NetGuard
The facts below are what the maker publishes about NetGuard, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From NetGuard's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| NetGuard | Free | Android 5.1 and later |
| NetGuard Pro features (GitHub or F-Droid version) | €0.10, paid once | € 7 or more activates on all personally owned Android devices; below € 7 activates one time only · one time donation |
The facts
Each one read from NetGuard's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Application rules
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Supported platforms
- androidchecked 22 Sep 2026
What it does
- Connection alerts
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Connections
- Users can control access over Wi-Fi and mobile connections.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Controls
- Users can optionally block system apps or roaming connections and receive notifications when apps access the internet.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Features
- It supports IPv4 and IPv6 over TCP and UDP, tethering, and multiple device users.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Network routing
- Allowed connections are forwarded directly to their destination and do not use a remote VPN server.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Open source
- NetGuard is described as 100% open source.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Outbound control
- advancedchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Privacy
- The maker says NetGuard does not track users or use analytics, and that the app list it collects stays on the device.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Pro activation
- For the Play Store version, Pro features can only be activated with a Play Store purchase; the site offers a donation route for GitHub or F-Droid versions without Google Play services.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Pro features
- Pro features include detailed outgoing traffic logs, per-address traffic filtering, new-app notifications, a network-speed graph, and additional themes.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Provider
- NetGuard is provided by FairCode B.V., which describes itself as specializing in privacy-protecting apps.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- NetGuard is an Android firewall that lets users allow or deny internet access per application and address without root.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Rule direction
- outboundchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Support
- The maker describes NetGuard as actively developed and supported.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Traffic exports
- Traffic logs can be exported in PCAP format.checked 7 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
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