# ADFastDNS > Fast, secure DNS proxy and ad blocker with advanced privacy and anti-censorship features. (iPhone/iPad app by Raffaele De Lorenzo.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/adfastdns/id6751162713 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Raffaele De Lorenzo](https://appshunter.io/developer/339434366) - Category: Utilities, Navigation - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.50/5 from 6 App Store ratings · 9 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 17.6 · 30 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2025-09-22 - Data updated: 2026-08-24 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/adfastdns/id6751162713/reviews.md ## What is ADFastDNS? ADFastDNS – DNS Proxy, Ad Blocker & Advanced Threat Detection The only iOS app combining blazing-fast DNS acceleration, system-wide ad blocking, and professional-grade network threat detection processed 100% on your device. No accounts. No logs. No compromise. Security shouldn't be complex. Choose your protection level in one tap right from your Home screen: Minimum: DNS filtering with curated blocklists. Medium: Adds Anti-DPI to defeat deep packet inspection. Max: Adds full on-device intrusion detection (HIDS) with JA4 fingerprinting. Prefer full control? Custom settings remain fully accessible for advanced users. Host Intrusion Detection System (HIDS) ADFastDNS analyzes network traffic in real time without decrypting private content: Beacon Guard: Identifies malware and spyware by detecting persistent connection patterns that evade standard consumer tools. TLS & Hello Packet Anomaly Detection: Uses professional-grade JA4 fingerprinting to score encrypted connections and block malicious payloads before data transmits. IP & Geo Firewall: Blacklist specific IPs or set blocking rules per country. Advanced Exploitation Defense: Native protection against DNS Tunneling, DNS Rebinding, SNI Spoofing, and DNS Data Exfiltration. Advanced Anti-DPI Engine Packet Fragmentation: Intelligently splits TLS and QUIC Crypto ClientHello packets. Adaptive Connection Tuning: Automatically learns whether packet splitting helps or hurts reliability per connection, adapting locally without external servers. Traffic Shaping: Mimics natural timing patterns to make proxy traffic statistically harder to detect and throttle. Core Features Next-Gen Protocols: Supports DNS over HTTPS (DoH) & DNS over QUIC (DoQ / HTTP/3). Custom DNSoH Endpoints: Compatible with Cloudflare, Google, AdGuard, NextDNS, or any custom URL. System-Wide Blocking: Stop ads and trackers using your favorite filter lists. You can temporarily disable the ADBlocking using the toggle in the widget (no need to open the app) Performance Optimization: On-device DNS cache for instant responses, per-domain proxy routing, and automatic Wi-Fi whitelisting. Network Tools: Local DNS resolver (hosts file), QUIC Connection Migration (RFC 9000), and real-time threat statistics. Privacy & Ecosystem: Configure 2 DNSoH endpoints working together for maximum privacy. Zero data collection, and the ability to extend filtering to other network devices via SOCKS5 proxy. Why ADFastDNS? Unlike heavy VPNs that drain your battery, ADFastDNS operates seamlessly at the transport layer making it faster, lighter, and virtually invisible. It brings enterprise-grade network security straight into the iOS sandbox. Try free for 7 days, unlock forever with a one-time purchase. Take back control of your network today. ## Key features - Ultra-fast secure DNS proxy - System-wide ad blocking - Advanced anti-DPI protection - Host Intrusion Detection (HID) - Anti-malware and anti-spyware - IP and Geo IP firewall - DNS over HTTPS (DoH) & QUIC ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 14 Days Free Trial | Free | one-time | | ADFastDNS Full Unlock | $1.99 | one-time | ## Recent user reviews (9 of 9) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/adfastdns/id6751162713/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Better Keeps Getting Better *2026-08-12* [2026.08.11] Avg-Rating: 98.8. Great feature -had been in the back of my mind for months; I just turn off the proxy just to access those websites but this is very nice! [2026.06.21] Avg-Rating: 98.8. [2026.04.14] Avg-Rating: 98.7. Didn‘t try out new features but Statistics finally working again, though a nightmare to navigate with Apple VoiceOver; having issues with