Comparison

ControlHub Remote vs ITNS Connect

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

Head to head
About

ControlHub Remote

Monitor and manage your DNS activity in real-time with this native dashboard. Control your privacy, security, and content filtering with interactive charts, dynamic rule management, and quick actions directly from your device.

Highlights
  • Live DNS monitoring and stats
  • Interactive logs with quick actions
  • Dynamic rule management
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
  • VoiceOver accessibility
  • Latency logging
Features
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Experience powerful, real-time DNS management for Control D. ControlHub is the native dashboard for Control D on iPhone, iPad, and Mac (Apple Silicon). Monitor DNS activity, manage Profiles, Endpoints, and Clients, and stay in full control of your privacy, security, and content filtering with a fast, modern SwiftUI interface and full VoiceOver accessibility. What's New in 1.3 • Home Screen Widgets: Small (2x2) and Medium (4x2) widgets showing total queries, blocked count, and trend charts • Lock Screen Widgets: Circular gauge, rectangular stats, and inline text widgets for iOS 16+ • VoiceOver Support: Full accessibility across all views with Audio Graph support for charts • Latency Logging: Track DNS and proxy latency over time with statistics and interactive charts Key Features • Live Monitoring & Stats: Track DNS requests in real-time and explore trends with smooth, interactive charts. Quickly spot spikes, blocks, and performance issues across Profiles and Endpoints. • Interactive Logs & Quick Actions: Filter by device, date, action, or keyword. Block, allow, redirect, or bypass directly from the logs to take immediate action on unwanted domains, trackers, ads, malware, or phishing. • Dynamic Rule Management: Enable/disable native or third-party filters with one tap. Create custom rules to block, bypass, or redirect including location-based routing to appear as if you're connecting from different regions. • Live Logs: Real-time DNS query monitoring with instant updates and optional sound alerts. • Device IPs & Resolvers: See all IPs associated with each endpoint and manage DNS resolvers. • Folders for Rules: Organize custom rules into folders with inherited actions. Edit and move rules across folders. • Connection Status: See your Control D connection at a glance with a native status view on Mac and detailed diagnostics when you need them. • Polished UI, Built for Speed: Optimized layouts for iPad and large screens, faster data preloading for Stats and Logs, smarter sorting, and buttery-smooth scrolling. • Saved Filters & Preferences: Your filters persist across sessions. Choose your preferred start tab in Settings. • GitHub Feedback Integration: Request features, report bugs, or start discussions via a dedicated GitHub repository right from the app. • Privacy by Design: No data collection. Your logs and stats remain on your device. ControlHub is a private, secure companion to your Control D setup. • Free, With Optional Support: All features are free. Tip once or multiple times if you'd like, totally optional and unlocks nothing. Download ControlHub to elevate your Control D DNS management with a privacy-focused, real-time dashboard for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. Privacy Policy: https://controlhub.vishalvshekkar.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://controlhub.vishalvshekkar.com/terms Contact: controlhub@vishalvshekkar.com

About

ITNS Connect

This app provides Unified Communications by extending VoIP functionality to mobile devices. Users can maintain their identity across devices, seamlessly transfer calls, and manage contacts, voicemail, and call history in one place.

Highlights
  • Unified Communications solution
  • Maintain identity across devices
  • Seamless call transfer
  • Contact management
  • Voicemail management
  • Call history
  • Answering rule configuration
Features
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ITNS Connect is a SIP soft client that extends VoIP functionality beyond the land line or desktop. It brings features of the ITNS Connect platform directly to end-user's mobile devices as a Unified Communications solution. With ITNS Connect, users are able to maintain the same identity when making or receiving calls from any location, regardless of their device. They are also able seamlessly send an ongoing call from one device to another and continue that call without interruption. ITNS Connect grants users the ability to manage contacts, voicemail, call history and configurations in a single location. This includes the management of answering rules. greetings, and presence which all contribute to more efficient communication. ***NOTICE: You must have an existing account with a supported service provider in order for ITNS Connect to work***

Screenshots

ControlHub Remote4 screens
ITNS Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ITNS Connect at none against ControlHub Remote's 3. ControlHub Remote's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 14 months) and ratings volume (10 vs 2). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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. ControlHub Remote sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. ITNS Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ControlHub Remote against 5.0 for ITNS Connect. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ControlHub Remote has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ControlHub Remote ships an update every 5 months, ITNS Connect every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and July 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ControlHub Remote versus ITNS Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterControlHub RemoteITNS Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (10 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 14 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.415 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVishal VijayashekkarITNS, LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ControlHub Remote

One-time3
  • High-Five Me$2.99
  • Applaud$7.99
  • Shoutout$14.99
None

ITNS Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ControlHub Remote free?
ControlHub Remote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ITNS Connect free?
ITNS Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ControlHub Remote or ITNS Connect?
ControlHub Remote and ITNS Connect are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 10 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do ControlHub Remote or ITNS Connect have ads?
Neither ControlHub Remote nor ITNS Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ControlHub Remote or ITNS Connect?
ControlHub Remote ships an update every 5 months, and ITNS Connect every 14 months. Most recently, ControlHub Remote was updated on September 22, 2026 and ITNS Connect on July 6, 2026.

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