Control D Quick Setup vs Orb.net
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Control D Quick Setup
Easily configure your iOS device to use a custom DNS service with a single tap. This companion app simplifies the process of switching to a chosen DNS resolver, enhancing your network experience.
- Single-click DNS setup
- Supports custom DNS resolvers
- iOS device compatibility
- Simple network configuration
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This is an optional setup app for the Control D DNS service. It allows you to start using any Control D DNS resolver on your iOS device with a single click.
Orb.net
This free platform continuously measures your internet connection's responsiveness, reliability, and speed. It provides easy-to-understand scores and detailed technical information for users who want to understand their true internet experience.
- Measures internet responsiveness
- Measures internet reliability
- Measures internet speed
- Continuous lightweight tests
- Easy-to-understand scores
- Technical details for advanced users
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Orb shows your true internet experience and is a free platform that runs without disrupting your connection or device. It measures Responsiveness, Reliability, and Speed using lightweight, continuous tests, and provides easy-to-understand scores as well as the technical details for nerds.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Orb.net at 4.6 against Control D Quick Setup's 4.0. Orb.net also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). Control D Quick Setup's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
Orb.net holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 46 and 35 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 62% and 62% positive.
Control D Quick Setup ships an update every 5 weeks, Orb.net every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and August 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Control D Quick Setup | Orb.net |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (46 ratings) | 4.6 (35 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.1% of reviews — better | 61.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 46 — better | 35 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Windscribe Limited | Orb Forge Inc. |
Customer experience
Control D Quick Setup
Orb.net
Bugs and requests
Control D Quick Setup
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Orb.net
Reported bugs
2 issues- Console opens on desktop every time
- Slow performance
Requested features
3 requests- Apple TV app
- PlayStation app
- Background mode
In-app purchases
Control D Quick Setup
No in-app purchases
Orb.net
No in-app purchases
Questions
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