Appworthy

Guardian Firewall + VPN

Powerful tracker-blocking VPN

Sudo Security Group, Inc
Download on theApp Store
App Store rating4.6★873 ratings
PriceFreeIn-app $0.99–$149.99
Age4+Store age rating
Size19 MBiPhone download
CategoryUtilities
DeveloperSudo Security Group, Inc

What we found

Full report

Too little checked to say Store information only. We haven’t analysed this app or read its reviews yet.

Money

  • Free to download · in-app purchases $0.99–$149.99 (7 listed). Monthly plan $9.99 (about $120 a year); 3-month plan $26.99 (about $108 a year); yearly plans $99.99 and $149.99. The other purchases’ names don’t say how often they bill.
  • If you subscribe through the store, cancel in iPhone Settings → your name → Subscriptions. Deleting the app doesn’t cancel a subscription.

Not yet tested.

The store currently lists version 2.7.0, updated 2026-10-08.

Preview

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Store screenshots supplied by the developer.

About this app

Take back control of your personal data with the protection of Guardian Firewall and VPN.

We believe people should be able to use apps on their digital devices without their data being sold to unknown third parties. Data that you’re not always aware that you’re sharing, such as confidential information, travel patterns, and lifestyle.

Guardian Firewall blocks unauthorized third parties from secretly collecting your personal information while adding an extra layer of security from hackers and insecure websites with our powerful VPN, protecting passwords, search history, and other sensitive data.

Our Guardian Pro subscription service is the protection of Guardian with the following additional features:…

From the developer’s store description.

For developers and the curious

The full report

The evidence, sources, measurements and versions behind every label above.

Findings and evidence

Not yet tested
Not yet tested. No analysis has been published for this app. A missing label is not a clean bill of health.

What reviewers report

No review coverage

No review analysis published for this app.

Measurements

3 measured · 5 not assessed

“Not assessed” means we could not measure it. It is never a zero and never a pass.

From store data and reviews

Developer replies to reviews
Not assessed
Fewer than 50 reviews scanned — too few to state a rate
Price in the store description
The store description lists a price and how often it bills
Cancelling, in the store description
The store description doesn’t say how to cancel (most don’t)
Themes reported by reviewers
Not assessed
This app's reviews have not been assessed yet
Five-star share of ratings
80–89% five-star
Arithmetic on the stores' own published rating counts. It says nothing about why the ratings fall where they do.

In the app package we scanned

No package has been scanned for this app, so nothing is published about what it ships. That is an absence of evidence, not a finding.

Sensitive permissions
Not assessed
No package has been scanned for this app
Analytics or tracking SDKs in the scanned package
Not assessed
No package has been scanned for this app
Advertising SDKs in the scanned package
Not assessed
No package has been scanned for this app
How we know

Supporting measurements: not a complete list of possible harms or positives. Measurement vocabulary 1.4 · how these are measured

Versions and dates analysed

Not yet tested

Not yet tested. No analysis has been run for this app, so there is no version or date to report.

Store update history

Each store’s release notes, as the developer wrote them. They are the developer’s words, not ours.

App Store

Version 2.7.0 · 2026-10-08
New: - Multihop capability routes your traffic through your connected VPN server, then through a second server at the selected exit region - Stealth Mode may resolve connection issues on some public WiFi networks when the Guardian Firewall service is blocked - Smart Routing Proxy v 2 for WireGuard connections Improved: - API interactions have been modernized to prevent unnecessary network requests - The region selection list displays immediately upon selecting without any additional delay - Revised various feature explanations for clarity and technical accuracy Fixed: - Smart Routing Proxy was inaccurately displayed as Smart Proxy Routing in the app - Advanced menu rows were not…

Shortened here; the full notes are on the store listing.

Assessment record

Status
Not yet tested
App identifier
guardian-firewall-vpn
Sources used
None recorded
Reviews read
None recorded
Package examined
No package scan
Human inspection
Not completed
How we know
Measurement vocabulary
1.4

Store facts

App Store

What the stores publish. Store ratings are the stores’ numbers, not Appworthy’s, and are never averaged across stores.

App Store

Store rating
4.62 ★ · 873 ratings
Version
2.7.0
Updated
8 Oct 2026
Price
Free · In-app purchases
Age rating
4+
Size
19 MB
Open in App Store
Developer
Sudo Security Group, Inc
Category
Utilities
Listing price
Free · In-app purchases

Purchases the store lists

 What this app sells

From the store listing. Billing terms are read from each purchase’s name — the stores don’t publish them — so treat them as a strong hint, not a disclosure.

Subscriptions4
Guardian Firewall (Monthly)Monthly$9.99
QuarterlyEvery 3 months$26.99
Guardian Firewall (Annual)Yearly$99.99
Guardian Pro (Annual)Yearly$149.99
Show 3 more purchases we couldn’t categorise

These are really on sale; we just can’t tell from the name whether they recur.

Guardian Firewall (Day Pass)Term not stated$0.99
Introductory OfferTerm not stated$0.99
Guardian Day Pass (Multiple)Term not stated$0.99

Method and limits

What this report can and cannot show

What a missing label means

Not yet tested. No analysis has been published for this app, so there is no method to describe for it yet. A missing label is not a clean bill of health: it means nothing has been read, not that nothing is wrong.

Limits of this report

  • A package scan is static. It identifies code and text in one Android build. It does not measure a live ad session, test a deletion request, or count the steps needed to cancel.
  • Reviews keep their sample. A review-only charge shows distinct reviewers, the share and the sample size, and is published only once it clears that label’s published threshold. Calibration labels are machine-drafted and not yet confirmed by a person.
  • Not assessed is a state. It is never a zero and never a pass.
  • A missing label is not a clean bill of health. It means the evidence did not support one, not that the app is problem-free.
Not yet human-reviewed. A human review gives an app hands-on, recorded measurements. None has been run for this app. Hands-on inspections are not yet open.
Review thresholds Read the methodology For developers

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