external blocklist + mal/spy download but will continue testing. [2026.02.15] Avg-Rating: 97.6. Have never rated an App this high before; surprised it doesn’t cost more for its simply designed eefectiveness… I am not always connected to any of my VPNs so this is a super easy setup when/where VPNs not necessary yet retaining DNS servers/profiles (HTTPS). Still having issues with the statistics and scroll boundary with iOS VoiceOver. [2026.01.31] Avg-Rating: 97.2. Not fond of biometrics but cannot find the option and denying view access. [2026.01.26] Avg-Rating: 97.2. v3.0 update is a tremendous improvement with many features, some I may not quite understand but explanations are supplied, thanks; and still lightweight as always. [2026.01.15] Avg-Rating: 96.1 Fully blind user and after using for some time, this just is a great powerful tool..! Not sure if intentional design or not but one little annoyance is lack of go-back button in the view all blocked listing; I can use the screen gesture (but really dislike to unless necessary.) Purpose: 99/100 Features: 99/100 Usability: 98/100 Accessibility: 97/100 Support: 100/100 Pricing: 100/100 **Developer response:** Dear valued customer, I’m delighted you’re enjoying your journey with the app. Please stay tuned for many exciting new features coming soon! We take your constructive feedback very seriously and will work to improve the user experience as you’ve reported. ### 5/5 — Nothing but Perfect & Outstanding *2026-06-21* [2026.06.21] Avg-Rating: 98.8. [2026.04.14] Avg-Rating: 98.7. Didn‘t try out new features but Statistics finally working again, though a nightmare to navigate with Apple VoiceOver; having issues with external blocklist + mal/spy download but will continue testing. [2026.02.15] Avg-Rating: 97.6. Have never rated an App this high before; surprised it doesn’t cost more for its simply designed eefectiveness… I am not always connected to any of my VPNs so this is a super easy setup when/where VPNs not necessary yet retaining DNS servers/profiles (HTTPS). Still having issues with the statistics and scroll boundary with iOS VoiceOver. [2026.01.31] Avg-Rating: 97.2. Not fond of biometrics but cannot find the option and denying view access. [2026.01.26] Avg-Rating: 97.2. v3.0 update is a tremendous improvement with many features, some I may not quite understand but explanations are supplied, thanks; and still lightweight as always. [2026.01.15] Avg-Rating: 96.1 Fully blind user and after using for some time, this just is a great powerful tool..! Not sure if intentional design or not but one little annoyance is lack of go-back button in the view all blocked listing; I can use the screen gesture (but really dislike to unless necessary.) Purpose: 99/100 Features: 99/100 Usability: 98/100 Accessibility: 97/100 Support: 100/100 Pricing: 100/100 **Developer response:** Dear valued customer, I’m delighted you’re enjoying your journey with the app. Please stay tuned for many exciting new features coming soon! We take your constructive feedback very seriously and will work to improve the user experience as you’ve reported. ### 5/5 — Fantastic *2026-05-09* I was looking for something that would block direct IP connections to any IP address that didn’t result from a valid DNS response. This app does exactly that. The anti-DPI and TLS Client Hello Fragmentation also totally bypass video throttling on both of my carriers. HIDS works exactly as expected too. My only complaints are as follows: 1. Statistics are pretty limited. I can see how many Direct IP blocks there have been, but I can’t see the IP addresses. The statistics reset whenever you restart the proxy, which is a bit inconvenient. It’d be nice if they could carry over across sessions. 2. DNS cache does carry over between sessions. If you enable Direct IP blocking, it’ll basically cut off all most internet activity until the TTL of prior DNS records expire. But you can manually clear the cache though so it’s not a big deal. Anyway I love the app. It’s in a league of its own. I hope y’all will consider making a Mac app in the future. Also this a big ask but it’d be really cool if you could add a socks5 proxy server similar to PairVPN where devices connected to the phone hotspot are routed through the proxy and their traffic is filtered by the the anti-DPI and HIDS system. **Developer response:** Dear valuable customer, Thank you so much for your kind words