PonchoGuard
Family help against scams
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
PonchoGuard helps families look out for each other against scams, without taking anyone's independence away.
CHECK A MESSAGE
Not sure about a text, an email or a phone call? Check it with PonchoGuard. You get one clear answer (Scam, Suspicious or Looks OK), one reason and one next step, in plain words and big type. In Messages, Mail or Safari, tap Share and pick PonchoGuard to check a message right where you are. A screenshot is read on your iPhone, so only its words are checked, never the picture.
ASK YOUR FAMILY BEFORE YOU PAY
Someone wants a gift card, a wire or a deposit today? Cosign sends the request to your family so a person you trust can say "stop, call me" or "go ahead" before any money moves.
SHOW MY SCREEN TO FAMILY
Stuck on your phone or computer? Show your screen to a family helper you choose. They can look, but cannot touch anything on an iPhone. You start it, and you can stop it at any time. (Part of the Family + PC Guard plan.)
FOR FAMILY HELPERS
See when a family member wants to show you their screen, ask them to show it, and open the family dashboard with checks, Cosigns and alerts.
BUILT FOR CALM
- Large text that follows your iPhone's text size
- Big buttons and one decision per screen
- Works on iPhone and iPad
- Your family hears that a message was checked, not what it said
- Report or block a family member, and delete your account, from Settings
- Report a problem or share an idea right inside the app
PLANS
PonchoGuard is free to start: one protected parent, one helper and a monthly number of family checks. Subscriptions are optional and are bought by a family helper:
- Family: unlimited family checks, 2 parents with the app, 5 helpers and up to 3 landline or basic phones.
- Family + PC Guard: everything in Family for 4 parents and 8 helpers, plus PonchoGuard for Windows PCs, Family Screen Help (show your screen to family) and daily check-in calls for one phone.
- Landline Guard: for a parent with a landline or basic phone, who doesn't need the app: scam checks by text or call, Call my family, and daily check-in calls. The family manages it from their own phone.
- Daily check-in calls (optional add-on, per phone): a friendly call every morning and a weekly scam warning call for a parent's landline or basic phone.
Each is available monthly or yearly. The App Store shows the price in your currency before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. A subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. A plan covers the whole family on every device.
Terms of Use: https://ponchoguard.com/terms/
Privacy Policy: https://ponchoguard.com/privacy/
PonchoGuard never asks for your sign-in code by phone or text, and nobody from PonchoGuard will ever call you to ask for money.
PonchoGuard works with a PonchoGuard family. Start yours at ponchoguard.com, then invite the people you look out for.
Ratings & Reviews
- This app hasn’t received enough ratings or reviews to display an overview.
Easier to read and use. The home screen fits at the largest text sizes, and names no longer break in the middle. When your family answers Ask my family, their answer now shows on your home screen. Helpers now see on Today when a check found a scam. The keyboard no longer covers buttons, Privacy and Terms open in a page you can close, and a new ZIP code updates the weather right away.
The developer, G3NO SYSTEMS, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Location
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- G3NO SYSTEMS, LLC
- Size
- 14.2 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
Messaging and Chat
User-Generated Content
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Check-in calls (phone 3) $2.99
- Check-in calls (phone 3) $29.99
- Check-in calls (phone 2) $2.99
- Check-in calls (phone 2) $29.99
- Check-in calls (phone 1) $2.99
- Check-in calls (phone 1) $29.99
- PonchoGuard Landline Guard $4.99
- PonchoGuard Landline Guard $49.99
- PonchoGuard Family $6.99
- PonchoGuard Family $69.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 G3NO Systems, LLC