NetGuard - no-root firewall
A simple way to block access to the internet per application
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Android App Analysis and Review: NetGuard - no-root firewall, Developed by Marcel Bokhorst, FairCode BV. Listed in Tools Category. Current Version Is 2.334, Updated On 14/10/2025 . According to users reviews on Google Play: NetGuard - no-root firewall. Achieved Over 10 million Installs. NetGuard - no-root firewall Currently Has 29 thousand Reviews, Average Rating 4.4 Stars
NetGuard is an internet security app, which offers simple and advanced ways to restrict apps' access to the internet.Applications and addresses can individually be allowed or denied access to your Wi-Fi and/or mobile connection. Root permissions are not required.
Blocking access to the internet can help:
• reduce your data usage
• save your battery
• increase your privacy
Features:
• Simple to use
• No root required
• 100% open source
• No calling home
• No tracking or analytics
• No advertisements
• Actively developed and supported
• Android 5.1 and later supported
• IPv4/IPv6 TCP/UDP supported
• Tethering supported
• Optionally allow when screen on
• Optionally block when roaming
• Optionally block system applications
• Optionally notify when an application accesses the internet
• Optionally record network usage per application per address
• Material design theme with light and dark theme
PRO features:
• Log all outgoing traffic; search and filter access attempts; export PCAP files to analyze traffic
• Allow/block individual addresses per application
• New application notifications; configure NetGuard directly from the notification
• Display network speed graph in a status bar notification
• Select from five additional themes in both light and dark version
There is no other no-root firewall offering all these features.
If you like to test new features, you can participate in the test program: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/eu.faircode.netguard
All required permissions are described here: https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard/blob/master/FAQ.md#user-content-faq42
NetGuard uses the Android VPNService to route traffic to itself, so it can be filtered on-device instead of on a server. Only one app can use this service at the same time, which is a limitation of Android.
The full source code is available here: https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard
We are currently offering version 2.334. This is our latest, most optimized version. It is suitable for many different devices. Free download directly apk from the Google Play Store or other versions we're hosting. Moreover, you can download without registration and no login required.
We have more than 2000+ available devices for Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei, Oppo, Vivo, Motorola, LG, Google, OnePlus, Sony, Tablet ... with so many options, it’s easy for you to choose games or software that fit your device.
It can come in handy if there are any country restrictions or any restrictions from the side of your device on the Google App Store.
What's New
* Improved compatibility for Android 15+
* Small improvements and minor bug fixes
* Small improvements and minor bug fixes
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Recent Comments
Toxy Tronic
This is a great and valuable app. I use my phone with a pre paid card and I just don't want apps to download updates via my service provider. Even though I can control mobile data through phone settings having this app gives more peace of mind. There are a lot of apps who silently get in contact with the company who developed them. Netguard blocks them right away after installation. And if a program needs internet access to work properly I don't want to have it on my phone apart from exceptions
EJ Church
have been using for years. fantastic firewall to control which apps can use wifi or mobile or no connectivity at all. highly recommend. have patience to learn the tool
Deezee Dizzy
Best no-root firewall for Android. You can block most of the tracking while seeing where the varíous apps are phoning home to. There are many copies out there, but this one is the real deal. Very polished and easy to use. You can block apps partially by selecting which servers they can talk to. This app saved me from spyware once. Now it's the first thing I install on all my Android devices. People complaining simply don't bother learning how it works or how to set it up right.
Lukas V008
App for people with brain... Works great. Blocking all (system/user) apps from accessing the internet and let me know who they were trying to reach. This app doesn't show any ads. Doesn't send any data to any server. You can use adblocking feature, can verify hosts using ping command. This is an application to protect your privacy and for which the developer receives death threats, so it really works!!
Chuck Steak
I tried 2 apps of this kind before I got here. The other 2 were infested with adds. This one isn't. I got this to stop my phone using any data while hotspot gaming snd it has worked a treat. When I run out of data as very occasionally happens, the always on feature is slow. So any data use that isn't low bandwidth like almost all online games will tank the speed for whatever else is on the network. This works perfectly for my needs, I might be getting Pro to support the dev
Jake Marshall
Netgaurd is not only good for privacy, but also useful for saving tons of mobile data, as you can restrict apps to Wi-Fi only. I've done that with all the streaming apps so I can only stream content through Wi-Fi. I like the fact it's also free and there's no ads. It even blocks ads in some apps, because they are denied access to the internet (it only blocks ads in some apps, not all). I wish more people were aware of Netgaurd, I highly recommend it! It's become essential for me
leeroy jenkins
Great app, works well for offline games and other offline apps. Found one glitch in it that's turning people away. When installed for the first time, netguard blocks all mobile data traffic in apps. To fix it, open netguard app and switch blocking off and back on. (Orange dot in top left corner). This needs to be fixed by developer, at least include a text guide, so people know what to do if they encounter it.
A Google user
a very useful app indeed. These days I wouldn't be without it... ideal for preventing apps from "phoning home" and sending your data to the developer of whatever app is trying to use your connection for unspecified purposes, or to block adverts and/or other traffic on apps that have no valid reason to use your internet/mobile internet connection. Only issue I have is that sometimes it isn't auto-started when I power on the phone, which I do every few days - as required, although I strongly suspect that this behaviour is due to Android itself or Samsung's implementation of Android. Very easy to use and configure and a well-written app by a developer who cares very much about the high quality of his work! Thanks for a great app Marcel!