and for taking the time to share your experience with us! We are thrilled to hear that the app is meeting your expectation, especially regarding the anti-DPI features and Direct IP blocking. Knowing that the app is "in a league of its own" for you means a lot to our team. We also want to thank you for your constructive feedback. We take user suggestions very seriously as we continuously work to improve the experience: • Statistics & Persistence: We hear you on the need for more detailed IP logging and session persistence. We are currently looking into ways to expose more statistics data without compromising performance and energy usage. Regarding your request for a Mac version, we have some great news! The app is already available on the Mac App Store for all Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) devices. You can download it today to enjoy the same level of protection on your computer. Thank you again for your support. If you have any more ideas or questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out on our support channel adfastdns@libero.it ### 5/5 — Nothing but Perfect & Outstanding *2026-04-15* [2026.04.14] Avg-Rating: 98.7. Didn‘t try out new features but Statistics finally working again, though a nightmare to navigate with Apple VoiceOver; having issues with external blocklist + mal/spy download but will continue testing. [2026.02.15] Avg-Rating: 97.6. Have never rated an App this high before; surprised it doesn’t cost more for its simply designed eefectiveness… I am not always connected to any of my VPNs so this is a super easy setup when/where VPNs not necessary yet retaining DNS servers/profiles (HTTPS). Still having issues with the statistics and scroll boundary with iOS VoiceOver. [2026.01.31] Avg-Rating: 97.2. Not fond of biometrics but cannot find the option and denying view access. [2026.01.26] Avg-Rating: 97.2. v3.0 update is a tremendous improvement with many features, some I may not quite understand but explanations are supplied, thanks; and still lightweight as always. [2026.01.15] Avg-Rating: 96.1 Fully blind user and after using for some time, this just is a great powerful tool..! Not sure if intentional design or not but one little annoyance is lack of go-back button in the view all blocked listing; I can use the screen gesture (but really dislike to unless necessary.) Purpose: 99/100 Features: 98/100 Usability: 99/100 Accessibility: 97/100 Support: ---/100 Pricing: 100/100 **Developer response:** Dear valued customer, I’m delighted you’re enjoying your journey with the app. Please stay tuned for many exciting new features coming soon! We take your constructive feedback very seriously and will work to improve the user experience as you’ve reported. ### 5/5 — Just is a Great Powerful Tool *2026-02-16* [2026.02.15] Avg-Rating: 97.6. Have never rated an App this high before; surprised it doesn’t cost more for its simply designed eefectiveness… I am not always connected to any of my VPNs so this is a super easy setup when/where VPNs not necessary yet retaining DNS servers/profiles (HTTPS). Still having issues with the statistics and scroll boundary with iOS VoiceOver. [2026.01.31] Avg-Rating: 97.2. Not fond of biometrics but cannot find the option and denying view access. [2026.01.26] Avg-Rating: 97.2. v3.0 update is a tremendous improvement with many features, some I may not quite understand but explanations are supplied, thanks; and still lightweight as always. [2026.01.15] Avg-Rating: 96.1 Fully blind user and after using for some time, this just is a great powerful tool..! Not sure if intentional design or not but one little annoyance is lack of go-back button in the view all blocked listing; I can use the screen gesture (but really dislike to unless necessary.) Purpose: 99/100 Features: 97/100 Usability: 97/100 Accessibility: 95/100 Support: ---/100 Pricing: 100/100 **Developer response:** Dear valued customer, I’m delighted you’re enjoying your journey with the app. Please stay tuned for many exciting new features coming soon! We take your constructive feedback very seriously and will work to improve the user experience as you’ve reported. ### 5/5 — Just is a Great Powerful Tool *2026-01-31* [2026.01.31] Avg-Rating: 97.2. Not fond of biometrics but cannot find the option and denying view access. [2026.01.26] Avg-Rating: 97.2. v3.0 update is a tremendous improvement with many features, some I may not