Encrypted DNS vs DNS Shield
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Encrypted DNS
Enhance your network browsing security with an extra layer of protection. This app blocks access to known cyber threats at the DNS level, utilizing threat intelligence from CERT-EE.
- Adds extra security layer
- Blocks known cyber threats
- DNS-level threat blocking
- Utilizes CERT-EE threat intelligence
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Encrypted DNS adds an extra layer of security on top of standard network protection. Leveraging CERT-EE's threat intelligence, it blocks access to cyber threats directly at the DNS level.
DNS Shield
Encrypt your DNS queries and use no-logging servers to safeguard your online presence across all your Apple devices. Easily configure settings, switch servers, and benefit from system-wide protection without needing a VPN. It helps minimize contact with harmful sites and updates DNS providers automatically.
- Encrypts DNS queries
- No-logging DNS servers
- Ease of configuration
- Effortless DNS server switching
- System-wide protection
- Minimizes harmful site contact
- Automatic DNS provider updates
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Protect yourself on all your Apple devices by encrypting DNS queries and using no-logging DNS servers. Safeguard your online presence. Key features: - Ease of configuration. - Effortlessly switch DNS servers. - No vendor lock in. - No need for VPN. - Minimise or completely eliminate, in some cases, the amount of harmful sites contacted by your device. - Works System wide (not only in the browser). - Extensive In-App Help system. - We don't collect any data and we don't track your activities. - Automatic updates of the DNS providers collection. Your feedback and reviews will be highly appreciated!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Encrypted DNS at Free against DNS Shield's $1.99. Encrypted DNS also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.4). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Encrypted DNS is free to download; DNS Shield costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Encrypted DNS against 4.0 for DNS Shield. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 4 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Encrypted DNS | DNS Shield |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.1 (10 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RIA | ARETORI SOLUTIONS LTD |
Customer experience
Encrypted DNS
DNS Shield
In-app purchases
Encrypted DNS
No in-app purchases
DNS Shield
No in-app purchases
