# McAfee > Antivirus, VPN and identity monitoring for PCs, Macs and phones McAfee sells security subscriptions for home users that cover PCs, Macs, phones and tablets. Plans pair malware and scam protection with a VPN, and the McAfee+ plans add identity and credit monitoring, personal data cleanup and $1M identity theft coverage. A free mobile app scans Wi-Fi networks, the device and your identity. - **Category:** Antivirus & Malware Protection - **Made by:** McAfee, LLC - **Website:** https://www.mcafee.com - **Runs on:** Windows, macOS, Android, iOS - **Facts last checked:** Oct 17, 2026 ## Pricing McAfee's current pricing could not be confirmed from its own site. ## Key features - **Scam Detector:** Flags risky texts and emails, explains what is wrong with them, and blocks harmful sites even after an accidental click. - **Secure VPN:** Encrypts traffic on public Wi-Fi and lets you connect through other countries. Included from the Basic Protection plan up. - **Safe browsing and device scans:** Blocks malicious websites automatically, scans the device and Wi-Fi networks for risks, and guides you through fixing what it finds. - **Identity and credit monitoring:** Watches for up to 10 email addresses, ID numbers, passport numbers and bank cards in breaches; McAfee+ adds transaction and credit monitoring. - **Personal data and account cleanup:** McAfee+ Advanced finds sites selling your information and old online accounts, and can ask for removal or delete them for you. - **Identity theft coverage:** Higher plans include $1M identity theft coverage, restoration help from a licensed professional, and security freeze and credit lock tools. ## Good for - Households that want one subscription across PCs, Macs and phones - People who want scam text and email checks alongside antivirus - Buyers who want identity monitoring and data broker cleanup in the same plan ## Worth knowing - McAfee's website refused automated reads on 2026-10-17, so its plan prices are not listed here; check mcafee.com before buying. - In the iPhone app, McAfee+ Advanced is sold as an in-app subscription at $199.99 a year or $19.99 a month. - The free app only scans; safe browsing, the VPN and scam detection need a paid plan. - McAfee notes that not every feature is available on every device, location or plan. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.8 out of 4**, graded Oct 17, 2026. McAfee pairs antivirus with a VPN and checks on scam texts and emails, and McAfee+ adds identity monitoring and data broker cleanup. Its app is the highest rated in this category, 4.72 from about 239,000 App Store ratings. But we couldn't read its prices, and the free app only scans. - **Value for money: C.** No plan prices on record: mcafee.com turned our reader away, so there's no two-year figure for a household, and C is the grade for no stated price. The only price we have is McAfee+ Advanced in the iPhone app, $199.99 a year or $19.99 a month. - **Free plan and trial: C.** The free McAfee Security app covers one device with a Wi-Fi scan, an identity scan and a system scan. That's a look, not protection: safe browsing, the VPN and scam detection all need a paid plan. - **Features: B.** Scam Detector for texts and emails, safe browsing, a VPN from the Basic plan up, breach alerts for up to 10 emails and cards, and on McAfee+ data broker cleanup and $1M identity theft cover. McAfee notes not every feature is on every device. - **Ease of use: A.** 4.72 from about 239,000 App Store ratings, the highest score from the biggest crowd in this category. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Windows, Mac, Android and iPhone. No web app, integration list or API on record, so it stops at B. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from McAfee's App Store and Google Play listings on 17 October 2026, and its App Store rating. mcafee.com turned our reader away, and timed out when we went back to check it. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among antivirus apps - McAfee's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 10 of the 14 other antivirus apps we grade, and level with 3. - It stands best on ease of use (A, above 13 of 14) and worst on value for money (C, above 3). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/antivirus ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace McAfee you would be making an engine that recognises new malware as it appears. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 10 of the 14 other antivirus apps we grade. - You could not: An engine that recognises new malware as it appears. - You could not: Servers in dozens of countries, kept fast and private. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other. - You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## What people say - **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.7 out of 5 from 239,324 ratings in the United States, read Oct 17, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id724596345 **Tags:** Malware protection, VPN ## Alternatives - [Norton 360](https://toolgpa.com/tools/norton-360): Antivirus suite with VPN, password manager and PC cloud backup. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mcafee-vs-norton-360) - [Bitdefender](https://toolgpa.com/tools/bitdefender): Antivirus suites for computers and phones, with a free Windows tier. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/bitdefender-vs-mcafee) - [TotalAV](https://toolgpa.com/tools/totalav): Antivirus with tune-up tools, plus VPN and ad blocking on higher plans. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mcafee-vs-totalav) - [Trend Micro](https://toolgpa.com/tools/trend-micro): Antivirus suites for PCs, Macs and phones, up to an ID-theft bundle. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mcafee-vs-trend-micro) - [Avast](https://toolgpa.com/tools/avast): Free antivirus for PC, Mac and phones, with paid Premium and Ultimate. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/avast-vs-mcafee) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 17, 2026: - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mcafee-stay-secure-private/id724596345 - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wsandroid.suite&gl=US&hl=en Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/mcafee Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).