quite understand but explanations are supplied, thanks; and still lightweight as always. [2026.01.15] Avg-Rating: 96.1 Fully blind user and after using for some time, this just is a great powerful tool..! Not sure if intentional design or not but one little annoyance is lack of go-back button in the view all blocked listing; I can use the screen gesture (but really dislike to unless necessary.) Purpose: 98/100 Features: 95/100 Usability: 96/100 Accessibility: 97/100 Support: ---/100 Pricing: 100/100 **Developer response:** Dear valued customer, I’m delighted you’re enjoying your journey with the app. Please stay tuned for many exciting new features coming soon! We take your constructive feedback very seriously and will work to improve the user experience as you’ve reported. ### 5/5 — Just is a Great Powerful Tool *2026-01-27* [2026.01.26] Avg-Rating: 97.2. v3.0 update is a tremendous improvement with many features, some I may not quite understand but explanations are supplied, thanks; and still lightweight as always. [2026.01.15] Avg-Rating: 96.1 Fully blind user and after using for some time, this just is a great powerful tool..! Not sure if intentional design or not but one little annoyance is lack of go-back button in the view all blocked listing; I can use the screen gesture (but really dislike to unless necessary.) Purpose: 98/100 Features: 95/100 Usability: 96/100 Accessibility: 97/100 Support: ---/100 Pricing: 100/100 **Developer response:** Dear valued customer, I’m delighted you’re enjoying your journey with the app. Please stay tuned for many exciting new features coming soon! We take your constructive feedback very seriously and will work to improve the user experience as you’ve reported. ### 5/5 — Just is a Great Powerful Tool *2026-01-15* [2026.01.15] Fully blind user and after using for some time, this just is a great powerful tool..! Not sure if intentional design or not but one little annoyance is lack of go-back button in the view all blocked listing; I can use the screen gesture (but really dislike to unless necessary.) Purpose: 98/100 Features: 91/100 Usability: 95/100 Accessibility: 97/100 Support: ---/100 Pricing: 100/100 **Developer response:** Dear valued customer, I’m delighted you’re enjoying your journey with the app. Please stay tuned for many exciting new features coming soon! We take your constructive feedback very seriously and will work to improve the user experience as you’ve reported. ### 5/5 — Effortless Ad-Blocking Across All Devices! *2025-10-21* ADFastDNS blocks unwanted ads seamlessly on my phone, computer, and iPad – browsing and streaming are now ad-free and faster. The widget is genius for quick on/off toggles. Simple setup, no battery drain, total privacy win. Must-have – 5 stars! ## Frequently asked questions about ADFastDNS ### What is ADFastDNS? ADFastDNS is a lightweight and powerful DNS-based ad blocker and privacy tool for iOS. It offers ultra-fast secure DNS proxying, system-wide ad blocking, and advanced protection against censorship and malicious activity. ### Does ADFastDNS have ads? No, ADFastDNS does not contain advertisements. The app is free to use and offers enhanced privacy and security without intrusive ads. ### What devices does ADFastDNS support? ADFastDNS is available for iPhone and iPad devices, running on iOS. ### How often is ADFastDNS updated? The latest version of ADFastDNS is 3.1.6, and it was last updated on March 27, 2026. This indicates a commitment to regular updates and improvements. ### What is the age rating for ADFastDNS? ADFastDNS has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users. ### How does ADFastDNS protect against censorship? ADFastDNS employs advanced Anti-DPI countermeasures, including packet fragmentation and enhanced obfuscation techniques, to bypass deep packet inspection and resist censorship. ### Can ADFastDNS block specific IPs or countries? Yes, ADFastDNS features an IP Firewall that allows you to blacklist specific IPs and a Geo IP Firewall to set blocking rules per country, enhancing your device's security. ### What is the user feedback on ADFastDNS? ADFastDNS has received excellent user feedback, with an average rating of 5.0 stars from 4 ratings, indicating high user satisfaction with its performance and features. