CleanBrowsing.org DNS vs Sardines Carpool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CleanBrowsing.org DNS
This service provides DNS-based content filtering to create a safer browsing experience. It blocks unwanted websites based on your chosen filters, including adult content and malicious sites. Advanced options allow for custom blocking and network visibility.
- DNS-based content filtering
- Blocks adult content
- Blocks malicious sites
- Customizable filters
- Network visibility
- Safe Search enforcement
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CleanBrowsing is a DNS-based content filtering service that offers a safe way to browse the web without surprises. It intercepts domain requests and filter sites that should be blocked, based on your requirements. Our free family filter, for example, blocks adult content, while still allowing Google, Youtube, Bing, DuckDuckGo and the rest of the web to load safely. Our free filters are comprised of three predefined filters for global consumption (Security, Adult, and Family). The Family filter blocks adult / obscene content and applies Safe Search filters to Google, Bing, Yandex, etc. The security filter, however, only focuses on restricting access to malicious activity. Our custom filters give you full control on what should be blocked. You can pick from 14 predefined filters (Adult, Gaming, Gambling, Torrents, Weapons, Social Network, etc), but also make your own rules and block/allow any domains you wish. Custom block pages can also be created on the Pro plans and all the plans allow for network visibility (see which sites are being visited from your network).
Sardines Carpool
Effortlessly organize carpools directly within iMessage. Create ride polls, manage multiple vehicles, and save your car details for quick setup. Everything stays within your conversations, no accounts or servers needed.
- Create ride polls in iMessage
- Support for multi-vehicle trips
- Save custom vehicle seat layouts
- Automatic name saving
- No accounts or server reliance
- Trip scheduling with date and time
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Sardines makes organizing carpools effortless — right inside iMessage. No accounts, no downloads for your friends, no switching between apps. Just open Sardines in any conversation and start filling seats. **Create Ride Polls in Seconds** Pick your vehicle, assign a driver, add passengers to seats, and share the ride poll with your group. Everyone in the conversation can see who's riding where at a glance. **Multi-Vehicle Trips** Need more than one car? Add multiple vehicles to a single trip and assign passengers across all of them. The message preview adapts automatically — from a detailed single-car view to a compact multi-vehicle summary. **Your Vehicle Garage** Save your cars, vans, and SUVs with their exact seat layouts. Support for regular seats, shotgun, car seats, and boosters — so you always know who fits where. Switch vehicles with a tap when plans change. **Names That Stick** Sardines remembers your drivers, passengers, and trip names. The more you use it, the faster it gets. Names from rides other people send you are saved automatically too. **No Accounts. No Servers.** Everything stays in iMessage. Your ride details are encoded directly in the message — no sign-ups, no cloud storage, no tracking. It just works. **Trip Scheduling** Add a date and time to any ride so everyone knows when to be ready. **Built for Real Life** Whether it's the daily school run, a weekend trip, or coordinating rides to the game, Sardines keeps everyone on the same page without the group text chaos.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sardines Carpool at 100% against CleanBrowsing.org DNS's 38%. Sardines Carpool also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). CleanBrowsing.org DNS's advantage is ratings volume (329 vs 12) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sardines Carpool holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CleanBrowsing.org DNS has 329 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of CleanBrowsing.org DNS's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sardines Carpool's.
CleanBrowsing.org DNS ships an update every 3 weeks, Sardines Carpool every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CleanBrowsing.org DNS | Sardines Carpool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (329 ratings) | 4.7 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 329 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CleanBrowsing, Inc | Robert Mc Cord Hoehn |
Customer experience
CleanBrowsing.org DNS
Sardines Carpool
Bugs and requests
CleanBrowsing.org DNS
Reported bugs
19 issues- 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
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- 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
Requested features
8 requests- 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
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- Add 'return' button functionality for code entry
- Force safe mode on DuckDuckGo
- Add 'always on' VPN option
Sardines Carpool
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CleanBrowsing.org DNS
No in-app purchases
Sardines Carpool
No in-app purchases
Questions
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