DNS Shield vs DefensX Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!
DefensX Connect
This app provides secure, policy-driven access to enterprise applications for remote and distributed workforces. It operates on a Zero Trust model to ensure only authorized users and devices can access protected services, extending enterprise-grade security to modern work environments.
- Secure enterprise application access
- Policy-driven authorization
- Zero Trust security model
- Support for distributed work environments
- Seamless user experience
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DefensX Connect enables secure and policy-driven access to enterprise applications, regardless of where users work or what networks they use. Designed around a Zero Trust model, it ensures that only authorized users and devices can reach protected services. With its unique architecture and seamless user experience, DefensX Connector extends enterprise-grade protection to modern, distributed work environments.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: DefensX Connect at Free against DNS Shield's $1.99. DefensX Connect also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.4). DNS Shield's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases 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
DefensX Connect is free to download; DNS Shield costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DefensX Connect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
DNS Shield ships an update monthly, DefensX Connect every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DNS Shield | DefensX Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.4 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ARETORI SOLUTIONS LTD | Secure Industries, Inc. |
Customer experience
DNS Shield
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In-app purchases
DNS Shield
No in-app purchases
DefensX Connect
No in-app purchases
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