Comparison

Secure DNS & Firewall vs Sentinel Connect

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

Head to head
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.

About

Sentinel Connect

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Sentinel Connect is the unofficial Microsoft Sentinel companion app, where you can access different information like Incidents, Watchlists, Analytics rules and more. INCIDENTS: - Overview: Get a list of your incidents. The color indicates the severity of the incident. Filter, sort and search the list. Swipe left to "Assign to Me" the incident, swipe right to delete the incident. Click on one Incident to see details. Click the + Button to create a new incident. - Detail: Get different detail information about a specific incident including description, status, severity, assignment, creation and modification time, entities, alert source, analytics rule, tactics, tags and comments. You can open the incident directly in the browser, share it or copy the incident url. Update Incidents by using "Edit". - Entity details: Get all information about entities for each entity kind for further investigation. - Alert details: Get all information about alerts for further investigation. - Comments: Send and Delete comments in the incident detail view or in the comment view of a specific incident - Tasks: Add, Edit, Complete and Delete Tasks for Incidents WATCHLISTS: - Watchlist overview: Get a list of your watchlists and search a specific watchlist. Click on one Watchlist to see the Watchlist items. - Watchlist items: Get a list of all items of a watchlist you selected. ANALYTICS RULES: - Overview: Get a list of your Analytics Rules. The color indicates the status of the Analytics Rule. You can search through the list and click on one Analytics Rule to get details. Change status or delete Analytics Rules by swiping left or right. - Detail: Get different detail information about the previously selected Analytics Rule including full description, status, severity, kind, modification date, tactics, If the kind is "Scheduled": Analytics rule settings (frequency, period, threshold), incident settings and the complete query to review. Update the Analytics Rule by using the "Edit" and Trash button. SETTINGS: - Settings: Auto-Refresh incidents every 1 minute, keep display awake and privacy screen. This app uses AdMob to cover the costs for development. Requires a Microsoft Sentinel subscription! This app relies on Microsoft APIs. In case these APIs change this app may not work anymore! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://buildthingsdigital.com/privacy/

Screenshots

Secure DNS & Firewall4 screens
Sentinel Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sentinel Connect at none against Secure DNS & Firewall's 2. Sentinel Connect also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). Secure DNS & Firewall's advantage is device support. On price 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. Secure DNS & Firewall sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Sentinel Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Secure DNS & Firewall versus Sentinel Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSecure DNS & FirewallSentinel Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (21 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — better—
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlinteger LLCHermann Maurer

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Secure DNS & Firewall

Subscriptions2
  • DNSS Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$1.491 Month
  • DNSS Yearly Subscription14 Days trial$12.991 Year
None

Sentinel Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Secure DNS & Firewall free?
Secure DNS & Firewall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sentinel Connect free?
Sentinel Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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