DNSecure vs NetShade DNS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DNSecure
Configure encrypted DNS services system-wide on your iOS or iPadOS device. Supports DNS-over-TLS and DNS-over-HTTPS protocols for enhanced privacy and security. Easily select or add your preferred DNS servers.
- Encrypted DNS configuration
- System-wide DNS usage
- DNS-over-TLS support
- DNS-over-HTTPS support
- Custom DNS server addition
- Easy activation via Settings
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DNSecure is a configuration tool of encrypted DNS for iOS/iPadOS. An encrypted DNS service you configure will be used system-wide. Supported protocols are DNS-over-TLS and DNS-over-HTTPS. How to use: 1. Select a DNS server you like, or add another one 2. Enable "Use This Server" 3. Open the Settings 4. Go to "General" > "VPN & Network" > "DNS" 5. "Automatic" is selected by default, so select "DNSecure"
NetShade DNS
Protect your online privacy by encrypting your DNS queries. This app prevents marketers and hackers from tracking your internet activity by securing your connection.
- Encrypted DNS protection
- Prevents online tracking
- Uses DNS over TLS (DoT)
- Protects against marketers and hackers
- Lightweight and always-on privacy
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Keep marketers and hackers from spying on your online activity. Encrypted DNS is the latest technology for privacy protection. Newly available in iOS 14, encrypted DNS is a lightweight, always-on form of privacy protection. Encrypted DNS prevents people from keeping track of which websites you visit. This gives you the upper hand on marketers and bad actors who want to build a profile of your online activities. • WHAT IS DNS? DNS (Domain Name Service) is a core technology that powers the Internet. When you access Internet content, your device asks DNS servers to translate names (www.raynersw.com) into IP addresses (64.62.244.50). DNS queries are constantly happening in the background, even though they're invisible to the user. Because DNS originated in the early 1980s when security was not a major concern, the protocol is open and unencrypted. Even when you visit secure (HTTPS) websites, eavesdroppers can spy on the DNS queries from your device to find out what you're doing online. • ENCRYPTED DNS Encrypted DNS patches one of the few remaining security holes in the Internet stack. NetShade DNS uses the DoT (DNS over TLS) protocol to securely encrypt all your DNS queries, much like how your browser uses HTTPS to encrypt your web traffic. Encrypted DNS is a new technology which will prove essential for privacy protection in the future. • WHO ARE WE? Rayner Software has been making VPN and Proxy software for the Mac and iOS since 2003. We're one of the oldest and most respected security providers in the industry. Find out why users choose us over the many fly-by-night VPN services out there. And if you need the full encryption of a VPN, check out our flagship product NetShade.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DNSecure at none against NetShade DNS's 3. NetShade DNS's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 88%). On price, rating, 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. NetShade DNS sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. DNSecure asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for DNSecure against 4.8 for NetShade DNS. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 109 and 47 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of DNSecure's written reviews are positive against 100% of NetShade DNS's.
| Parameter | DNSecure | NetShade DNS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (109 ratings) | 4.8 (47 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 109 — better | 47 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kenta Kubo | Rayner Software LLC |
Customer experience
DNSecure
NetShade DNS
Bugs and requests
DNSecure
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unable to add new DNS services
- App freezes when editing DNS entries
- Incompatibility with certain iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for DNS-over-QUIC and DNS-over-HTTP/3
- Implement custom domain blocklist/allowlist
- Provide latency information for DNS servers
- Add option to only enable on non-trusted networks
NetShade DNS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DNSecure
No in-app purchases
NetShade DNS
- NetShade Premium DNS: Monthly$3.991 Month
- NetShade Premium DNS: Yearly$39.991 Year
- NetShade DNS Lifetime$69.99