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 5.0 — 2026-08-18 We are very excited to unveil the version 5.0 which carry a very important feature that will be enhanced in future release. - The Anti DPI engine now includes a new tool:QUIC Handshake Obfuscation. Fragments the QUIC ClientHello, which carries the site name in plaintext-derivable form across multiple Initial packets, similar to the TLS fragmentation used for regular HTTPS traffic. Only affects the handshake; the rest of the connection is untouched. - We have self hosted the Hagezi's blocklists to avoid download issues like the outage that affected the users in the past days due to his account being down. Block Lists are now full operational again. ### 4.5.4 — 2026-08-10 New Feature: Easily pause your ad blocker with a new toggle in the main app and large widget. This lets you access sites with anti-adblock walls while keeping your other ADFastDNS privacy protections active. Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements. ### 4.5.3 — 2026-07-09 A few exciting new features: - Who said that a complex security tool like ADFastDNS requires an expert user? Choose your protection level in one tap: Minimum, Medium, or Max right from the Home screen. Minimum enables DNS filtering with curated blocklists. Medium adds Anti-DPI to defeat deep packet inspection. Max adds full on-device intrusion detection (HIDS) for JA4 fingerprinting and threat scoring. No manual configuration required. Prefer full control? Every individual setting is still there for advanced users in the DNS/AD Blocking, Anti DPI, and HIDS tabs. - Adaptive traffic shaping. ADFastDNS now learns and mimics the natural timing patterns of each connection, making proxy traffic statistically harder to detect and throttle. Fully on-device, private by design. No toggle to enable, it is enabled by default. - We have fixed an issue in the TCP/IP state machine that could corrupt packet's retransmission - We have fixed an issue in the stateless TCP/IP 3WH that could have caused the first packet to be lost causing the connection to be corrupted - We have fixed an issue that may required a manual restart of ADFastDNS after reboot as the network could be unreachable. - We have made significant optimisation for performance and energy efficiency. ### 4.5.2 — 2026-07-02 We are quite excited to unveil a new Anti DPI feature: Adaptive Connection Tuning. ADFastDNS can learn, per connection, whether splitting the connection's initial TLS Hello Packet helps or hurts reliability and adjust automatically over time. This learning happens entirely on your device; nothing is sent anywhere. - [Anti DPI fix] We have fixed a bug that could compromise the reliability of ECH (Encrypted Client Hello) connections - [Anti DPI fix] We have fixed a bug that in some edge cases could corrupt the splitting of the TLS Hello Packet ### 4.5.1 — 2026-06-16 Minor Ux bug fixing ## Apps similar to ADFastDNS | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Cleanup Storage・Phone Cleaner](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cleanup-storagephone-cleaner/id6754461215) | — | Free | Utilities | | [DNS Firewall](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dns-firewall/id1635323870) | 3.0 (2) | Free | Utilities | | [Ad Blocker & DNS - Urka](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ad-blocker-and-dns-urka/id6741039581) | 4.2 (6) | Free | Utilities | | [Personal Data Explorer](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/personal-data-explorer/id1234541790) | 3.6 (37) | Free | Utilities | | [DNS Cloak: DNS Changer](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dns-cloak-dns-changer/id6468986859) | 4.6 (172) | Free | Utilities | | [Network Tools AI](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/network-tools-ai/id6444090484) | 4.3 (3) | Free | Utilities | ## More apps by Raffaele De Lorenzo - [CalmingVibration](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/calmingvibration/id6748665954) - [BrainGamma40Hz](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/braingamma40hz/id6749577200) - [VideoPhotoPlay](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/videophotoplay/id6759544720) - [RightVideoEdit](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rightvideoedit/id6759997877) - [WatchHapticMetronome](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/watchhapticmetronome/id6760587019) All apps by Raffaele De Lorenzo: https://appshunter.io/developer/339434366 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-24.*