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FlexiSHIELD Review | Why FlexiSHIELD Is Better Than Tiger Text

FlexiSHIELD

I first wrote about FlexiSHIELD in December 2008. Back then it was just another product from the team behind Flexispy. Not much more was written about it, and I don’t think many people snatched it up. However, with the recent buzz that Tiger Text has received, products such as FlexiSHIELD are now coming into the spotlight. I’ve decided to dust off my previous FlexiSHIELD review from Dec 08, and compare it against Tiger Text.

WHAT IS FLEXISHIELD

FlexiSHIELD is an application that is used to hide (shield) all communication activity. This includes such things as the ringing of an incoming text message or phone call from certain contacts in your cell phone’s address book — that you’ve set to shield. If you set a specific number to be shielded from public view, all their text messages, calls , MMS messages, & Email are silently diverted to a secret hidden area on your phone that only you can access. No more worrying about someone snooping through your phone and coming across private and/or sensitive data. With FlexiSHIELD, privacy is now back in your hands.

In other words, FlexiSHIELD enables you to have complete control which calls and other forms of communication are allowed to appear on your cell phone. Only you can access the call information, which means that when using FlexiSHIELD, you can have TOTAL peace of mind knowing the communication you want to keep private, remains private.

FlexiSHIELD features include the following:

Shield Mode – Hide all activity (such as MMS, text messages, and call history) from specified contacts. This is where it all happens. None of the communication received from the contacts you specify will appear. Only YOU have access to the data.
Real Time Protection – Incoming activity (SMS, MMS, text messages) are hidden from view in real-time with no audio or visual notification. This means you can even get a call or SMS, and your cell phone will shows absolutely zero signs that a call or message has been received. As long as the message or call comes from the pre-defined number, nothing will appear.
Undetectable - FlexiSHIELD is undetectable. This means anyone going through your phone will have absolutely NO idea FlexiSHIELD is installed on your cell phone.

In addition, FlexiSHIELD also provides traditional call screening features found in all the standard call screening appps. These features include:

White List – Accept calls from White List only. All other calls are rejected.
Black List – Reject calls from Black List.
Contact List – Accept calls from your cell phone’s Contact list only.
Various Modes Are Independent – White, Black, and Contact modes are mutually exclusive, and independent from Shield mode.

FlexiSHIELD vs. TIGER TEXT

There are obvious similarities between FlexiSHIELD and Tiger Text. Both apps enable someone to keep their communications private. Tiger Text relies strictly in text message privacy, whereas FlexiSHIELD is total cell phone privacy. If you compare all the features of both apps, it’s quickly obvious which product provides the most ultimate in cell phone privacy.

TEXT MESSAGE PRIVACY – Tiger Text prevents someone from reading your text messages by automatically deleting them once they are read. Users can determine how long the messages stay active, before they are deleted forever. FlexSHIELD prevents someone from reading your text messages by secretly diverting them to a hidden area on your cell phone which only YOU can access.

IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO – In order to use Tiger Text, both users must have it installed on their cell phones. This means if the other person you are talking to has a BlackBerry or Android cell phone, you won’t be able to use Tiger Text. According to Tiger Text’s website, they are currently working on support for both Android & BlackBerry, but no release date has been given. FlexiSHIELD does not require both users to have the product installed. This means it doesn’t matter the type of cell phone used by the other person. They can send you a text message using an Android, BlackBerry, or iPhone, and all their messages will be hidden from view once it reaches your phone.

UNDETECTABLE – Tiger Text’s icon appears on your phone. This is bad news if someone who you are hiding text messages from goes through your phone and asks why you have Tiger Text installed. FlexiSHIELD is 100% undetectable, so you can leave your cell phone laying around and even if someone goes through all your apps, they will not find any traces of FlexiSHIELD.

SUPPORTED CELL PHONES – This is where it gets a bit difficult to compare the products. Tiger Text works ONLY on the iPhone, with future versions of BlackBerry and Android in the works. FlexiSHIELD works ONLY on Symbian and Windows Mobile phones. It will be nice when Tiger Text supports Symbian and Windows Mobile and when FlexiSHIELD supports iPhone, BlackBerry, and Android. This would enable me to make a fair comparison between the two. Unfortunately, all I can do is only compare features of each product, irrespective of the operating system.

SUMMARY

In my personal opinion, FlexiSHIELD is the better product. FlexiSHIELD doesn’t delete the messages, but will keep instead hide all text messages, MMS messages, and call history from public view. This means you, and only you, have access to the messages if you ever need to go back and grab some info off a previously sent or received message. Moreover, FlexiSHIELD does not require that both you and the other person have FlexiSHIELD installed. As long as you have FlexiSHIELD installed on your cell phone, your own personal cell phone, all communication from contacts that you’ve identified will be 100% shielded and will not appear anywhere on your cell phone.

This is where FlexiSHIELD shines, because Tiger Text has absolutely no protection if the other person whose communication you are trying to keep secret, calls or sends an MMS to you. Imagine if you are “sneaking around” and the “other” person decides to call you or send a MMS. Busted. Or image if you are leave your phone in your office and your bf/gf sends a intimate MMS to your phone? In both situations, Tiger Text offers zero protection because it’s limited to only text messages versus FlexiSHIELD which covers all communication.

It’s for these reasons that I feel FlexiSHIELD is the superior product. I just wish they had FlexiSHIELD for the iPhone, because even though FlexiSHIELD easily comes out on top, you wouldn’t be able to buy it if you owned an iPhone.

HOW MUCH & WHERE TO BUY?

How Much? $149 USD

Where To Buy? www.flexispysoftware.com

(When you get to the website, scroll down and you’ll see FLEXISHIELD on the right side of the website, half way down the page.)

SUPPORTED CELL PHONES

FlexiSHIELD will work on any SYMBIAN 9 & WINDOWS MOBILE cell phone.

Here is a list of current cell phones that support FlexiSHIELD.

KT615, KT610, KS10

NOKIA

6730 Classic, 6720 Classic, 6710 Navigator, 5800 XpressMusic, 5730 XpressMusic, 5630 XpressMusic, 5530 XpressMusic, 5320 XpressMusic, 5230, N86 8MP, E75, E55, E52, E63, 6650, 6700 Slide, 6790 Slide, Surge, X6, N85, N79, N97, N97 Mini, N78, 6220, 6124, N82, 6210 Navigator, E51, E66, E71, E71X, E72, N95 8GB, N81, N81 8GB, 6121, 6120, 5700, N77, E90, E61i, E65, 6110 Navigator, N93i, 6290, N75, N95, E62, E50, N73, N93, N92, N71, N76, N80, E70, E61, E60, N91.

SAMSUNG

SG-G810, SGH-i560, SGH-i550, SHG-i450, SGH i400, SGH-i520, SGH-L870, INNOV8, i7110

WINDOWS MOBILE

All cell phones running Windows Mobile 5 or 6.