Net Optimizer vs DNS Armor™
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Net Optimizer
This app optimizes your internet connection by finding and connecting to the fastest DNS server available. It helps improve web surfing speeds and reduces lag and latency for online gaming.
- Find fastest DNS server
- Improve web surfing speed
- Reduce gaming lag and latency
- Automatic network optimization
- Supports mobile data and WiFi
- Wide range of DNS server support
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What is the benefit of Net Optimizer? - Find & Connect the fastest DNS server based on your location & network. - Improve web surfing speed with faster response time. - Fix lag and reduce latency (ping time) on online games for a better gaming experience. Features - Just one touch to find & connect the fastest DNS server to improve your connection. - Automatically detect connection changes and optimize the network. - Works for both mobile data (3G/4G/5G) and WiFi connection - Supports many different DNS Servers (Cloudflare, Level3, Verisign, Google, DNS Watch, Comodo Secure, OpenDNS, SafeDNS, OpenNIC, SmartViper, Dyn, FreeDNS, Alternate DNS, Yandex DNS, UncensoredDNS, puntCAT, and more) How it works? If you have a high-speed Internet connection but notice that your web browsing speed isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be, then your problem may lie in the DNS. By optimizing your device's DNS records, you can find the fastest routes for your data packets to take when traveling the Internet. It won’t boost to your download/upload speed, but in some cases it can result in quite a noticeable improvement in web browsing time. At times, you may experience slow hiccups while trying to use the internet from your device. Sometimes, these problems can be attributed to your provider's DNS settings because your ISP may not always have the best DNS server speeds. Your default DNS server directly affects how fast you’ll be able to connect to a website. So choosing the fastest server according to your location will help speed up browsing. With Net Optimizer, you can find the fastest DNS server and connect to it with just one touch! So your browsing speed and gaming experience (ping and latency) can be improved. (But you should remember that DNS settings will not affect your internet download / upload speed but response time) Results Test results showed a 132.1 percent improvement from using Google's DNS servers over using the stock DNS servers, but in real world usage, it might not be exactly that much faster. Still, this one tweak might get you finally feeling like you have a blazing connection to the internet! Privacy Policy: https://apps.bgn.capital/privacy.html Terms Of Use: https://apps.bgn.capital/terms.html
DNS Armor™
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DNS Armor™ for iOS is the iPhone and iPad agent for the Secure Domains DNS Firewall — an enterprise DNS protection service that blocks phishing, malware, command-and-control callbacks, and policy-violating domains at the resolver layer. IMPORTANT — HOW DNS ARMOR WORKS ON iOS DNS Armor™ uses Apple's Network Extension framework (Packet Tunnel Provider, NEPacketTunnelProvider) to install a local on-device VPN. This on-device VPN is the only way Apple permits third-party iOS apps to apply DNS protection system-wide. The VPN exists for one purpose: to intercept DNS queries from every app on your device so they can be securely resolved through your organization's DNS firewall. To be explicit about what this VPN does and does not do: • It intercepts DNS traffic only. Every DNS query from every app — Safari, Mail, Messages, third-party apps, background services — is captured and forwarded to your organization's Secure Domains cloud resolver over an encrypted DNS-over-QUIC (DoQ, RFC 9250) channel with certificate pinning. • It does NOT proxy your web traffic. HTTPS, video, FaceTime, downloads, and every other non-DNS data flow goes directly from your device to its destination, unmodified and never read by DNS Armor™. • It does NOT inspect SSL/TLS, decrypt content, or log browsing activity. • It does NOT route traffic through any external VPN server. The "VPN" is purely an on-device mechanism iOS requires for DNS interception — there is no remote tunnel, no IP-address change, no anonymization. iOS will display the standard one-time system prompt asking you to allow the VPN configuration. This is required for DNS Armor™ to function. The DNS Armor™ agent integrates with Connect-On-Demand for auto-start after reboot, Per-App VPN for BYOD, and Apple's Managed App Configuration channel for MDM-driven zero-touch enrollment. WHAT YOU GET • System-wide DNS protection via on-device Network Extension VPN • Encrypted DNS-over-QUIC with certificate pinning • Cloud-managed policy — your admin controls the blocklist • Per-domain bypass for internal/corporate names that need private DNS resolvers • Auto-start at boot via Connect-On-Demand • Real-time block-page redirection so users see why a site was blocked • Operational status reporting back to your admin console • Full MDM Managed App Configuration support — Jamf, Intune, Workspace ONE, Kandji, Mosyle • Per-app VPN profile compatible for BYOD scenarios • Native IPv4 and IPv6 support end-to-end FOR WHO DNS Armor™ for iOS is built for organizations enrolled in the Secure Domains DNS Firewall. An API code issued by your IT administrator is required to onboard. Without one the app cannot connect — it is not a consumer DNS app. GETTING STARTED Your admin provides an API code. Paste it on first launch, tap Enable Protection, and accept the iOS VPN configuration prompt. From then on, DNS Armor™ stays connected silently and reconnects automatically after reboot. For MDM-managed devices, the API code, hostname, and protection toggle can be pre-populated via Managed App Configuration — first launch completes with no end-user interaction. PRIVACY DNS Armor™ does not log your browsing activity to any third party. Encrypted queries go only to your organization's Secure Domains tenant — never to advertising networks or consumer DNS providers. Non-DNS traffic is not inspected or routed through the agent. The app reports only the minimum operational telemetry needed for enrollment and admin visibility (synthesized device ID, public/private IP, current connection state). See secure-domains.org/privacy. REQUIREMENTS • iOS or iPadOS 16.0 or later • An active Secure Domains DNS Firewall tenant • An API code issued by your administrator DNS Armor™ is a trademark of Secure Domains.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DNS Armor™ at none against Net Optimizer's 3. DNS Armor™ also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). Net Optimizer's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price and device support 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. Net Optimizer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. DNS Armor™ asks for nothing beyond the download.
Net Optimizer ships an update every 3 weeks, DNS Armor™ every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Net Optimizer | DNS Armor™ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.1K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.1K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ali Burak Goncu | Secure Domains LLC |
Bugs and requests
Net Optimizer
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login issues
- Frequent crashes
- Compatibility problems with older devices
Requested features
3 requests- More customization options
- Better server selection
- Improved compatibility with different devices
DNS Armor™
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Net Optimizer
- Net Optimizer 1 Month Premium$5.991 Month
- Net Optimizer 3 Day Free Trial3 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Net Optimizer 1 Year Premium$39.991 Year
DNS Armor™
No in-app purchases
Questions
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