DefensX Web Browser vs Beacon Web Browser
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DefensX Web Browser
This application offers advanced cybersecurity by isolating users from web and SaaS application threats. It provides protection for users working remotely on any device and network through unique isolation technologies.
- Application-driven cybersecurity
- Patent-pending isolation technologies
- Protection from web threats
- Protection from SaaS application threats
- Works on any device and network
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DefensX is transforming the nature of cybersecurity by liberating users with its application driven approach. With its patent pending unique isolation technologies, DefensX seamlessly protects users, from web and SaaS application content borne threats, who work from anywhere, on any device, and over any network.
Beacon Web Browser
A privacy-focused web browser that replaces traditional certificate authorities with decentralized peer-to-peer naming systems. It offers on-device DNSSEC validation and supports encrypted DNS with Handshake naming.
- Decentralized peer-to-peer naming systems
- On-device DNSSEC validation
- Encrypted DNS with Handshake naming
- Access to Ethereum names
- Open source development
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Beacon is a privacy and security-focused browser with the goal of replacing traditional certificate authorities with decentralized peer-to-peer naming systems, DNSSEC, and DNS-Based Authentication of Named Entities (DANE)! 1. We use a lightweight peer-to-peer client that connects to the Handshake network[1] and syncs block headers in a few seconds! 2. On-device DNSSEC validation, you don't need to trust external resolvers. Beacon doesn't use a centralized DNSSEC signing key either. Instead, it requests and verifies proofs from the Handshake network. 3. Enable your device to use encrypted DNS with Handshake naming support. Handshake links to other naming systems such as Ethereum using HIP-5. Beacon supports accessing those names too! Try opening humbly.eth or impervious.forever. 4. Look for "Secured by Handshake" to identify websites secured by decentralized DNS-Based Authentication. 5. Beacon is open source! Submit feedback, contribute and report bugs or issues: https://github.com/imperviousinc/beacon-ios [1] https://handshake.org
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Beacon Web Browser at 100% against DefensX Web Browser's 50%. Beacon Web Browser also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (14 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Beacon Web Browser holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beacon Web Browser has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of DefensX Web Browser's written reviews are positive against 100% of Beacon Web Browser's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DefensX Web Browser | Beacon Web Browser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.6 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.7 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Isoolate Inc. | Impervious Inc |
Customer experience
DefensX Web Browser
Beacon Web Browser
In-app purchases
DefensX Web Browser
No in-app purchases
Beacon Web Browser
No in-app purchases
Questions
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