PrivacyGuard
PrivacyGuard is a paid iOS and web service for credit reporting, credit-score monitoring, and identity-theft protection.
What PrivacyGuard is
PrivacyGuard is a paid iOS and web service for credit reporting, credit-score monitoring, and identity-theft protection. Members can receive a three-bureau credit report every three months, while the service scans all three reports daily for certain score-related changes. Credit features include triple-bureau scores, a credit simulator, and identity fraud support. Monitoring covers Social Security numbers, children’s Social Security numbers, driver’s licenses, passports, bank and card numbers, email, phone numbers, names, and birth dates. PrivacyGuard also lists dark-web, bank-account, and SSN monitoring, identity restoration, and identity-theft insurance. App alerts can arrive by email, text, or push notification, with a personal ID fraud resolution agent. Plans are Credit Protection, Identity Protection, and Total Protection. The app listing describes $1 for the first 14 days, renewing monthly unless cancelled.
Good
- Three-bureau reports every three months
- Daily credit-report scanning
- Dark-web and bank monitoring
- Identity restoration and insurance
- Email, text, and push alerts
Watch out
- Paid service with no free plan
- App listing says monthly renewal unless cancelled
- No free trial listed
Who it suits
PrivacyGuard suits people seeking combined credit monitoring and identity protection on iOS or the web. It is relevant for users who want bureau reports, identity alerts, restoration support, or insurance.
Verdict
PrivacyGuard combines bureau-based credit tools with broad identity monitoring and recovery features. Its listed introductory offer is $1 for the first 14 days, followed by monthly renewal unless cancelled.
Plans and prices
From PrivacyGuard's own pricing page, checked 21 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| PrivacyGuard plan | — | Identity monitoring · Public and dark-web monitoring · Triple-bureau credit reports and scores |
The facts
Each one read from PrivacyGuard's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Alerts and recovery
- The app listing describes email, text, and push alerts, plus a dedicated personal ID fraud resolution agent.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Bank account monitoring
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Credit monitoring
- PrivacyGuard scans all three credit reports daily for certain changes that could affect a credit score.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Credit reports
- Members can receive a three-bureau credit report every three months.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Credit tools
- Listed benefits include triple-bureau credit scores, a credit simulator, and identity fraud support.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Dark-web monitoring
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Identity monitoring
- The service says it monitors information including Social Security numbers, children’s Social Security numbers, driver’s licenses, passports, bank account numbers, cards, email, phone number, name, and date of birth.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Identity restoration
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Identity-theft insurance
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Mobile benefit
- The app listing includes digital device protection to help with mobile privacy.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Privacy safeguards
- The privacy notice says Trilegiant uses computer safeguards and secured files and buildings to protect personal information.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Service
- PrivacyGuard offers credit reporting, credit score monitoring, and identity theft protection.checked 7 Oct 2026
- SSN monitoring
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Support
- The credit report page lists toll-free support and professional assistance and gives the number 1-800-374-8273.checked 7 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 21 Sep 2026
- Plan choices
- The app listing describes Credit Protection, Identity Protection, and Total Protection plans.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Trial offer
- The app listing says plans cost $1 for the first 14 days and renew monthly unless cancelled.checked 7 Oct 2026
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