Comparison

NetUtils vs Secure DNS & Firewall

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

NetUtils

This app provides comprehensive network utility tools, including ping, WHOIS, and DNS lookups. It offers detailed host and device information, website reputation, and contact details, aiding cybersecurity professionals and website owners.

Highlights
  • Network connectivity status
  • Host and device information
  • WHOIS data lookup
  • DNS information retrieval
  • Domain and IP reputation
  • Website contact and categorization
  • Ping utility
Features
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The all-in-one Network Utility application! • Network connectivity status • Network interface information • WiFi information • VPN information • Host information • Google Web Risk Information* • WHOIS information from WhoisXML API* • DNS information from WhoisXML API* • Domain and IP reputation information from WhoisXML API* • Website contact information from WhoisXML API* • Website categorization information from WhoisXML API* • IP geolocation information from WhoisXML API* • Ping utility • Device information • View page source * Purchase, subscription, or API key required Information used by cyber security professionals, payment processors, law enforcement, website owners, and domain investors. Find ties to cybercrime and enhance your cyber defense. This information could be particularly useful in mitigating phishing and other malware-enabled attacks. ► WHOIS Information (Subscription required or bring your own API key) ◆ Get registrant name, organization, e-mail address, registration address, registrar information, creation date, expiration date, updated date, domain availability, domain age, and much more. ◆ Real-time WHOIS data, ensuring that only the most up to date and accurate information is available ▸ Check domain names availability and to track domain registration changes. ▸ Ensure reliable and secure domain name ownership transfer and management. ▸ Protect your intellectual property and to check potential trademark infringements. ▸ Learn about your competition and identify investment opportunities. ▸ Identify all the connected domains, websites and IP addresses associated with fraudulent activities and criminals. ▸ Identify new business and partnership opportunities and to locate potential buyers through the contact details provided in the Whois records. ▸ Obtain more insights on your user base with statistical analyses, helping you create better marketing strategies and campaigns, focus on the right customers, and cater to formerly untapped markets ► DNS Information (Subscription required or bring your own API key) A domain has a number of records associated with it, a DNS server can be queried to determine the IP address of the primary domain (A record), mail servers (MX records), DNS servers (NS nameservers) and other items such as SPF records (TXT records). ◆ Displays the DNS information critical for identifying who is hosting a particular domain name or website. ◆ Determine the Mail Servers for Particular Domain You might use this API to find out what server(s) accept email for a specific domain (by doing an MX record lookup). ◆ Determine the IP address of the primary domain (A record), mail servers (MX records), DNS servers (name servers) and other items such as SPF records (TXT records). ◆ Determine whether the domain restricts who can send email - You might use this API to determine the SPF record for a domain (by looking up the TXT record for the domain), to see if the domain tries to restrict who can send email using the domain ► Reputation Information (Subscription required or bring your own API key) ◆ Instantly audit your or someone else’s domain or IP address with Domain Reputation API. The tool uses hundreds of parameters to calculate reputation scores. ► Contact Information (Subscription required or bring your own API key) ◆ Get well-parsed contact information from 235+ million active domain names without the hassle and expense of web scraping or doing manual research. ► Categorization Information (Subscription required or bring your own API key) ◆ Use our machine learning engine to scan a website’s content and meta tags. Our lookup extracts text to classify the site and assign the top IAB categories applicable to it with associated confidence scores aided by language processing. ► Web Risk (Purchase required or bring your own API key) ◆ Check URLs against Google's constantly updated lists of unsafe web resources Open source: https://github.com/twodayslate/NetUtils

About

Secure DNS & Firewall

Encrypts DNS queries for enhanced privacy and security. It blocks ads, trackers, and malicious sites with customizable rules, offering a safer browsing experience. View your DNS query history for insights and control.

