# CleanBrowsing.org DNS — user reviews > 34 indexed App Store user reviews of CleanBrowsing.org DNS by CleanBrowsing, Inc, rated 4.43/5 from 329 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cleanbrowsingorg-dns/id1495089176/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cleanbrowsingorg-dns/id1495089176.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 258 · 4★ 22 · 3★ 9 · 2★ 12 · 1★ 28 ## What do users think of CleanBrowsing.org DNS? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Helpful for fighting habits - 👍 Great tool for families - 👍 Forces safe search - 👍 Simple and intuitive - 👍 Easy setup - 👍 Works well on PC - 👍 Effective with Safari - 👍 Solves DNS problems - 👍 Layered device protection **Cons** - 🐛 VPN disconnects frequently - 🐛 Blocks internet access - 🐛 App can be deleted easily - 🐛 VPN can be disabled easily - 🐛 Settings page won't open - 🐛 Data connection disrupted - 🐛 WiFi connection drops - 🐛 App still works after deletion - 🐛 Custom code entry difficult on iPod - 🐛 Does not force safe mode on DuckDuckGo - 🐛 Router issues with Xfinity - 🐛 No 'always on' VPN option - 🐛 Code generated online changes - 🐛 Paid subscription doesn't work - 🐛 Not for kids **Commonly reported bugs** - VPN disconnects for no reason - App locks user out of account - Cannot access settings to change password - Blocks internet to all apps - App keeps shutting off protection - Loopholes in app security - App is too easy to uninstall - Phone becomes unusable due to WiFi drops - Unable to enter custom code on iPod Touch - Doesn't force safe mode on DuckDuckGo via Safari - Router issues with Xfinity - Code generated online changes - iOS app does not connect - Disables mobile data - Disrupts data connection - WiFi connection drops constantly - Cannot change password - App does not allow access to settings after activating filter - App deleted but still working **Most requested features** - Block disabling custom filter - Require password to disable VPN - Email notification on VPN change/app deletion - Block custom websites - More friction to not disable VPN - Add 'return' button functionality for code entry - Force safe mode on DuckDuckGo - Add 'always on' VPN option ## Newest reviews (12 of 34) ### 2/5 — Admin Key *2025-10-11, version 2.3* i need the admin key desperately. i want to get rid of this app but it won’t let me and i forgot my password. please help me asap bc i am dying bc of this app. ### 4/5 — Great app, one minor issue *2025-09-26, version 2.3* I love this app. It’s honestly been great. It’s been really helpful. Honestly my one complaint (a pretty minor one too) is that sometimes the VPN disconnects for apparently no reason, and I have to wait for probably about 30 seconds for it to reconnect before I can use the wifi again. This does happen fairly often too, I’d say about 3-4 times a day. Other than that, this app is great! ### 3/5 — Good but could be better *2025-07-15, version 2.3* Would be better if there was a way to block disabling a custom filter ### 3/5 — Blocks internet to all apps *2025-04-08, version 2.3* Connecting the VPN on this to iPhone blocks all internet on my apps without WiFi. ### 3/5 — Password doesn’t work *2024-10-14* The settings page won’t open when I tap on it. It opens momentarily when I close the app and open again but it quickly closes the settings page. I can’t set a password. ### 2/5 — Loopholes aplenty *2024-05-31, version 2.3* Devs, thank you for trying, honestly, but you need to warn users about these loopholes! Users, you should know them... 1. You must not allow kids to delete apps or else this app may quickly disappear! There's a setting in Screen Time to block deleting apps. 2. Set a passcode in the app or else it Is easily disabled! The app should require or at the very least suggest these you do this but it doesn't. 3. You must restart the YouTube app to apply filtering. "Family Filter" mode allegedly enforces Restricted mode in YouTube.... But when I opened the YouTube app, the mode remained off. Silent fail (the worst kind!) in other words. Restarting the app enforces filtering but you have to do that manually. Until then you get no filtering. ### 2/5 — It’s ok *2023-04-10, version 2.2* I really wanted this to work but it’s to easy to uninstall. Beyond this app makes my WiFi drop all the time making my phone unusable for certain periods of the day. Plus it’s no longer being updated and possible abandoned. EDIT: I finally had to uninstall, my phone became unusable. Such a shame as this product works great on PC. ### 4/5 — Good App *2022-07-25, version 2.2* I really really like this app. However, it doesn’t force safe mode on DuckDuckGo if I open it through safari. Could you fix that? Or add a feature so I can block custom websites? Thank you for this app! ### 3/5 — Data connection error *2022-01-26, version 2.2* This app was working great for the first few months. Nothing was breaking on my phone and all was well. But about a month ago something changed with the vpn or my iPhone or whatever and now if I have the VPN on it disrupts my Data connection and I can’t use it. I can’t use anything that requires data because it tells me to connect to a network (when I am) and on my certain websites work, others say that there is “no IP address found” Please try and fix this! ### 2/5 — Turning off vpn and deleting app too easy *2020-11-26, version 1.8* My issue with