My Winner: Avast Mobile Security & Antivirus If you asked me, though, I'd give the edge to Avast due to its firewall feature, 99.9% AV Test score, and nicer interface. For instance, automatic app scanning is a killer feature, and it's only available for free in these two apps. Subscriptions are similarly priced, so if you're more interested in the full antivirus suite, the playing field is fairly level here.īut two of these apps stand out for the functionality they offer without a subscription-Avast and McAfee. Each company advertises industry-leading scanning technology, and their AV Test scores tend to back up these claims. If it's virus scanning that you're after, you can't go wrong with any of these apps.
But for $29.99 per year, you get 2 gigabytes of secure cloud storage and access to McAfee's help hotline. All of McAfee's antivirus features are free, which makes the subscription service almost pointless.