Highlights
  • Encrypted DNS over HTTPS (DoH)
  • Customizable domain block list
  • Predefined blocked categories
  • App and service blocking
  • DNS query history
  • Ad and tracker blocking
Features
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DNS Firewall encrypts all DNS queries across all networks to ensure secure DNS queries and protect your privacy. With customized rules, it also helps protect against certain phishing and malware attacks, blocks ads and trackers, and provides a safer and cleaner network environment. ## Features ### Security DNS Firewall offers a DNS over HTTPS (DoH) service to immediately protect your DNS privacy and safeguard against DNS manipulation, a cyber attack that can block access to news sites, social media platforms, and messaging apps. ### Customizable Firewall You can add domains to the block list, including subdomains, and customize it to fit your needs. ### Predefined Blocked Categories We maintain and update predefined blocked categories, such as known malicious and phishing domains, several times a day to keep the block list data up-to-date. ### App/Service Blocking You have the option to block selected apps and services. ### Your DNS query history - Offers clear insights into your network queries. You can block or allow domains with a single tap. - Displays the domains you're visiting, the blocked domains, and the reason for the block (e.g., ad, malicious). - Shows the most recent DNS queries on your device via a timeline. - DNS query history is private and can only be accessed by you. - Can be turned off, in which case the server won't save any query data. # Privacy We are fully committed to data security and privacy. DNS Firewall is in return protecting your own privacy. Your data is fully under your control. - We don’t track your usage of DNS Firewall. There are no cookies, advertisements and analytics. - DNS Firewall is designed to be used anonymously. We do not ask for any email, phone or personal information to use our app. - We do not (and will never) sell or share any of the data submitted directly or indirectly by our users with any person or entity. # Subscription - Subscription is needed to use our service. - 14-day free trial requires activation of subscription $1.49/month or $12.99/year. - Payment will be charged to Apple account at confirmation of purchase. - Cancel in your Apple account before end of trial to avoid payment. After trial, your subscription will start and renew automatically monthly, unless cancelled. - 14-day trial is valid for one subscription only.

Screenshots

NetUtils4 screens
Secure DNS & Firewall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: NetUtils at 5.0 against Secure DNS & Firewall's 4.0. NetUtils also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 70%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Secure DNS & Firewall's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. NetUtils sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Secure DNS & Firewall sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NetUtils holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Secure DNS & Firewall has 22 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of NetUtils's written reviews are positive against 70% of Secure DNS & Firewall's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NetUtils ships an update every 3 weeks, Secure DNS & Firewall every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
NetUtils versus Secure DNS & Firewall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNetUtilsSecure DNS & Firewall
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.0 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better70.0% of reviews
Number of ratings422 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB42 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperZac GorakFlinteger LLC

Customer experience

NetUtils

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Secure DNS & Firewall

All ratings22 ratings
Positive68.2%
Neutral9.1%
Negative22.7%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

NetUtils

Subscriptions4
  • Whois XML API Data - Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • monapi.io Data - Monthly3 Days trial$1.491 Month
  • Whois XML API Data - Yearly7 Days trial$10.491 Year
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  • monapi.io Data - Yearly3 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time3
  • Google Web Risk API Data$0.99
  • Whois XML API Data$199.99
  • monapi.io Data$249.99
2 purchases

Secure DNS & Firewall

Subscriptions2
  • DNSS Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$1.491 Month
  • DNSS Yearly Subscription14 Days trial$12.991 Year

Questions

Is NetUtils free?
NetUtils is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Secure DNS & Firewall free?
Secure DNS & Firewall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NetUtils or Secure DNS & Firewall?
NetUtils is rated higher. NetUtils averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Secure DNS & Firewall averages 4.0 from 22 ratings.
Do NetUtils or Secure DNS & Firewall have ads?
Neither NetUtils nor Secure DNS & Firewall shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NetUtils or Secure DNS & Firewall?
NetUtils ships an update every 3 weeks, and Secure DNS & Firewall every 6 weeks. Most recently, NetUtils was updated on October 2, 2026 and Secure DNS & Firewall on October 16, 2026.

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