | Network scanner app that lists the devices on a Wi-Fi network and runs security and speed checks. Some features need a paid plan or Fing hardware. |

## Criteria

- **Open source** (weight 3): Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
- **No trackers or telemetry** (weight 3): Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
- **No ads or data sales** (weight 2): Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
- **Independent audit** (weight 2): Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?

Source: https://privacyratings.com/mobile-security-apps/