Two decades of independent screen protector reviews.

Who we are

Screen-Protectors.com is the international flagship of a small group of independent review sites focused entirely on screen protection. The group operates in ten markets — the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden — with each regional site tailored to the products, prices and devices actually available in that country, not a machine-translated US page.

The flagship domain has been continuously held by the same operator group since registration in 2003, which makes it one of the oldest dedicated screen-protection resources on the web. Our sister sites include ScreenProtector.co.uk — the UK's most-cited consumer resource in the category — and CustomScreenProtectors.com, which serves the business and bulk market.

What we do

We publish independent, regularly-updated reviews and rankings of the screen protectors actually worth buying. We don't sell our own protectors. We don't run sponsored content. We don't accept payment of any kind for placement in our Top 10. The only commercial relationship we have with manufacturers is the same one any retail customer has: we research or sample their products, we form an honest editorial opinion, and we link readers to the best place to buy what we recommend (which is, in nearly every case, Amazon).

How we make money

The site is funded entirely by affiliate commissions. When a reader follows a link from Screen-Protectors.com to Amazon and purchases a product — any product, not just the one we linked — Amazon pays us a small percentage of the order. The reader pays nothing extra. We are a participant in the Amazon EU Associates Programme (UK) and equivalent programmes operated by Amazon in every country we serve. Our full affiliate disclosure lays out exactly how this works.

Commissions never influence rankings. We document this rigorously in our editorial policy: every Top 10 position is decided before commercial considerations enter the conversation. We turn down sponsored placements. We do not accept "rank boosters" or "review packages" pitched by manufacturers or PR agencies, and we never have.

How we rank products

Every screen protector on this site is judged against four criteria, weighted equally:

• Clarity — does the protector preserve the brightness, contrast and colour fidelity of the underlying OLED or LCD? A protector that adds a measurable yellow tint, kills viewing angles, or visibly dims the display loses points.
• Durability — how does it hold up under daily use? Does the oleophobic coating wear off within months? Does it chip or crack from minor impacts that it should be able to absorb? Will the corners lift after 90 days under a typical case?
• Installation — can a normal person fit it without trapping dust or bubbles? Does it ship with an alignment frame, a proper microfibre cloth, and decent dust-removal stickers? Are the instructions clear? Is there a margin for error?
• Value — is the price defensible against direct competitors at similar quality? A great protector that costs three times more than a near-identical alternative loses on value, even if it wins everywhere else.

We also weigh real-world considerations that don't fit neatly into a score: compatibility with in-display fingerprint sensors, Face ID, the Dynamic Island, the Action Button, MagSafe cases, the specific curves of Galaxy edge displays, and the unique demands of foldables. Where a product fails a critical compatibility test for a popular device, it cannot reach our Top 10 — regardless of how good it is on other metrics.

Regulatory standards we work to

We aim to meet or exceed the editorial standards expected of UK consumer media. Specifically:

• ASA & CAP Code — our affiliate relationships are clearly and conspicuously disclosed at the top of every commercial page and in our dedicated disclosure, consistent with Advertising Standards Authority and Committee of Advertising Practice guidance for online affiliate marketing.
• CMA guidance on online reviews — we never publish fake reviews, never accept payment to alter rankings, and clearly distinguish editorial opinion from commercial relationships, in line with the Competition and Markets Authority's expectations.
• Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 — we do not make misleading product claims and rely only on manufacturer specifications we can verify or our own observations.

What we won't do

• We won't publish first-person "we dropped this from six feet onto concrete and it survived" reviews unless we genuinely did that, on camera, in a controlled way. The category is rife with fabricated test claims. We refuse to add to the pile.
• We won't accept paid placements. Several large brands have offered this over the years. The answer has been the same since 2003.
• We won't recommend a product we believe is unsafe, deceptive, or genuinely poor — even if it's a high-commission item. There are screen protectors on Amazon that fail basic safety claims (e.g., "9H hardness" stickers slapped on softer materials), and we leave them off this site entirely.
• We won't reproduce manufacturer marketing copy. Every product description on this site is editorial, written by a human who has researched or used the product.

How localisation works

Every regional site on Screen-Protectors.com is written for the actual market, not adapted from a US master. Our UK edition uses British spelling and references — Tube, Pro Max prices in pounds, ASA and CMA standards, EE and Vodafone retail availability. Our German edition is written in German by people who shop on Amazon.de. Our Polish edition recognises that Xiaomi has roughly twice the market share it does in the US. Pricing, product availability, shipping times, and consumer-protection law (e.g., the UK's six-year statutory limitation period for goods) are baked into how we frame recommendations on each regional site.

Updates & corrections

Phones and tablets launch constantly. Screen protector formulations evolve. New brands enter the market and old ones change hands. We update our rankings at least quarterly, and immediately when a major device launch (iPhone, Galaxy S, Pixel) shifts the landscape. If you spot an error — outdated pricing, broken link, factual mistake in a product description — please tell us. Corrections are issued visibly, with a dated note.

Get in touch

Feedback, corrections, partnership enquiries (editorial only — we don't accept paid placements), and press contacts: use our contact page. We read everything. We respond to most of it.