# DynDnsPulse — Auto-update your domain IP > Auto-update your domain IP (iPhone/iPad app by Thomas Pallus.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dyndnspulse/id6761134996 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Thomas Pallus](https://appshunter.io/developer/507428394) - Category: Utilities - Price: Free - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 17.0 · 2 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-04-03 - Data updated: 2026-08-19 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dyndnspulse/id6761134996/reviews.md ## What is DynDnsPulse? DynDnsPulse keeps your Dynamic DNS records in sync with your current IP address — automatically, reliably, and without any hassle. Whether you run a home server, a self-hosted NAS, a VPN, or any service behind a dynamic IP, DynDnsPulse ensures your domain always points to the right address. FEATURES • 27 supported providers — Cloudflare, No-IP, DuckDNS, Dynu, Namecheap, deSEC, Afraid.org, Dynv6, Dyn, ChangeIP, and many more • IPv4 and IPv6 — updates both A and AAAA records simultaneously • Multiple providers — manage and update all your DNS providers in one place • Background updates — the app checks your IP regularly even when not in use • Update log — full history of every check and update with timestamps • Test connection — verify your credentials directly in the app before saving • Custom URL template — connect any DynDNS-compatible provider via a flexible URL template • Clean, native interface — built for iPhone and iPad with SwiftUI HOW IT WORKS 1. Add your DNS provider and enter your credentials 2. DynDnsPulse checks your public IP at regular intervals 3. When your IP changes, it updates all enabled providers automatically 4. You get notified on success or if something goes wrong PRIVACY Your credentials are stored securely in the iOS Keychain and never leave your device. No account, no cloud sync, no tracking. DynDnsPulse is the perfect companion for self-hosters, home lab enthusiasts, and anyone who needs their domain to follow their IP. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.2.0 — 2026-08-12 Back up your setup, decide what Cloudflare's proxy does, and copy log entries when you need to report something. CONFIGURATION BACKUP • Export your provider setup to a file, and restore it on another device or after a reinstall. Backups work between the iPhone, iPad and Mac apps. • Credentials can be included. They are always encrypted with a passphrase you choose — DynDnsPulse never writes an API token to a file in plain text. Without that passphrase the backup cannot be restored, and it cannot be reset. • Import as Merge (only providers you don't already have) or Replace All, and see exactly what happened. • Your provider list now lives in a real file instead of the app's preferences, where it was far easier to lose. Existing setups move across on first launch. • Settings now reports credentials left behind by providers you removed, and lets you clear them deliberately. Nothing is ever deleted on its own. CLOUDFLARE PROXY • Each Cloudflare provider now chooses how the proxy is handled: leave it as set in Cloudflare, always off, or always on. • The proxy decides what the world gets back when it looks up your domain — a Cloudflare address, or this device's. Firewall allowlists, VPN peers and SSH rules need it off, otherwise you are admitting Cloudflare instead of your machine. A site hosted at home usually wants it on. ACTIVITY LOG • Press and hold an entry under Recent Activity to copy it with its timestamp — the full text, not the shortened version on screen. ### 1.1.1 — 2026-08-03 This release fixes DNS updates that could fail over and over with a Cloudflare error about an identical record already existing. • If a provider was set up with only the hostname ("myMac" instead of "myMac.example.com"), the app looked for the wrong record name, then tried to create a record that already existed. The domain is now completed automatically. • An IP update no longer switches off Cloudflare's proxy or resets a custom TTL. A record kept behind the proxy — so your home address stays out of public DNS — had that quietly turned off on every IP change. Both settings are now left exactly as you set them. • On domains with more than 100 DNS records, only the first 100 were ever read, so a record beyond that looked missing. The whole zone is now read. • A provider stuck on the same error no longer notifies you every five minutes. You are told once, and again only if the error changes or the provider recovers. • Before a record is created, the activity log now notes what was searched for and what the zone returned — so a failure explains itself. ### 1.1.0 — 2026-07-29 New in 1.1.0 • Choose your IP-check services: Settings now lists the fallback providers, so you can reorder them to put your preferred one first, or switch off any that don't work on your network. Your own IP-check URL is still always tried first. • Live status: the Dashboard status card now counts down to the next automatic check, updating every second. • Clearer VPN status: the VPN state is now part of the status card and tells "updates paused by VPN" apart from "VPN active, still updating". • Faster fallback: IP-address checks now give up on an unresponsive service after 8 seconds instead of waiting up to a minute. • Fixes: the "Last checked" time no longer briefly reads "in 0 seconds", and the rating prompt now appears as intended. ### 1.0.6 — 2026-07-13 This release fixes a DNS-update bug and includes the VPN reliability improvements from 1.0.5: • Fixed a case where a DNS update could fail with a Cloudflare error ("Content for A record must be a valid IPv4 address") because an IPv6 address was picked up for the IPv4 record. IP checks now verify the address family. • "Update Now" always runs when you tap it — even if automatic updates are off or paused for a VPN. • The Dashboard now clearly shows "Paused — VPN active" while a VPN pauses updates. • More resilient IP checks: if the primary service can't be reached (e.g. under some VPNs), the app automatically tries several alternatives — including a DNS-free Cloudflare endpoint — before reporting a problem, with a clear message. • Settings now shows the IP-check fallback order, and the activity log notes when a fallback recovered a check. • Activity-log messages and notifications are now consistently in English. ### 1.0.4 — 2026-07-10 • Fixed background updates: on some iOS versions the automatic DNS refresh could stop working, or the app could crash when reopened. Background updates are now reliable. • Rate DynDnsPulse with Apple's native rating sheet, right in the app. • New Support section in Settings: report a bug, request a feature, or leave a rating. ## Related topics [ddns updater](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/ddns-updater) --- *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 2026-08-19.*