the app is that it is easily deleted from the iphone without requiring a password. So long as the app in on the phone it works great. However, in a moment of weakness it is far too easy to just delete the app off of the phone. Also, the same can be said for the vpn setting. Is there someway to require a passcode before changing the vpn settings or being allowed to remove the app? Even having an “ally” receive an email that you have changed the vpn settings or deleted the app would be better than just being able to turn them off or delete the app. this is very important for those who want to have healthy online practices. It is far too easy to circumvent the software without these measures. ### 1/5 — clean browsing *2020-10-06, version 1.7* terribly wrong and not for kids ### 3/5 — One little thing *2020-08-15, version 1.7* This app is great I think but there is one thing that I don’t like. I go on to YouTube and try to play a video where there is no swearing no sexual abuse and no harassment! But guess what it doesn’t let me!! And sometimes I have even watched it before! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — No support *2025-07-18, version 2.3* There is no support team. I have been locked out of my account and I have no way of fixing it because they don’t have a support team ### 1/5 — BEST THING FOR TORCHERING KIDS *2025-07-12, version 2.3* Delete this app if you like your child ### 1/5 — Weird bug *2025-05-11, version 2.3* Everytime I select any of the free filter, it activates it works, but I’m trying to add a password. Once I activate it the application doesn’t allow me to into settings. It doesn’t respond when I tap on “settings” when I close the app completely and then try to go back, it allows me for a second but then agains shifts to being blocked. ### 1/5 — Unable to change the password *2025-04-14, version 2.3* I know saying anything is like shouting in the deaf ears. I have been struggling to access the settings to change the password and no hope... Will you please fix the issue... ### 1/5 — Insignificant *2025-03-16, version 2.3* I deleted the app and it still kept on working. ### 1/5 — No use it keeps shutting off *2024-07-09* What good is a protective blocker if it keeps shutting itself off and it’s protection ### 1/5 — Unable to enter custom code on ipod touch *2022-12-15, version 2.2* Hello, the screen is too small on my ipod touch to press the green confirm button after pasting my custom code. The easiest way to fix this without having to resize screens to optimize for smaller devices would simply be to have the "return" button act to enter the code / do the same thing as pressing the green confirm button. I would really appreciate being able to use this on my ipod touch ### 1/5 — Needs trouble shouting. *2022-02-09, version 2.2* This app does not allow me to use my mobile data, it disables it. ### 1/5 — Issue with code generated online *2021-10-20* The code generated online for the app changes overtime without the customers knowledge, original code saved on the device and a new code generated on the website is different…. ### 1/5 — Not great *2021-02-26, version 1.9* This app causes me to constantly drop my WiFi connection and there’s not option to have “always on” VPN like other DNS apps. Very easy to turn off and creates an unstable connection. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Good *2026-08-05, version 2.3* Thank you this app works ### 5/5 — Help friends and Family fight the habit *2025-03-19, version 2.3* Helps my friend and family fight the habit. Great tool ### 5/5 — Best mobile filter I’ve found *2022-07-05, version 2.2* I like that this forces safe search on search engines because it’s really easy to get around most and see adult images with the right choice of words in a search, even if the url is blocked because you still have the image preview. However I have Xfinity and am using their router and they prevent changes to the dns addresses for some reason, I guess to be annoying. I got this app to work, though I found the router kept kicking me off the network over and over until I deleted the app. So if you have xFinity and their router, it might not work for you. ### 5/5 — Easy to use *2022-02-25, version 2.2* Easy setup. I use in conjunction with Apple’s content restrictions. ### 5/5 — Need more features *2021-07-14, version 1.9* You could add more friction to not to disable the vpn ### 5/5 — Very effective *2021-05-15, version 1.9* Works very well with safari and also great on windows. Real peace of mind for my kids ### 5/5 — Amazing product. *2021-03-28, version 1.9* Did not expect to find a product that would solve all my Open DNS problems, but CleanBrowsing was the solution for our iPhones, Kindle fires and PC. Great instructions. ### 5/5 — Simple and intuitive *2020-10-30, version 1.8* I don’t normally write reviews but this app is fairly simple and intuitive. Once you hook it up it’s one button to turn on/off the filter. It’s a 4 digit pin that unlocks it. I really like the app it gets the job done and is free. ### 5/5 — You are doing God’s work *2020-05-18, version 1.7* Thank you for protecting vulnerable eyes from the harmful content in the internet. This is a great app. ### 5/5 — Highly recommended *2020-04-28, version 1.7* Works very well --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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