A household today quickly becomes more digital than you think. Two smartphones, a laptop, a child’s tablet, a smart TV, a console, perhaps a few smart lights. And suddenly the question arises: how do you protect all of this against ads, trackers and phishing sites without setting up each device separately in a complicated way?
This is exactly where the choice between FAMILIE and ZUHAUSE becomes interesting. Both XIBRO SHIELD plans are aimed at private households that want a calmer and safer digital everyday life. The difference lies mainly in the number of devices, the profiles and the scope of management.
Important first: XIBRO SHIELD is not a classic VPN service. Your IP address stays the same, the country of your connection stays the same. The protection works through DNS filtering with a WireGuard tunnel and Pi-hole technology. Put simply: unwanted ads, trackers and known phishing sites are blocked before they reach your devices.
FAMILIE: for the typical household
The FAMILIE plan is a particularly good fit if you live with several people under one roof and want to protect typical everyday devices. In other words, the parents’ smartphones, children’s tablets, laptops, perhaps a smart TV or a games console.
With up to 20 devices under fair use, FAMILIE covers most normal households well. On top of that come up to 3 profiles – handy when children need different rules than adults – and youth protection that applies to the entire subscription. Schedules for profiles are also possible, such as an internet break for the child’s tablet from bedtime.
- Up to 20 devices + router
- Up to 3 profiles, youth protection for the entire subscription – permanently or on a schedule
- Schedules for profiles
- Advanced filtering per profile: additional protection against ads, trackers and app telemetry
- App blocking per profile: YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook
- Whitelist and blacklist with 30 domains each, assignable per profile
- Protection for your home network via a compatible router
FAMILIE costs 9,00 € for 30 days. For long-term use there is the 360-day plan for 72,00 €: pay for 240 days – get 120 days free. The 120 free days are already included in the 360-day plan.
ZUHAUSE: for many devices and the connected home
ZUHAUSE is the larger plan for households in which many devices are permanently online. That applies to larger families, shared flats or a highly connected home with many smart home devices.
If, alongside smartphones and laptops, you also have several TVs, consoles, smart speakers, cameras or other home devices on your network, ZUHAUSE may be the more relaxed choice. The plan supports up to 30 devices under fair use and offers unlimited profiles.
- Up to 30 devices + router
- Unlimited profiles, youth protection for the entire subscription – permanently or on a schedule
- Schedules for profiles
- Advanced filtering per profile: additional protection against ads, trackers and app telemetry
- App blocking per profile: YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook
- Unlimited whitelist and blacklist, assignable per profile
- Protection for your home network via a compatible router
- Premium support on the same working day
ZUHAUSE costs 13,00 € for 30 days. The 360-day plan costs 104,00 € and also includes 120 free days: a 360-day term, 120 days of which are free.
NoteThese are the regular prices. XIBRO SHIELD is currently still in the Early Access phase – plans can currently only be activated with an invitation code. Regular sales will start later.
What does the router bonus mean?
The router bonus is particularly helpful for devices on which you cannot install an app. These include, for example, smart TVs, games consoles or some smart home devices. If your compatible router is set up accordingly, protection can take effect centrally for your home network.
That saves time and nerves. Instead of dealing with each device separately, you protect many devices where they all come together anyway: in the home network. Families in particular notice this quickly. Fewer ads on supported devices, less tracking in the background and additional protection against phishing sites.
30 days or 360 days: stay flexible or plan long-term?
If you want to test first, 30 days is a good choice. You stay flexible and can see how well XIBRO SHIELD fits into your everyday life. Automatic renewal is switched off by default. So you decide yourself whether to continue.
If you already know that you want to use the protection long-term, the 360-day plan usually makes more sense. Here the rule is: the 360-day plan already includes 120 free days. There is also a 30-day money-back guarantee for all plans.
Conclusion: FAMILIE is often enough, ZUHAUSE gives more room
FAMILIE is the right choice for most households with parents’ devices, children’s tablets, laptops and a few home devices. ZUHAUSE is worthwhile if your household is larger or there are a great many connected devices in use.
Both plans rely on servers in Germany and DNS protection without a change of IP or country. DNS logs are stored without your IP address and deleted automatically after 91 days. If you want to make your everyday digital life simpler, cleaner and more under control, take a look at the plans on xibro.de and try XIBRO SHIELD at your own pace.
